I have used this free e-mail service for 8 months, almost since it started. It had a lot of trouble before, but now they've completely redone it. The new version is DYNAMITE!
it is web-based so if you pay for web time, you'll pay for the time used on hotmail
Juno I also use this service. It's great. You don't need seperate web access for this. There is no way you could possibly be charged for this!
Free Web Pages
This site combines the 2 services. You get 2MB web space and a free e-mail service. Very easy to use! Probably the Web's BEST Site.