AT&T Mail
AT&T Mail is an email service for AT&T customers and supported legacy accounts.
What AT&T Mail is
AT&T Mail is an email service for AT&T customers and supported legacy accounts. Eligible new users can register @currently.com or @att.net addresses, while SBCGlobal, BellSouth, and Ameritech accounts remain supported. Messages can be managed in a browser at currently.com, with listed mobile access through Apple Mail, Outlook Mobile, Yahoo Mail, or Gmail on supported devices. AT&T provides IMAP and POP3 settings for supported domains and recommends OAuth apps; apps without OAuth require a 16-character secure mail key. Webmail supports inline images, and the Photos folder collects sent or received images. Messages may include up to 50 files, with a 25MB total size limit. AT&T offers setup, troubleshooting, security, password, and recovery help, plus support videos. The Free plan is free with 1TB storage. Yahoo! Mail Plus is $5 a month, billed $5 per month, with 5 TB storage and 500 email domains. The service is available on Android, iOS, and the web.
Good
- Free plan with 1TB storage
- Supports legacy AT&T domains
- Browser, Android, and iOS access
- IMAP and POP3 settings
- Secure mail key supports syncing
Watch out
- 25MB total message size limit
- OAuth unavailable apps require a 16-character key
Who it suits
It suits AT&T customers, eligible new-address registrants, and users of supported legacy domains. It also fits people who want browser and mobile-app access with a free plan.
Verdict
AT&T Mail combines supported AT&T addresses, legacy account access, browser use, and mobile-app options. The free plan offers 1TB storage, while Yahoo! Mail Plus adds listed storage and domain allowances for $5 a month.
Plans and prices
From AT&T Mail's own pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| AT&T Mail | — | 1 TB storage |
| Yahoo! Mail Plus | $5 a month | 5 TB storage · 500 email domains · $5 per month |
| Free | Free | 1TB storage |
The facts
Each one read from AT&T Mail's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account syncing
- AT&T says secure mail keys let users access email apps and synchronize account information such as calendars and contacts.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Attachment limit
- 25checked 22 Sep 2001
- Attachments
- A message can include up to 50 files, with a maximum total message size of 25MB.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Authentication
- AT&T recommends OAuth apps, which it says encrypt the username and password; apps without OAuth require a 16-character secure mail key.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Email aliases
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2001
- Email service
- AT&T Mail is a free email service for AT&T and supported legacy email accounts.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Inline images
- Webmail supports inserting images into a message body, and the Photos folder collects images sent or received in the account.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Intended users
- AT&T Mail supports AT&T email customers, including people with eligible new addresses and users of supported legacy domains.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Legacy accounts
- SBCGlobal, BellSouth, and Ameritech accounts remain supported through AT&T Mail.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Mailbox storage
- 5120checked 22 Sep 2001
- Mail protocols
- AT&T provides IMAP and POP3 settings for supported AT&T email domains.checked 7 Oct 2001
- New addresses
- New users can register eligible @currently.com or @att.net addresses.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Paid from
- 5checked 22 Sep 2001
- Storage
- AT&T says the service includes 1TB of storage.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Support
- AT&T provides self-service setup, troubleshooting, security, password, and account recovery help, plus support videos.checked 7 Oct 2001
Money
- Ad-free inbox
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2001
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2001
Where it runs
- Browser access
- Users can read and manage AT&T Mail through a web browser at currently.com.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Mobile apps
- AT&T lists Apple Mail, Outlook Mobile, and Yahoo Mail for supported iOS devices, and Gmail, Outlook Mobile, and Yahoo Mail for supported Android devices.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Platform access
- web_mobile_desktopchecked 22 Sep 2001
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