Duncan F.

I'm in Europe, so getting my orders average anywhere from 2-4 weeks. When ordering small items, I'd recommend it as long as you're not spending more than $10. The items arrive in your mailbox, and if something is missing or broken, they'll typically just send you a new one to replace it with no questions asked.

However the minute you purchase something worth $10 or more, and something is wrong with the item, you're out of luck.

I also found out that the reviews are inflated. I tried leaving an honest two star review of a product I purchased from them (not a cheap product either) which went into detail describing the pros and cons (with pictures) and they wouldn't allow it.

They told me to open a ticket, which I did, and they just gave me the run around. So basically all the negative reviews aren't allowed leaving only the positive reviews inflating the perceived value / quality of the product.

I've ordered my last item from DealExtreme as of writing this. Never again.

Adf.ly is a dangerous spam site that acts as a gateway between you and a destination. This gateway will display an ad as you wait five seconds until you are able to continue.

Many of the ads they display are malware, and sometimes the ads themselves inject malware to your browser.

I left Gmail around 2010. Google's point of view on privacy is grotesque. The forcing of their failed social networking site G+ on everyone who signs up is laughable.

I've been using Gmail since it's inception as a closed beta user and loved it. However, as time went on and idiotic views were spatted from the Company, I started looking elsewhere for my email needs.

I still haven't found the perfect email provider, but I've found plenty who has a better track record than Google when it comes to privacy. Not to mention, none of them force their quasi social media sites down your gullet.

Stay away if you put any weight into privacy concerns.

I can't think of anything more important, or personal, than your email address. It's literally your home base online. You rely on it to communicate with friends and family, business contacts and as an ID card when registering to websites.

If you're like me, you've probably got a ton of important emails saved in your email address. But what happens when that email address is no longer accessible? That's something many GMX users end up experiencing, me included.

I've been a proud GMX user since around 2010 after I decided Gmail didn't respect my privacy and after some public comments they (google) made about privacy online. So I set out looking for an alternative that allowed me to access my mail from a local email program.

I found GMX and fell in love and promoted GMX and recommended it to all my friends. It was a breeze to set up and I really liked their spam protection. However, my love affair with GMX would end bitterly.

More than once, my email account was blocked. I contacted their customer support and was told my account would be unblocked. This happened twice. I wasn't told why, but I took the precaution and changed my already strong password.

All was good until recently. Now my account is blocked, and I'm told it will remain blocked. From their email to me:

"We have forwarded your request to unblock your account to our security department and it was determined that the account in question will remain blocked.

Please note that this is a decision made by our abuse department and we do not have further information we can provide to you."

Fantastic. Not only will my email remain blocked, but I don't even get an answer as to why.

And this is why you should use GMX at your own risk. For no reason what-so-ever your account can be blocked and you'll be left out in the cold. If you do make an account, make sure you keep local backups of all your email!