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Iphone/Itouch question

Discussion in 'APPLE iPhone, iPad Tablets and all iOS Devices' started by kjo, Mar 26, 2010.

  1. kjo

    kjo Bronze Senior Member
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    My mom recently got me a IPOD Touch as a present.

    I went to set up the email with hotmail/msn. It works to receive---but I can't get it to send. I take that back.. it sent like 3 time and then stopped.

    So I figured I could ask this here--- any idea how to fix this.

    It keeps saying
    the connection to the outgoing server "smtp.live.com" failed. and to go to mail settings and adjust.

    I can't adjust anymore..LOL

    Any thoughts or ideas great appreciated!

    I know this is for the Iphone but they are so similiar.

    I'm within a 30 day time limit.
    I thought about getting a netbook, and then thought I would try this.

    Is this hotmail thing going to be a problem forever? I really don't want to change emails. But if Apple/Micrsoft can't co exist on here--- then I'm wondering if I should just get the netbook and take this itouch back...

    Thanks!
     
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    #1 kjo, Mar 26, 2010
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    Google'ing will give you plenty of solutions to this. It seems that in the past, Hotmail did not support POP or IMAP as well as it should. It seems that it is fixed now, and upgrading hotmail with $$ is not necessary anymore...I think.

    Check your port numbers. See here Setup Hotmail on iPhone or iPod touch


    Although you should not need the following information, if your iPhone or iPod touch has troubles connecting to your Hotmail account, here is the detailed information you may need for the mail server settings and configuration.

    The incoming mail server is pop3.live.com, and uses port 995.

    The outgoing mail server is smtp.live.com, using port 25.

    Choose "SSL" as On for both incoming and outgoing mail. (SSL stands for "Secure Socket Layers", and is just a tech term to say that the connection from your iPhone or iPod touch and Hotmail's servers will be secure and encrypted.)

    An increasing number of internet service providers are choosing to fight spam by disallowing outgoing mail through port 25. If this is the case, you may face problems using Hotmail from your iPhone or iPod touch. Just setup your Hotmail account and test it to know for sure. If you have any issue, use port 587 for outgoing mail instead of port 25.

    Further info is here http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1694?viewlocale=en_US and here http://mailcall.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!CC9301187A51FE33!49799.entry
     
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    Thank you for all this info. I will see if I can't get it working and I did reply back to you ;)
    If worse comes to worse I'll just tear my hair out- LOL it'll grow back eventually:browani:
     
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    #3 kjo, Mar 26, 2010
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    So I sent a message to Hotmail/msn saying what the heck is wrong with this. Isn't it just type it in and connect because I still couldn't get it to work.
    I changed all the stuff ports,etc. and still nothing!

    So immediately after I got a message back from hotmail telling me how to "fix" it--- all of a sudden it started working and has fine ever since.

    and I DIdn't change a thing?? ????!!!!

    hmmmm ... makes me wonder. Do they have people blocked from using itouch's or iphones until they complain or contact them ??? :loony:

    Anyway-- so it appears to be working now. Go figure. :)


    Now I gotta find out if there is an application for wireless advisor to go on my itouch so I can be better about posting again- LOL
     
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    #4 kjo, Apr 12, 2010
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    Thanks for the follow up posting. Good that you stuck with it and emailed Hotmail. A strange situation indeed.

    I just use safari either with the full version or one of the skins for faster speeds. Works ok for short messaging on WA. Fun to read post that way.
     
    #5 viewfly, Apr 15, 2010
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