Windows Live Hotmail

[ramosjuanr]

Hi everyone,

Is there a problem with the stock email app and hotmail??

When i try to setup my hotmail acct. throu the 'Windows Live Hotmail' option,

after entering my username and password comes up with a 'server not reponding' message.

I was not having this problem with Froyo.

Thank You.

[Ann154]

Verify you are using these settings. Also others had better luck with K9 mail.

Incoming
POP
email address: user@Hotmail.com
Username: user@Hotmail.com
Password: xxxxx
Pop server: pop3.live.com
Security type: SSL
Server port: 995

Outgoing
Login required checked on
Username: user@Hotmail.com
Password: xxxxx
SMTP Server: smtp.live.com
Security type: TLS
Server port: 587

[johndoe123]

Hi,

When I setup the email acct. using the 'Windows Live Hotmail' option i doesn't give a chance to

chage the settings, it only asks me for the username and password. I guess i puts the settings automatically.

If i try to set it up using 'Other POP3' then I can input settings manually.

But now it won't let me delete the Live acct. saying that is in use by another app, that I need to do a factory reset.

I think that the stock email app is not working properly.

[Ann154]

Once the account is added, whether on the pop3 or the windows live Hotmail option, you can go in and edit the account for the right settings. That was how I typed the information above in the first place. I opened the account settings and viewed what works for me.

[Midnight_Blue]

Proper way to setup Hotmail on Android is via ActiveSync (like Exchange)

http://windowslivehelp.com/solution.aspx?solutionid=f49bdf1f-8bb9-47e4-9633-e3a6ba15e2f8&wa=wsignin1...

this did not work well for me with Froyo but is working fine with GB.

[Ann154]

Midnight, I have had mine set up with the settings I posted above since Nov 2009 without a problem.

[Midnight_Blue]

That's good for you.

ActiveSync is the preferred connection method according to MS. Same way that the mail client talks to an Exchange server. I'm sure there are functional differences between POP and AS, but I don't know what they are. AS support for Hotmail is fairly new. You may want to try it. You might like it.

[Ann154]

If it adds the contacts and calendar from the Hotmail account, no thanks. I don't need that info on my phone.
If it ain't broke...