I’ve been trying to figure this out and haven’t been able to.
And if their both exactly the same, why have two different domain addresses that are identical?
The only thing being different, the name. mail/gmx.
What service does gmx provide that mail doesn’t, and vice versa?
They are not the same - they are two completely different web sites. Just because they are both hosted on the same server doesn’t make them the same. There isn’t even anything to show that they are both owned by the same person/company.
What’s different about them both?
What do they each provide that differentiates them from each other?
Given that they both provide a free e-mail service, you could always sign up to both and compare them for yourself.
Why wouldn’t they combine them together into one. I don’t get it. It makes it confusing for people to pick which one to sign up for if they don’t know what’s different about each of them.
Perhaps you should suggest to Google and Microsoft that they combine their mail services.
That’s apples and oranges. What makes gmx and mail different?
I can tell you a million things different about google / Microsoft.
Your question would be better asked of 1&1 I would have thought.
I don’t understand what you mean.
It looks to me as though both services are run by 1&1. They would be the most obvious people to ask what the difference is between their 2 mail offerings.
If you don’t want to do your own research by signing up to both, you could always try searching the Internet for information. (Novel idea, I know. )
From that second link:
In September 2010, Mail.com Media sold Mail.com to United Internet, which intended to integrate it into GMX Mail. While existing accounts could be accessed from anywhere, users accessing the site from German-speaking countries could no longer sign up and were instead invited to use United Internet’s GMX services geared to those markets (gmx.de, gmx.at, gmx.ch).
The sign up screen for both look exactly the same. Why not just merge them together into one?
Again,
Can I ask why it is you think Sitepoint forum members would be able to answer that question?
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