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Old 27-11-2007, 12:07
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I am trying to set up hotmail on my Sony Ericsson K800i. I have got the page of settings from o2, and can send (hurrah!), but cannot receive.

What is the correct incoming server setting for hotmail?
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Old 27-11-2007, 12:20
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I'm pretty sure Hotmail dropped the option of being able to use POP3 and therefore only available via webmail or mobile internet.
Can you not navigate to Hotmail.com on your phone and view your mails there?
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Old 27-11-2007, 12:25
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I'm pretty sure Hotmail dropped the option of being able to use POP3 and therefore only available via webmail or mobile internet.
Can you not navigate to Hotmail.com on your phone and view your mails there?
yes i can - and I can apparently send using the email function from my phone. Just wanted to do it all within the email application if that's possible.....
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Old 27-11-2007, 12:50
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you need to pay for the service now i believe, unless your account is old then you get it for free.
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Old 27-11-2007, 13:58
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They don't do POP3 support. A key reason to just ditch the service altogether IMO.

They have the sync with Windows Live Mail desktop client which is free, or with Outlook which obviously costs. So short of using one of the hacks out there these are your only options.
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Old 27-11-2007, 15:08
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Old 27-11-2007, 15:13
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They don't do POP3 support. A key reason to just ditch the service altogether IMO.

They have the sync with Windows Live Mail desktop client which is free, or with Outlook which obviously costs. So short of using one of the hacks out there these are your only options.
You can now get a link through Outlook for Hotmail accounts - there is a free download provided by Microsoft on their website called Outlook Hotmail Connector which works for Outlook 2003 and 2007.

Managed to get mine hooked up, it all works bar the calendar, which is fine by me. Emails don't come through automatically, you have to do a F9 Send/Receive to pick them up (or just set up an automatic send/receive every minute like I have!)
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Old 27-11-2007, 15:14
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You can now get a link through Outlook for Hotmail accounts - there is a free download provided by Microsoft on their website called Outlook Hotmail Connector which works for Outlook 2003 and 2007.

Managed to get mine hooked up, it all works bar the calendar, which is fine by me. Emails don't come through automatically, you have to do a F9 Send/Receive to pick them up (or just set up an automatic send/receive every minute like I have!)
I know, thats what I said - The point about cost was that Outlook isn't free.
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Old 27-11-2007, 17:45
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you need to pay for the service now i believe, unless your account is old then you get it for free.
I am paying for it....and still don't know what the pop3 address is....
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Old 28-11-2007, 12:21
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Wont work on the phone but there is a script called GetLive
http://sourceforge.net/projects/getlive
It can be used to download hotmail messages to your preferred email client.
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Old 28-11-2007, 12:56
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I am paying for it....and still don't know what the pop3 address is....
i know if you pay for the account it will work with a blackberry, im not sure if the settings are public however if you enter it intoa mobile that will automatically find settings it should find them out for you. "no gurantee there"
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