This lesson describes how to configure your iPhone to work with your email account. These instructions were created using an iPhone 3G running iPhone OS 2.2.1. If you are using a different version of the iPhone hardware or operating system, these instructions may differ slightly.
Tap the "Settings" button on your iPhone home screen. If you have installed custom applications from the Apple AppStore, this button may be located on a different home screen than the one pictured. By default, it is on your main home screen.
This is the main Settings screen. You will need to scroll down to the section labelled "Mail, Contacts, Calendars" as pictured in the next step.
Tap "Mail, Contacts, Calendars".
If you have already configured an email account on your iPhone, you will need to tap the "Add Account..." label shown. If you have not configured any mail accounts on your iPhone simply skip to the next step.
Tap the "Other" option at the bottom of the screen.
Enter in the information requested. In the password field, enter the password for your email account.
When you have entered in all of the requested information, tap the "Save" button.
Choose either "IMAP" or "POP" for your email service. Choosing IMAP will keep messages in sync between your iPhone and your other mailboxes. Choosing POP will provide you with slightly faster download times, but your messages will not be synchronized with your other mailboxes.
To configure the Incoming Mail Server details, enter in your username and password in the form of:
Host Name: mail.hover.com
User Name: your full email address
Password: your email password
For example, for the email address "ross@ultrarider.ca" I would enter in the following details:
Host Name: mail.hover.com
User Name: ross@ultrarider.ca
Password: "My Email Password"
Scroll down to the "Outgoing Mail Server" section.
To configure the Outgoing Mail Server details, repeat what you did in the previous step and enter in your username and password in the form of:
Host Name: mail.hover.com
User Name: your full email address
Password: your email password
For example, for the email address "ross@ultrarider.ca" I would enter in the following details:
Host Name: mail.hover.com
User Name: ross@ultrarider.ca
Password: "My Email Password"
Tap the "Save" button when you are finished.
If you encounter this error message, simply tap the "Continue" button.
Your iPhone will now attempt to verify the details that you entered. Be patient, this step could take a little bit of time.
After your iPhone has verified the account details that you provided, your account will be listed in the configuration section under "Mail, Contacts, Calendar" in the Settings application. You can change the behavior of your mailbox by tapping the account name you just created and by changing the other options displayed.
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Comments (16)
Totally agree - deserves an award the best instructions ever
Easy to agree with all the others :)
Excellent istructions. Now I have both
my business and personal email everywhere
in my pocket...
What can I say.... Foolproof! Lots of pictures! Uh, idiotproof! Even I figured it out!
Wooooheee! I did not even know that i could use imap instead of pop. Seems to work Fine!
Hello Ross, thank you man! Your instructions are not only simple to follow but they WORK! I had never used IMAP but it is great, I can see all the sent messages from my account. I will move to IMAP all my email accounts. THANK YOU!
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! Without a doubt your instructions are the very best I've seen - clear, concise, easy to follow, great graphics in case there is a question regarding written instructions. Awards to you! Thank you so much!
AMAZING guide, worked like a charm for my iPhone 3GS! =)
WOW! If I could have found this on my on, it would have saved me lots of time! These instructions were fantastic - simple, easy-to-follow and worked the first time. Amazing.
Hello Ross Your instructions are easy to follow, but I keep getting up to the wrong username or password I have an iPhone3G with OS 3.1, there are those which can be done in getting my mail on my iphone tommy@strom.nu .
mvh Tommy
@Tommy
Thanks for the compliment on the lesson. At times we see Subscribers attempt to use the mobile setup plans while having a Webmail Only Plan. How do you know what plan you are on? Click on the Services Tab from your Hover Admin, and it will state the name of the plan you are on.
Thanks, that worked for me. Great job!
Great instructions - up and running in 5 mins!
great, best instructions ever as said before
thanks!
I agree with everybody else.
Great instructions, couldn't be clearer!
Works perfectly.
Superb instructions! Simply superb. The new management "gets it."
Easy to follow setting account guidance. Took me less than 5 minutes to set up.
Thank you guuuuuys!.
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