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Using an iPhone with Your Email

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Recently Updated: November 19, 2009 7:47 AM

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Setting up your personal email account on your iPhone® lets you send and receive email using your phone. This article's screenshots use iPhone firmware 3.1.2, but previous versions use the same settings.

NOTE: iPod Touch users may also use these settings, but must connect via Wi-Fi to send and receive email.

Before You Start:

  • Have your full email address and account password ready.
  • Find your incoming and outgoing server names, click here to learn how.

To Use an iPhone with Your Email


  1. From the Home screen, tap Settings.
  2. On the Settings screen, tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
  3. Tap Add Account....
  4. Tap Other.
  5. Tap Add Mail Account.
  6. Complete the following fields, and then tap, Save.
    Name
    The name to display on your email.
    Address
    Your email address.
    Password
    Your email account password.
    Description
    A description of the email address to display in the email account list on your iPhone.
  7. Tap IMAP or POP.

    NOTE: To use IMAP, your email account with us must support IMAP functionality.

  8. Enter your Incoming Mail Server information:
    Host Name
    The incoming server name determined for this domain. Click here for help finding your POP or IMAP settings.
    User Name
    Your full email address.
    Password
    Your email account password.
  9. Enter your Outgoing Mail Server information:
    Host Name
    The outgoing server name determined for this domain. Click here for help finding your SMTP settings.

    NOTE: You must have enabled SMTP relays for your account in the Email Control Center. For more information, see Checking Your SMTP Relay Settings.

    User Name
    Your full email address.
    Password
    Your email account password.
  10. Tap Save.

You can Enable SSL for more security with your iPhone's email once it's active. For more information about adding SSL, see Enabling Email with SSL on Your iPhone.

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