Vodafone shutting down email?

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FatFurryGuy

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#222938 4-Sep-2017 21:01

Reviced an email today from vodafone entitled: Important news about your @vodafone.net.nz email account

that states they are closing the servile in November - is this real or is someone phishing?

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#1858512 4-Sep-2017 21:59

i thought vodafone did announce something along these lines recently....

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#1858530 4-Sep-2017 22:22

Link below suggests it to be the case, I still wouldn't click on any links though.

https://www.vodafone.co.nz/email/

Don't confuse this with vodafone.co.nz and ihug.co.nz etc. accounts needing reconfirmation a month or two back.

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#1858537 4-Sep-2017 22:26

Perhaps they should do the same with clearnet email!

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#1858546 4-Sep-2017 22:47

Valid and real announcement, details on website.

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#1858547 4-Sep-2017 22:48

Odd. Its good of them to say that its am old platform and are ending it (or updating to SSL) but why leave .co.nz and Clear and Ihug?

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#1858549 4-Sep-2017 22:50

Perhaps they are conducting this as a pilot to see how they will shut down some of the others. Worth noting they are not completely shutting down but will offer forwarding for this one at least.

I'd imagine vodafone.net.nz would have had one of the lowest response rates from when they asked people whether they wanted to keep their email two months back.

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#1858552 4-Sep-2017 22:54

yitz: Perhaps they are conducting this as a pilot to see how they will shut down some of the others. Worth noting they are not completely shutting down but will offer forwarding for this one at least. I'd imagine vodafone.net.nz would have had one of the lowest response rates from when they asked people whether they wanted to keep their email two months back.

Actually. Ihug and Clear, especially Clear are a lot more common than Vodafone.*.nz The same issue apply to the others, I guess this is the trial, as you say

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#1858553 4-Sep-2017 22:56

I've got a vodafone email, and I dont recall being asked about keeping or ditching it.

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#1858554 4-Sep-2017 22:57

MikeHales: Valid and real announcement, details on website.

Interesting, wasn't that moved to the ihug email platform already? Any changes for Vodafone. Co. Nz addresses?

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#1858562 4-Sep-2017 23:16

I still use paradise.net.nz....

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#1858589 4-Sep-2017 23:54

Pumpedd:

I still use paradise.net.nz....

Those are the days. There is also cyberxpress.co.nz and wave.co.nz

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#1858617 5-Sep-2017 07:08

Pumpedd:
I still use paradise.net.nz....

me too

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#1858619 5-Sep-2017 07:15

What about .clear.net.nz email addresses?

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#1858620 5-Sep-2017 07:19

StevieT:

What about .clear.net.nz email addresses?

Given that vodafone.net.nz is very small, and as was mentioned above this is probably a pilot of the smaller volume, before the others go.

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#1858624 5-Sep-2017 07:32

tdgeek:
StevieT:

What about .clear.net.nz email addresses?

Given that vodafone.net.nz is very small, and as was mentioned above this is probably a pilot of the smaller volume, before the others go.

God I hope not. Our ihug address is my wife's go to email address of 20 years.

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