HoTMaiL Available On iPhone (And Other Mobile Phones)
I was not paying attention when Microsoft announced last month
that POP3/SMTP support has been re-established for Hotmail. Er
Windows Live Mail or whatever the latest rebranding is.
Adding your Hotmail account to your iPhone is very
straightforward with the iPhone auto detecting all the settings.
If for some reason it does not auto detect or you're trying this on
a different device you may want to check out the Windows Live blog
post at
http://windowslivewire.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2F7EB29B42641D59!32413.entry?sa=176162102.
It has a list of all the settings required.
- To configure your iPhone start by tapping the Settings icon.
Unless you have moved it you should find it somewhere on the first
page of your home screen.
- Scroll through the list of settings and tap on Mail, Contacts,
Calendars
- In the screen that appears tap the option for Add
Account...
- You will want to select Other
- In the screen that appears you will see four fields to
complete. Name is the name you would like to appear when you send
messages. The Address is your full Hotmail address. Although I
haven't tried it I presume that addresses at msn.com and other
Microsoft domains should work. Enter your account password. The
Description defaults to your email address but you are free to
change that to whatever you like.
- Click the Save button and then navigate to your iPhone's email
client. It might take a few seconds to catch up but you should see
your newly added account appear.