I quit using Hotmail after their latest round of "improvements" - too hard to use. Hello, some of us are over 30 and are not thrilled when things we are used to are changed arbitrarily.
Tried to get a Gmail account, you need a cell phone to get one.
Hello again, I live in a very rural, hilly area with NO cellphone coverage, so I don't have a cellphone.
Went with Yahoo Mail, very happy.