Keeping email addr when changing ISPs?

[cjolley]

We are thinking of changing from DSL (AT&T) to Cable (Cox)
The Cox people told Becky that we could keep our email addresses when we switched.
We have had them for 10+ years so changing would be a pain.

I know our phone numbers are portable by statute, but what about email addresses?
I have never heard of this.

Anyone know the scoop?

[Brian Ellis]

Depends on your addresses. If they are gmail, hotmail etc., no problem; just access them via the new ISP. If they are cjolley@cjolley.com or similar, your domain can be transferred. If they are like cjolley@old-isp.com, then I guess it's tough cheese unless you keep an email account open with the old ISP.

[Kruzin]

Some ISPs will allow you to keep your old addys, but will want to charge you 5 or 10 bux a month to use their domain name and re-route your mails....