Seeing that this is the most productive forum around, I thought I would try and contribute something and in the process screw Microsoft around a small little bit.
Its my sad little way of ripping them off for a change!
1:
Log in to hotmail and go into 'Options'
2:
Go to the submenu "my profile' and choose from the dropdown-menu/fill
in the following:
Country: United States
State: Florida
Zipcode: 33332
(make sure the birthdate is set to a date/year which indicates that
you are older than 13!!)
3:
Save the information and go back to the 'Options' screen
4:
Go to the 'Language' submenu
5:
Change the language to 'English' and save that information
6:
Click on this link
http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/accountclose
If that didn't work try this
http://by17fd.bay17.hotmail.msn.com...in/Accountclose
or this
http://memberservices.passport.net/...ice.srf?lc%2043
and press 'Continue' until you arrive to the 'Close Accounts' screen
7:
Now press 'Close Account' (your account will NOT be lost!! Read the
following steps if you don't believe me )
8:
Now go back to hotmail.com and log in with your old e-mail address and password
9:
Now you will get a message that your 'Reserved Account' has been activated.
DONE!
Your 'Inbox' is now 25mb instead of the former 2mb or the 250mb
You get an e-mail from hotmail.com:
You may notice that your storage meter for your e-mail inbox only says
25 MB instead of 250 MB. Please allow us at least 30 days for us to
bump up your storage to the complete 250 MB.**** It is important to
check your inbox regularly during this time.
This means that you'll have an account for 25mb (still a lot more that
2, right?!) for about 30 days. Microsoft will bump it up to 250mb
after that!
10:
Make sure you'll keep the language, country, etc. settings as they are now.
After /Microsoft/hotmail bumps the 25mb to 250mb, you can change
everything back to as it was (the language you prefer!).
So don't forget to regularly check your Inbox.
And don't forget: This does NOT mean you have an unlimited account!!
Your account will still be subject to deactivation after being idle for 30 days!