[RLD332]

Just got a Nexus 7 just wondering do I have to go with a gmail account or can I use my internet provider email. Thanks

[repligation]

You really have to set up a gmail account. I recommend you actually use it over your internet provider account. Every ISP email account I have ever used has been complete chaff. If you were leaving your current ISP for another provider, you would be changing emails and I would recommend you changing to gmail anyway.

The whole point of a google branded device like this is to take advantage of the "Googleplex" which begins with gmail.

[bigtroutz]

Agree - I have had the same gmail, yahoo mail, and hotmail accounts over the same ~ 20 year period in which I changed ISPs at least 8 times.

Consider how much of a pain in the **** it is to tell all your relatives, friends product registrations, forum links, etc. to change your email to this LAST NEW ONE....hehe.

[B. Diddy]

Gmail is excellent, and of course, integrates seamlessly with the rest of Google's services. However, you don't need a Gmail account to have a Google account. Just sign up here and use the email address from your ISP.

[bmist2012]

Also, don't forget that you can usually do email forwarding to Gmail on your older accounts. I do that with two older accounts and it works fine.