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How to activate an existing email account on an iPhone

To set up Windows Live Hotmail on your iPhone, follow these steps:

1. From the home screen, tap Settings > Mail > Add Account > Other > Add Mail Account

   

2. Enter Name, Hotmail address (that's your Windows Live ID, e.g. "dan@hotmail.com") and Hotmail password

    

   Note: If you get an error message about subscribing to "Windows Live Hotmail Plus", just press "OK" to ignore it.  POP3 access is now available for free for all Windows Live Hotmail customers.

   
   
3. Click "Save" 
   
   It should take a while to confirm and setup your account. Your account will be automatically configured at this point without further action from you.
   
   
4. You're done! Now go to the Mail app and start downloading your Hotmail messages.

    

   Note: The first download from POP3 servers could take up to 5 minutes for the first sync.

   
   

If for any reason your iPhone doesn't auto-populate the server information, you can set the server settings manually. From the home screen, tap Settings > Mail > select your Hotmail account, then enter the following:

Incoming Mail Server
Host Name: pop3.live.com
User Name:
Password:

Outgoing Mail Server
Host Name: smtp.live.com
User Name:
Password:
User SSL: On
Authentication: Password
Server Port: 25

Advanced
Use SSL: On
Authentication: Password
Delete from server: When removed from inbox
Server Port: 995

• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server with Service Pack 4 (SP4) or Microsoft® Windows
  
  
• Server™ 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) (recommended) 
  
  
• Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003 SP2 (includes Exchange ActiveSync) or 2007
  
  
• Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® Mobile Administration Web tool 
  
  
• Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0-based devices that have the Messaging and Security Feature Pack
  
  
• Active Directory® directory service 
  
  
• Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0

• Push email using Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync (for customers using a Microsoft Server). 
  
  
• Visit the Apple website for the infomation on EAS and internet mail using POP3 or IMAP protocols.

1. Tap 'Settings'
2. Tap 'Mail'
3. Tap 'Signature'
4. Either delete and leave blank or input a signature of your choice.
5. Tap 'Mail' to exit

Insert your old SIM card into your new phone and follow the steps below:

1. From the Home Screen select the Setup Folder  and select Email Settings/Email Accounts.
2. You will now be able to view your email accounts, select Move and your email accounts will be associated with your new BlackBerry.
3. Validate your existing email accounts on your new phone by entering the email account password and select Validate.

You can use your BlackBerry with absolutely any email address. There are only two limitations –

1. You can only have up to 10 email addresses.

2. If it’s an email address handled by your own (or your company’s) email server then you will need to open up the email account for POP3 access or install a BlackBerry Enterprise Server

In order to start receiving your email directly onto your phone you will need your email address and password, then follow the FAQ ‘How do I add, change or delete my own email accounts?’

If your email domain (the bit after the @ sign) is new to the BlackBerry Network you will need to input your POP3 or IMAP server information.

If you’re not sure what this is, click here to confirm your POP3 account details, it will help confirm wither you are putting the correct email account information in your phone.