move from one PN provider to another

[#1]

Hi
Someone commented (again) on the length of my email address today (in the form  me@user.free-online.co.uk) and it set me to wondering how easy it would be for me to move from Free-online to Plusnet.  Would it involve me getting a MAC code for instance?  Or could the geniuses at PN Towers simply swop me over?
If it's a lot of hassle I don't suppose I'll bother, but I thought it was worth questioning.
John

[#2]

why not get a domain name, either your name or something else, and then redirect the emails to your freeonline account.
so people email you at for example mail@mydomain.me etc etc
Plenty of people with provide a domain name such as
http://getdotted.com/why-buy-domain-name.php

[#3]

another alternative that works in your case is to replace free-online with idps  they bought this out just for people like us, it stands for I dont Pay Subscription
you dont need to change any of your settings it is automatically routed

[#4]

To answer the OP's question, Yes, you can and it doesn't need a MAC. Either raise a ticket or wait until James picks it up here.

[#5]

Whether you move to plusnet or not, if you would like a neat and small email address have a look here GMX
The email address would be like me@gmx.com.  Every user name I have put has been accepted. You can get.com .co.uk .eu .us and more. It is webmail but you can access your mail through your regular email client e.g. Outlook or Thunderbird. POP3 and Imap are available. Lots of other features are available, I use it all the time and I think it's great.
HTH

[#6]

Hi there,
To move to Plusnet simply involves you signing up a Plusnet account and adding payment details. Then raise a ticket and we'll do the rest.
You'd need to change the username in your router once we've sorted your new account, but other than that it's pretty simple.

[#7]

Thanks all.  I'll stick with the idps solution for now (I'd forgotten about that!), but may take think again later. 
John

[#8]

Hi John,
I'd actually go with the domain name suggestion.
It can be with your for life and you get to choose a format that's suitable for you.  I'd definitely give it some thought.

[#9]

As pierre says, the easiest way for you may be to simply use the @username.idsp.co.uk address, it's shorter and will already be in place on your account.

[#10]

James, Wouldn't idsp.co.uk be with him forever as well, because Plusnet will be, and it will of course be the best ISP for all time to come, so he wouldn't need to move away!?! 
Phil

[#11]

It was just a suggestion as a domain name would give a more flexible option for an email address

[#12]

Bit like GMX then

[#13]

Is that game, set & match 

[#14]

Who me.uk as well as the others all with my name courtesy of free-online and the 07 fiasco

[#15]

Quote from: Santiago

Bit like GMX then

If GMX goes out of business or starts charging can I take my GMX email address anywhere else I like - I can do that with my .me.uk domain.