email notifications

You should be getting an email once a month as a monthly statement. It's sent on the same day as the first deposit of the month. Otherwise, there generally are no other emails unless it's an ad for a specific offer.

Once again, NJDevils gives the Microsoft-standard support incorrect answer. IronAlex, while your brother would not get an email, he would be able to see your online status by logging into xbox.com, clicking on "My Account", and then going to "Friends."
I'm assuming you are on his friends list. Unless you are specifically setting your preferences to show up as offline, he could see you online here on this website.

Hi st0mp3r3, no you can't. Only xbox messages.

No but you can install the xbox app on your phone or computer so you can get notifications whenever you receive a message on xbox live.

You should be getting an email once a month as a monthly statement. It's sent on the same day as the first deposit of the month. Otherwise, there generally are no other emails unless it's an ad for a specific offer.

So based on what you have said I should hopefully get an email on or about the 8th of November