this is what I did after ATT Broadband switched to Comcast, I was tired of switching evey few years my main E-mail addy, so I went here
www.ASPwebServer.com started up my own domain, I think I spent $50 for 2 years, I get 5 ot 10 e-maill accounts for that, more than I will ever use. You can access it via the web or POP3. Now I have 1 e-mail that as long as I kep the web pages, I wont have to change it, though I still use my Hotmail for those times I think it might be sold.