If you’re looking for a free email solution, your main choices might well be Hotmail or Google Mail, also known as Gmail. While other providers offer free web based email – and you might also have an email account provided by your ISP – these two choices offer the largest degree of compatibility with other services and devices, from Windows Phone 7 and Android phones (and beyond) to social networking services like Facebook or LinkedIn. There are of course differences between these two email solutions, both in how they’re used via your browser and how they can be accessed