best non-free pop 3 e-mail service provider?
 

i read what was mentioned in the other threads about yahoo's paying service, and im planning on getting one. but before i do, is there any other good email provider?

also, for those that have pop3 yahoo access, is it any faster than through web mail?

Why not just use a free service, like Gmail. It offers excellent webmail AND pop3 access. Let me know if you need an invite. Here are some other services, too -> http://www.emailaddresses.com/email_pop.htm

I use mailshell.com , which allows you to create an infinite number of addresses, have different names, spam protection levels, etc. on each one, and if one starts gathering spam, you can kill it without affecting your other addresses. You can do it either as randomname@mydomain.mailshell.com, or for a bit more, randomname@mydomain.org. Use it as web email, and/or gather it by POP or IMAP, or forwarding.

I set up a different address for every place I deal with.