how to change @googlemail to @gmail (UK)
clarkh
it have been resolved in Septebmer 2009. It seems that users in the UK
can register for Gmail account again.
My email was registered as googlemail account. When I sign in, it
still displays as x...@googlemail.com. I would really like it to be
changed into x...@gmail.com.
How can I do this?
If the googlemail.com and gmail.com are interchangable in the
countries that do not have Gmail dispute, surely Google should provide
a means that user can decide which one to use/disply!!
Fuzzy Logic
registered.
Zack (Doc)
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JohnW
Google tried to register the name worldwide in 2004.
They reached an (amicable) agreement with the company involved, and
that is why to this day applicants from those two areas (as defined by
their IP address (in geographic terms) will only be able to get an @
googlemail address. There can be no exceptions under the terms of the
agreement.
Yes, there were some who were allocated an @gmail address *before*
this agreement was reached, but they are the exception. And Fuzzy is
correct - there is no way to change the domain your account is
registered in.
As it happens, the two domains (gmail and googlemail) are both multi-
homed, so it makes no difference where and which you log into - which
just leaves the domain name. And since Google has seen fit to make the
domains synonymous, the only issue is when (on rare occasions) you
have to use your "real" address to authenticate.
If you add the @gmail version of your address into the 'Other Accounts
you own' (under Settings > Accounts and Import) then you can set that
as your default outgoing address (for Reply to purposes).
And beware of closing the @googlemail account in the expectation of
opening an @gmail account of the same name. You won't be able to get
it! Whether anyone likes it or not, Google have made it perfectly
plain that they will NOT re-issue any Usernames. It's a protection
against Identity theft.
Andrew D
from the UK?!
If so.. how? It still defaults to @googlemail.com
Andrew
On 13 Jan, 13:27, "Zack (Doc)" <z...@tnan.net> wrote:
> Right. Just like UK users who had gmail.com addresses when the debate came
> up, they did not have to change their addresses; but new registrations had
> to be with googlemail.com. So, now, I guess new UK registrations can get a
> gmail.com address.
>
> As you stated, they are "interchangeable" so you can receive mail at
> u...@gmail.com even though you sign in with u...@googlemail.com.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 08:16, Fuzzy Logic <fuzz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > There is no means to switch the domain of an account once it has been
> > registered.
>
> > On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 6:45 AM, clarkh <clarkcha...@googlemail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> > > My email was registered as googlemail account. When I sign in, it
> > > still displays as x...@googlemail.com. I would really like it to be
> > > changed into x...@gmail.com.
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JohnW
As I said "that is why to this day ALL applicants from those two areas
(as defined by their IP address in geographic terms) will ONLY be able
to get an @googlemail address. There can be no exceptions under the
terms of the
agreement."
Zack (Doc)
Andrew's question is related to the post by clarkh indicating that it had been resolved in the UK; implying that they could now register with a gmail.com ID. The Help Center searches I just completed talked about the problem in Germany still, but made no mention of the UK issue, which they previously did. clarkh may be right, but I can find nothing to support, or refute, what he says.
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clarkh
I found the following articles claiming that the Google has resolved
the Gmail dispute in the UK.
Financial Times: http://blogs.ft.com/techblog/2009/09/the-curious-case-of-the-uks-missing-gmail/
Wikipedia (under section Trademark disputes/United Kingdom):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmail
Another blog: http://thenextweb.com/2009/09/21/google-gmail-uk/
Andrew Doades
Google are bringing Gmail to the UK.. it seems they or anyone else hasn't
said how or if we can actually register @gmail.com in the UK
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JohnW
have reached an agreement with IIIR concerning the UK, they are not
yet offering @gmail addresses to those signing up from the UK.
"The product name will change in all UK inboxes within the upcoming
months."
Jim Sullivan
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in Medford, OR
Andrew Doades
For me its mainly the fact that '@googlemail.com' is a mouthful and just
sounds too long
gmail.com is short and snappy.
I still LOVE gmail either way, I just wish I could send from @gmail.com
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Nick Chirchirillo
sent to that will get to you. When you signed up since Google wasn't
able to use the gmail name in the UK you got a googlemail email
address. However signing up as googlemail also reserves the username
with gmail.com also. The two are interchangable and it doesn't matter
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clarkh
succeeded.
After opening the registration form, it displayed Gmail initially, but
after selecting the location being UK and continued into the second
screen, it changed from Gmail into Googlemail. So I started again, and
chose a location other than UK this time, I was able to register a
Gmail address in the end. I then tried to change my country
information back to the UK in the account setting after login. It
worked; and I was able to keep this new Gmail address.
It's worth to mention though that my computer IP address is seen as
from the US because it is on our corporate network.
Andrew Doades
I guess that you only got the @gmail.com address because you IP is US in
this case..
I've got my Gmail account (even though its googlemail.com) I still always
have and always will refer to it as Gmail, the ONLY this I don't like is
the fact that I can't SEND from @gmail.com unless using a desktop email
client.. in which case I might as well not be using gmail.
I tried adding myad...@gmail.com as a different from account but Google
has already covered themseleves and stop you doing that.
Nick Chirchirillo
sent to that will get to you. When you signed up since Google wasn't
able to use the gmail name in the UK you got a googlemail email
address. However signing up as googlemail also reserves the username
with gmail.com also. The two are interchangable and it doesn't matter
which on people email, it all goes to the same place.
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Andrew Doades
I just think the Gmail logo looks better
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