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An option instead of forwarding Telstra email, is to use an email client on your device to connect to the Telstra email account and retrieve emails..
I use GMail to do that on my mobile devices - just add the Telstra/Bigpond email account to it as an IMAP account..
On PC's and laptops I generally use Outlook, but also other email clients like Thunderbird (which won't be supported for much longer apparently) or MailSpring.. again, add the account as IMAP.
Why IMAP? It has better syncing across devices so if you delete/move an email in one place, it is deleted on all devices including the server.. email folders are synced as well.
Using a client gives you more control over your email, so you can copy it, back it up and restore it as YOU require - you are no longer dependent on the server (except to get the email in the first place and if that isn't working there is nothing you can do about it).
There are signs and comments that Telstra might be discontinuing their email service in the future, so it isn't a bad idea to consider alternative email providers now, while you can do it at your leisure.. 
@SteveW_52 wrote:An option instead of forwarding Telstra email, is to use an email client on your device to connect to the Telstra email account and retrieve emails..
I use GMail to do that on my mobile devices - just add the Telstra/Bigpond email account to it as an IMAP account..
On PC's and laptops I generally use Outlook, but also other email clients like Thunderbird (which won't be supported for much longer apparently) or MailSpring.. again, add the account as IMAP.
Why IMAP? It has better syncing across devices so if you delete/move an email in one place, it is deleted on all devices including the server.. email folders are synced as well.
Using a client gives you more control over your email, so you can copy it, back it up and restore it as YOU require - you are no longer dependent on the server (except to get the email in the first place and if that isn't working there is nothing you can do about it).
There are signs and comments that Telstra might be discontinuing their email service in the future, so it isn't a bad idea to consider alternative email providers now, while you can do it at your leisure..
Hi, what are the better ones to use. I have been considering this for awhile. really the benefits of the telstra service have dwindled over the years so you are probably right. I want a reliable service that allows me to store emails on the server without a 10Gbt limit. don't mind paying for it.
