Set up email accounts on iPhone, to read (not consume) emails to me at various addresses. Being no expert at this, I record my experiences for possible future reference.
- The phone should have WiFi disabled and be in range of a cell-data connection.
- Notes:
- “Username” entries must include the domain e.g. “xxx@yyy” not just “xxx”.
- Depending on email service, email account client (e.g. phone) configs may offer IMAP or POP.
- Choose IMAP if available for your email service.
- IMAP copies emails to client (e.g. an iPhone) whereas POP moves them.
- 1&1 Email client account config info is at http://order.1and1.co.uk/links/email-hosting.html
- Virgin Email client account config info:
- http://help.virginmedia.com/system/selfservice.controller?CMD=VIEW_ARTICLE&ARTICLE_ID=37902&CURRENT_CMD=SEARCH&CONFIGURATION=1002&PARTITION_ID=1&USERTYPE=1&LANGUAGE=en&COUNTY=us&VM_CUSTOMER_TYPE=Cable
- Incoming: imap4.virgin.net
- Outgoing: smtp.virgin.net
- In both cases, SSL can be enabled – allegedly – but for me there was no config option to enable it for smtp, and imap4 didn’t like it…
- http://help.virginmedia.com/system/selfservice.controller?CMD=VIEW_ARTICLE&ARTICLE_ID=37902&CURRENT_CMD=SEARCH&CONFIGURATION=1002&PARTITION_ID=1&USERTYPE=1&LANGUAGE=en&COUNTY=us&VM_CUSTOMER_TYPE=Cable
- HotMail default setup is POP3, but can get IMAP as follows:
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- Add Account > Microsoft Exchange
- (sic)
- Enter full email address in both Username and email fields
- Leave Domain field blank
- Enter Password
- Enter Description
- Click Next
- Under Server, enter m.hotmail.com
- (May wish to leave Contacts and Calendars disabled
- Add Account > Microsoft Exchange