By Next Door Digital
IF you’re still using a BigPond, Optusnet, Dodo or iiNet email, you may be closer to losing it than you realise.
The truth is, ISP-provided emails are on borrowed time. Companies like iiNet, TPG and Internode have already pushed thousands of customers onto a third-party provider, while Optus and Telstra have stopped offering new addresses altogether.
Support for these addresses is often slow or non-existent, spam filtering is poor, logins are clunky, and recovery options are limited if something goes wrong.
But here’s the real kicker: changing internet providers often means losing your email account entirely – along with years of messaging history, attachments, and contacts. This digital baggage keeps you tied to your current ISP, preventing you from shopping around for a better deal. That’s why migrating to Gmail is the smartest move you can make.
Gmail, backed by Google, is a modern email service with rock-solid reliability, world-class spam filtering and advanced security features like passkeys. It works anywhere, on any device, and gives you access to the full suite of Google services like Google Drive and Google Photos. Most importantly, it’s future-proof: your email is yours, not tied to a telco contract.
And the best part? You don’t have to lose a single email in the switch. With autoforwarding and a careful migration, you’ll keep every old email and continue receiving anything sent to your old address.
Don’t wait for the day your email disappears. Call Next Door Digital on 0455 600 173 and let us future-proof your inbox today.