What Is Gmail?
Gmail is web mail service provided by Google and it is absolutely free. Gmail integrates with other Google services like Google Docs, Google Drive, YouTube, and many other services. There is also a premium service provided by Google for business called G-Suite. Apart from this, Gmail also has an HTML version called Gmail Basic plus a Gmail mobile app.If you are about to create an email account then Gmail would be a better choice to start. It is fast and reliable plus it is also free and comes with 15 GB of online space. With Gmail, you can access your emails from anywhere.
What is SBCGlobal.Net
SBCGlobal Net is a webmail service provided by Southwestern Bell Corporation and now acquired and administered by AT&T since 2005. SBC is one of the most trusted and reliable companies so people feel comfortable using the SBCGlobal Net email service. SBC also provide internet service, telephone service, cable TV, broadband and local phone service apart from email service.However, there are many other email platforms apart from the Gmail that used by people such as Yahoo mail, AOL, RoadRunner, RCN, Mediacom, SBCGlobal net email, and so on. These all email services are also good and reliable but people feel more comfortable with the Gmail and so, they want to receive emails from all other servers on the Gmail.
How to Configure Gmail to Pull Mail from SBCGlobal.Net
With Gmail’s mail fetcher utility you can easily fetch mails from any other mail servers and that also makes it easy in many ways to transfer email from your old SBCGlobal Net account into your Gmail account. But the catch is that your SBCGlobal Net account must have been created on or before June 11, 2011; otherwise, you won’t be able to access POP3 server required to make the direct transfer. Call us on our customer helpline number +1-888-303-6444 if you need SBCGlobal Mail Settings. Follow below steps to continue the process:
- Sign in to your Gmail account, click on the Cogwheel icon on to go to "Settings."
- Next, on the "Accounts" tab, click "Add a POP3 Mail Account You Own" in the Check Mail from Other Accounts section.
- Now, enter your SBCGlobal Net email address, click "Next Step," and then enter your SBCGlobal Net email password.
- Then, enter "inbound.att.net" in the POP Server field, and change the Port to "995".
- Then, check the box next to "Leave a Copy of Retrieved Messages on the Server" to prevent Gmail from deleting the emails.
- Now, check the box next to "Always Use a Secure Connection (SSL) When Retrieving Mail."
- Also check the box next to "Label Incoming Messages" if you want Gmail to mark the messages as having come from your AT&T account.
- Now, check the box next to "Archive Incoming Messages" if you don’t want the SBCGlobal.Net email setting messages in your Gmail inbox.
- Finally, click the "Add Account" to begin transferring your SBCGlobal Net mail to Gmail. The process takes several minutes or longer, depending on how much mail you have in your SBCGlobal Net email account.
- Call us on our customer helpline number +1-888-303-6444 if you face any disturbance during the process.
