How do I get a yahoo account?

How can I get my Yahoo account away from Telecom NZ?

• I have had a Yahoo account for over 10 years now. Ever since Yahoo sold out to Telecom NZ, the service has been terrible at best. I am getting so much SPAM now and so many connection problems, even though I am on Telecom ADSL, I am considering moving. I would like to keep my Yahoo account, but I don't want the XTRA tagged on the back end. Is there anyway I can get my Yahoo account not to go through XTRA? Telecom already supply an email service - xtra.co.nz, how can YAHOO not see that Telecom hosting Yahoo mail is a conflict of business interest? Is there a connection between Telecoms xtra.co.nz service and the dismal service now offered through Yahoo mail? How do I get my account separated? Or do I have to close and move to Gmail?

• Answer:

  What has happened to you is similar to what happened here. Yahoo and Rogers joined. What I did was when I started rogers after they joined it asked me if I had a yahoo account I chose no and it did not link them. My husband on the other hand chose yes and it lined them, I phoned Rogers and they told me they can unlink them but he needed to phone and they would walk him through doing it. The other method they told me was delete your yahoo account that is linked to it and start another one and when it asks if you have one say no. It will sever the link. Good Luck!