Getting my email back?

Now I hate coming here for tech support, but I’m positive someone here knows how to help me.

Well I got a Macbook about a year back and signed up for their email. Well a year later I get a notification saying my MobileMe subscription had ended and they want me to pay $100 to reactivate it. I remember putting out the $100 for the Time Machine service they provide, so I assume the MobileMe was part of that. But now do I really have to pay $100 to get my email back? I never used any of the features besides the email really, and there is no way I’m paying $100 just to send emails.

It wouldn’t be that big of a deal, but I spent the last year getting all of my contact info switched over to that email, and now I can’t access it. Any help?