topic Re: Now it's Virgin Media email... in Tech Help - Software/Hardware etc

Now it's Virgin Media email...

pvmb — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:50:33 GMT

Interesting!

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK closes email service and shifts users to Junara

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2026/09/broadband-isp-virgin-media-uk-closes-email-service-and-shifts-users-to-junara.html

"According to The Register, customers who want to retain their Virgin Media email address will be invited to transfer to Junara. The first year of service will be free for current Virgin Media customers, after which they will have to pay to continue using the service."

Junara | Secure & Reliable Email Services

Re: Now it's Virgin Media email...

MisterW — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:01:53 GMT

and that looks like it could cost £65/yr for a single email address !

Re: Now it's Virgin Media email...

plusmouse — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:24:52 GMT

I remember way back when, I had Tesco `dial up` broadband and a free email address with them. Ah, happy days! I had a second hand desktop PC back then and was moving from a basic word processor to a proper computer! Now I have two Gmail addresses and a Microsoft one. Again, free to use (at least for now until they decide they are all now running on AI and that costs £/$.....