How to setup Pop3 email account using iPhone by Web Design Birmingham

Having trouble setting your emails on your iphone – well look no further than this post right here. It gives you a detailed explanation on the steps to take from the main menu all the way until the emails start coming through to your inbox.

How to set up emails on a Iphone Tutorial

Step 1. Go to settings and click on mail, contacts and calendar, this enables you to start the process of setting up your account.

Step 2. Click on add mail account.

Step 3. Click on one of the mail servers, if it isn’t added on the list, then click on “other” and click on add mail account.

Step 4. Enter your name, username, and password, these should match your email details. Your username should be your full email address.

Step 5. You would then need to configure your email details. For your settings, you can choose from either IMAP or POP3. Click on POP3. Then enter your host name and your username. Your hostname will usually be mail.domain name.co.uk and your username will be your email address.

Step 6. You woild then need to find out your hostname. Your host name will be provided from your mobile provider. i.e if your on orange – then the hostname would be smtp.orange.net. It will always start with smtp. Your SMTP could be any one of the following depending on your mobile provider:

  • smtp.orange.net
  • smtp.three.co.uk
  • smtp.02.co.uk
  • smtp.t-email.co.uk

Step 7.) Verifiying your details. You will the need to wait as the account details will then need to be verified. You should ensure that all the details that you have entered are correct, otherwise it would produce an error about your mail server. If you get an error about not connecting using SSL, then you will need to select no. Please ensure that your WI-FI has been turned on.

Step 8. Saving your account. Your account has now been added to your mobile. Don’t forget to click save before continuing otherwise you will have to repeat the process again.

For more information, please see our video tutorial for more information.

How to setup Pop3 email account using iPhone by Web Design Birmingham