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Scotty12
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Charge for Email now?

Hello,

Just received a notice that my email is to be migrated to Greenby and that I will now be charged £15.00 a year!
I did a quick search but got even more confused. Some say it's two years, others 30 days and some say no charge! Screenshot 2026-08-26 141544.pngScreenshot 2026-08-26 141544.png

This is for a Totalise email address..

Simon...

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MisterW
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Re: Charge for Email now?

@Scotty12 

Some say it's two years, others 30 days and some say no charge! 

If the email (and webspace) is associated with an active Plusnet broadband account then it is free for two years. If there's no active Plusnet account then its chargeable after the 30 days. 

Superusers are not staff, but they do have a direct line of communication into the business in order to raise issues, concerns and feedback from the community.

Scotty12
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Re: Charge for Email now?

Thanks MisterW,

That was a bit of a surprise then. Had that email address as Madasafish and then Totalise. 
So I guess, it's now chargeable as it is just the email address and nothing to do with Plusnet!😡

Simon..

stuck
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Re: Charge for Email now?


@Scotty12 wrote:

So I guess, it's now chargeable as it is just the email address and nothing to do with Plusnet!


It won't be chargeable if you have a Plusnet broadband account.

Scotty12
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Re: Charge for Email now?

@stuck

Like I say. It's just an email address I have. Nothing with Plusnet.
jab1
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Re: Charge for Email now?

Then yes it is, @Scotty12 .

John
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Re: Charge for Email now?


@MisterW wrote:

@Scotty12 

Some say it's two years, others 30 days and some say no charge! 

If the email (and webspace) is associated with an active Plusnet broadband account then it is free for two years. If there's no active Plusnet account then its chargeable after the 30 days.


 

is that correct for ex-Plusnet customers who don't have a webspace?

I have been migrated to Greenby and I am in the process of closing my Plusnet account but I have not had any communication to say I will be charged before the two year free period has ended. It also states on the Greenby portal that the charge will be £12.50 per year when it is applied.

Uh oh...I just tried logging in the Greenby webmail to check that and now I am getting this when attempting to log-in:

Account details not recognised, please try again.

I have tried my username and different plusnet email addresses but none are being accepted. As usual with Greenby I don't know if I have done something wrong or their system is having one its many outages,

Even though I was fully migrated months ago, the 'my greenby' log-in page still states:

Your Greenby login will only be activated after your migration is complete. We'll notify you by email as soon as it's ready.

Yet mail is still working via Thunderbird.

On the log-in page on the Greenby portal under 'Username or Email Address' and 'password' it asks you to enter your provider and plusnet is the only relevant option.

Shouldn’t the provider now be Greenby.? 😕

I still think the transfer to Greenby has been a shambles, especially for ex-plusnet users like myself who have effectively been forced to change ISP.

Incidentally, I don't mind paying for an email service that works but Greenby's service has been a little, um, inconsistent to say the least...  🙄

jab1
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Re: Charge for Email now?

@Bookworms To log into Greenby, use your PN account name - only, and the account password

John
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Re: Charge for Email now?

I managed to log-in after a password reset.