Umn...i've been using Hotmail for years and years and have never had a problem. 2 to 3 days later? Every e-mail i send/recieve gets there pretty much instantly. Plus i use msn messenger so it integrates nicely. I have a gmail account too but i rarely use it, especially now that Hotmail gives me 250mb. I won't even use 250mb let alone 1000mb.