HOWTO: Get hotmail working using the email app

[Ageless Stranger]

I have managed to get the G1 to download emails from my Hotmail account (something that a lot of people are having trouble doing I understand). I have been informed that these settings will work in the UK and most of Europe but I cant verify if it works elsewhere. Maybe you will have to set your locale on the hotmail webpage to UK to get it working.

Anyway here are the POP3 and SMTP settings for hotmail using the email app supplied on the device. I have tried and been able to read from my hotmail account.


POP server: pop3.live.com
Authentication type: SSL
User name: Your Windows Live ID, for example yourname@hotmail.com
Password: The password you usually use to sign in to Hotmail or Windows Live


SMTP server: smtp.live.com
Autentication type: use TLS

edit: these settings now work when forwarding mail to your gmail account

[Andor]

Excellent, thanks for sharing this!

[Lismany]

I think something has happened at Hotmail.

I am in the UK. I just entered my Hotmail email address and password into the setup email page on my G1. I clicked on Next and my Hotmail account was set up automatically without any requirement to manually add POP server, Authentication type or anything else.

My emails are downloading perfectly.

[Ronzdaname]

I tried this here in the U.S. and it will not work. Tells me that it cannot log into the POP server.

[Ageless Stranger]

It could be limited to Europe, has anyone tried going to the hotmail settings using a web page and set your home location to the UK and tried again?

[kozif]

This is on another thread



Hi
I bought a HTC Desire last thursday and have been trying to set up hotmail on it without success - then I have just found this forum and Fabpri's info (below) works spot on for me

Dunno if it matters - but I'm on Tmobile and have a hotmail.co.uk addy

All working ticketyboo now - many thanks





Quote:
Originally Posted by fabpri
hi,

for hotmail email set up try the following:

incoming: server: pop3.live.com ssl 995
outgoing: smtp.live.com TSL 587

i too could only receive email not send, using port 587 for outgoing worked for me. let me know how you get on.

fabs

[pommieMJ]

Originally Posted by Ageless Stranger

It could be limited to Europe, has anyone tried going to the hotmail settings using a web page and set your home location to the UK and tried again?

Just as an FYI for everyone, I used the settings and it worked a treat. I'm in Australia.

Cheers for the info.

[raytheman]

awesome dude......