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  1. Jos TechSpot Staff Posts: 1,671   +22

    I've signed up to many, many websites in my years online. In fact, just checking my password manager I found that I've registered to 89 different websites, even though I...

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    Jos, Apr 20, 2012
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  2. Guest

    By far Hotmail... my name is the email addy, created back when Hotmail had a whopping 2 meg limit
    Guest, Apr 20, 2012
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  3. ikesmasher TechSpot Addict Posts: 1,117   +80

    Yahoo, back when i was 10 and back when yahoo was actually a good website
    ikesmasher, Apr 20, 2012
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  4. Guest

    Yahoo email account created on January 14, 1999. :)
    Guest, Apr 20, 2012
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  5. Ranger1st TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 180   +25

    I sometimes use an ICQ account that's in the 600,000 members range. that's a early 1997 account if I remember correctly.
    Ranger1st, Apr 20, 2012
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  6. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,051   +121

    I was thinking Hotmail, too, but I think ICQ was first in the mid to late 90s. I still use both accounts through Trillian.

    Also checked the number of accounts I've registered and saved to my <enter password manager name here>. I'm reaching almost 400, many of which I really have no clue what they are if I were to lose access to the master account (ouch!).
    Julio Franco, Apr 20, 2012
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  7. psycros TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 392   +80

    Hmmm...accounts I still <i>use</i>? Probably my Yahoo address, which I also use for the aforementioned spam-happy sites. Its so nice to simply click "spam" and know Yahoo will not only block the source but will try to UNSUBSCRIBE you, too. Had that account since around '97 I think. Too bad the *****s started charging for POP3 access or it might still be my primary address. My actual <b>oldest</b> account would be my Fidonet portal address, which still works I believe.
    psycros, Apr 20, 2012
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  8. psycros TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 392   +80

    BTW, the word that got filtered was "m o r o n". Umm...why?
    psycros, Apr 20, 2012
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  9. taimuraly TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 100

    Hotmail, still use it as my primary email. Its pretty old back when people only had one email address. Its been safe from spam so far unlike my gmail account which I throw around :D
    taimuraly, Apr 20, 2012
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  10. EEatGDL TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 136   +10

    By far hotmail, first account I ever created online, it was about 9 years ago [yep, I had late access to internet] and I still use it as my personal mail.
    EEatGDL, Apr 20, 2012
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  11. Tekkaraiden TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 766   +18

    I just retired an old hotmail account, that I made before microsoft bought hotmail.
    Tekkaraiden, Apr 20, 2012
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  12. Jos TechSpot Staff Posts: 1,671   +22

    I completely forgot about ICQ! Don't use it very often but that's definitely my oldest active account.
    Jos, Apr 20, 2012
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  13. davislane1 TechSpot Booster Posts: 375   +82

    An old NeoPets account that I had created about a year or so after the site's inception. I log on from time to time to see how alien it's become since I last played.
    davislane1, Apr 20, 2012
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  14. Guest

    aim, since i was like 12
    Guest, Apr 20, 2012
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  15. treetops TechSpot Evangelist Posts: 1,385   +12

    My yahoo account its about 12 years old. I have a insane amount of spam on it, I really need to switch over to gmail or hotmail.
    treetops, Apr 20, 2012
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  16. Guest

    I created a Yahoo account soon after its launch 1998ish. Had a whole meg of storage for free!
    Still use it as an "email required" spam account
    Guest, Apr 20, 2012
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  17. ramonsterns TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 752   +12

    My Yahoo account.

    It might still be my Star Wars Galaxies Account if SOE hadn't stuck their heads so far up their arse.
    ramonsterns, Apr 20, 2012
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  18. madboyv1 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 807

    I still use my Hotmail account, probably my oldest account I still use.
    madboyv1, Apr 20, 2012
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  19. TS-56336 TechSpot Booster Posts: 434   +67

    My Gmail account is only six years old. Six accounts are registered including social-networks. I have three Yahoos but I barely remember the address' and passwords. Because I was only 10 and jaded that year.
    TS-56336, Apr 21, 2012
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  20. lawfer TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,167   +54

    My oldest is Hotmail, which I still use (although not as my primary). I created it close to a decade ago.
    lawfer, Apr 21, 2012
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