Email addresses: where to buy and what to use

mere_immortal

For as long as I've used the internet I've mostly just used free webmail and it has served me fine, but I want to buy my own address now for a number of reasons. Looking for suggestions for decent places to buy and software to use once I've got it.

I'm in the UK if that matters.

End

What are you looking for specifically?

An email address on a vanity domain name? Or something else?

Given there's some reasonably high quality free webmail providers, it's not something people normally pay a dime for...unless they're doing it with a custom domain name or it's part of a larger bundle (like those silly ISP email accounts).

InkSplat

Pretty simple way is to get a domain name via Godaddy or whatever, and then set up a Google Apps account, which allows you to make an email account identical to gmail but with your own domain.

JerikTelorian

Lithium Hosting is what I use for my basic webhosting; you get free email through there at whatever your domain is. It's $1/mo, and to get your own domain is $10/yr, so for $22 a year you'll get email on your own domain.

EDIT: The $1/mo is for the basic plan; if you're just using it for email I am sure it's more than enough.
EDIT2: If you're a big spender, you can subscribe for a year at $10/yr. Don't spend those $2 savings in one place!