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How Long Have You Been Using Hotmail?

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I did not know this before, but you can go to your Windows Live ID Account Summary and see the exact day you signed up for Hotmail. Thanks to Ian Moulster (seven years), I now know that I first signed up for Hotmail on May 14, 1998, nine years, seven months, six days ago. I’ve been a Hotmail user for 3,297 days. I can’t wait for my ten year anniversary!

So, who has been using Hotmail the longest? If you’re willing to pay shipping, I’ll send a free DVD to whoever claims the oldest account and can prove it. For the record, it should be impossible to beat July 4, 1996.

December 20th, 2007 Posted by Nathan Weinberg | Live, Hotmail, Windows | 9 comments



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  1. Ping me at my email address, Nathan, and you will see that I have used it since it was in beta. i.e., before July 4, 1996

    Comment by John | December 20, 2007

  2. November 28, 1998 :(

    Comment by Pharod | December 20, 2007

  3. 26 July 1996

    Comment by Leigh | December 20, 2007

  4. December 08, 1996.

    Comment by Tom | December 20, 2007

  5. 15 January 1999 - booo.

    Comment by Andrew | December 21, 2007

  6. November 09, 1997
    :-)

    Comment by Daniel R. H. | December 21, 2007

  7. Wow - lots of older accounts - me, i’ve been Registered since: July 18, 1997 - beaten by Tom

    Comment by Joel | December 21, 2007

  8. oh, and BTW - I missed my 10 year anniversary.. bummer. I’ve got similar age on my ebay account. My AOL account has to be at least 5 years older, but I can’t find a date on that.

    Comment by Joel | December 21, 2007

  9. December 30th 1997.

    Comment by David | December 23, 2007

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