Configure Windows Live Or Hotmail Account In Your IPhone

IPhone lets you configure your email accounts in it, and now, if you have a Hotmail account, we will give you tips on how to configure that on your iPhone. In normal cases, all you need is your email address and the password of that email account. IPhone would automatically go online, obtain the settings, and configure your email. However, in some cases this might not work, and you may require to verify the settings manually. Before you contact Windows Live chat support to fix the issue, follow the guidelines below if you want to fix the issue for yourself.

Instructions

• Start your iPhone. Find the Mail icon, which is found at the bottom. In the next window, you will find the list of service providers.
• Next, hit the Other option, then Add Account, and this will help you to set up the email on your iPhone. All you need to do is follow the simple commands on-screen and add your email address and password.

Now, if you have added your email account and then you are unable to connect to your account, then follow the steps below.

• Hit Settings. On the Settings window, choose Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
• Choose the Add Account option and then select Add Mail Account.
• Select the Name option and enter your name. Enter the email address carefully near the Address space.
• Select Next. This step will enable iPhone to go online and verify the settings.

The below steps will help you to verify the settings and correct them if you find them wrong.

• Choose the Email account setting and then the option Windows Live account.
• Select Host Name, and then enter pop3live.com.
• Choose SMTP, and enter smtp.live.com.
• Select Advanced.
• Choose On in the Use SSL field.
• Select Authentication and then the option Password. Enter the password for your email address carefully.
• Choose Server Port, and enter 995. This is the incoming port number for your email address.
• Select SMTP and then choose the option SMTP Live. Select Server Port and enter 587. This is the outgoing port number of your email address.

Once you finish with the above steps, try to send a test mail and verify if it is successful. However, if the above steps did not help you to fix the troubles with your email, then contact Windows Live chat support to troubleshoot the issue.