If you use verizon.net email address, you need to shift to Verizon-owned AOL now. Around 2.3 million of active users of verizon.net email account holders will lose their emails, calendars, and contacts if they do not take the necessary steps, the company says.
Verizon has announced that they are going to close down their email business. In their statement, Verizon said that "there are more capable email platforms out there". Their decision to get out of the email business is to focus their resources in providing the internet and TV services. Beginning in February 2017, Verizon continues to notify their customers over several weeks. Customers of the verizon.net email address is given two options to handle their email going forward, either by keeping the verizon.net email address or using other email provider. If you choose to keep their verizon.net email adress, then the account will be moved into AOL Mail. The verizon.net email will be moved to AOL at no charge.
You can also opt for the second option to find another email service such as Gmail and Yahoo Mail. However, they have to move their email manually. The current verizon.net email address will remain active until the effective date of stopping the email service. Verizon suggested that customers visit support pages of the selected provider to receiver further instructions.
If you decide to take no action, then they will be no longer able to access their emails and contacts. If you have received the notification, then you need to move their email address under 30 days from the notification date. Earlier, Verizon have also deleted the verizon.net email accounts that are inactive for 180 days. In their corporate website, Verizon said that by doing so they reduce the consumption of electricity and storage loads to maintain the email server. However, customers must wait to receive the notification to switch. The link, as the company spokesman Raymond McConville said, is not generic and personal to each customer. The last notifications email switch are planned for June 2017.
You will get the benefits of using AOL Mail if you choose to keep your verizon.net email address. You can start to manage your email using the AOL app and get more storage space for their email. You will get advance spam filters - the feature that is absence in the verizon.net email service.
After migrating, you can access their mailbox through the AOL Mail webpage. However, if you use third party email programs, then you need to input the new server settings. AOL Mail has provided the steps to assist Verizon migrated customers in this page.
There are around 4.5 million users of verizon.net email service. Around 2.3 million accounts are active, which means they are accessed in the last 30 days. Verizon has stopped providing the email addresses to new subscribers since 2015.