For those of you who have been using Proton Mail for a year or longer, how reliable have you found it? Have you encountered any instances where websites didn’t accept or didn’t deliver to you Proton email address? Have you ever had trouble accessing Proton Mail while travelling?

I’m looking to try some of the Proton services soon, so I’d appreciate some honest experience from real users. Thanks!

  • RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    2 years ago

    I’ve been using protonmail since beta. It is my primary email address ever since. Honestly have never had any issues with it. I also use proton calendar as my main calendar. Which also works great. I’ve only used proton drive a handful of times but it worked just like it should every time. I used to use protonvpn but i switched to mullvad because its cheaper. When i did use it it was great too. Never any issues.

  • Rose56@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 years ago

    I’m since beta if im not wrong, never had a problem with proton, everything worked smooth and fine. There was on time where mail went down, but it was only 1-2 hours. I want to mention that I use the free version!

  • zkfcfbzr@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    I have somewhere on the order of 80 accounts on as many websites registered to Protonmail accounts, and I’ve never once had a website turn me away for the @protonmail.com domain. I exclusively use that domain. I can only remember one specific instance where they had downtime, too - overall they’ve been very reliable.

    I did once have some of my protonmail accounts closed for suspicious activity, multiple years ago - but in their defense I was being pretty suspicious. I emailed support from my main account, explained the situation, and they unlocked the accounts for me - never had an issue since.

  • HughJanus@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    I never have problems with ProtonMail. It’s the only service that feels thoroughly fleshed out, and the features are way better than GMail.

    • KrisND@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      This is an often unknown benefit too, super easy as it works off the bat. Although, I did setup “directories” in SimpleLogin so I can make more customized and filtered emails, but does require premium…

  • KrisND@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    Development is slow because of how much testing/refining they do. I’ve never not got an email or been unable to access it, even while traveling in the US & Canada. If your looking at the free tier the biggest issue at least for me would be the 500MB (1GB after steps taken).

    I also have probably 30 email filters setup for absolute automation to set folders and tags to keep it all organized – Super easy to setup compared to other email services.

  • FiralTheSpiral@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    2 year Proton user here, The only real issues I’ve encountered are the occasional short downtimes (they really aren’t often). If you’re ever worried about their status, they do have a status page here. I haven’t ever had any trouble with people not receiving emails from me, and I don’t travel as of right now. Anyways, I’d give their free plan a try and go from there, just to see what you think, but I think it’s a fantastic option.

  • randomTingler@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    I feel the spam filter is as strong as Google. Receive a lot of spam, even though I didn’t put my email on a random website, but the spam is not blocked.

  • foiledAgain@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    been using it for years and paying. Just went all in on the pro plan to get the VPN. No issues. Maybe the iOS app can be bit slow to refresh but…