I successfully setup Windows live to receive emails from my hotmail account. Does anyone know if it is possible to setup two Windows live accounts on the phone? (two different hotmail accounts)
When I first setup Windows Live the process started when I installed the cab file but now that it's setup I can't find a way to setup a second email account. I've tried "New Email Account" but when I "try to get the email settings automatically from the internet" it takes me to http://mobile.live.com which is not where I want to go. When I try to set it up manually it asks for "Incoming mail server//Pop/IMAP which it doesn't need because it's hotmail.
Anyone have any ideas?
having the same problem did you ever figure it out?
It is not possible to sync two Hotmail accounts to your device at the same time using Windows Live.
In order to sync a second Hotmail account you need to select switch user from the Account Options menu. this will remove all of the first Hotmail account's emails and contacts in the process.
You basically have two options:
1) Pay for Hotmail Plus $19.99/yr on one account. This allows you to setup POP3 access to your email.
2) Link your Live IDs together. This is a new feature with Live IDs that allows you to receive emails from multiple Hotmail/Live mail accounts all in one inbox. Go to accounts.live.com to acces your settings. Try searching "link live id" at www.liveside.com for more specific instructions.
hope that helps.
3rd option/workaround, use Windows Live app as your primary account (for contacts etc), login in PIE as your secondary account on mobile.live.com, and it will stay logged in, so you can access your secondary inbox and messenger.
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Having a few problems with email. I can't find any way of managing email accounts in WM6. I am currently trying to sync with my companies exchange server. I have all the details I need but when I try to add an email address via Start > Messages > Messaing > New Email account" I get stuck.
It asks me for my email address. I uncheck the 'find settings on the internet' box thing. It then asks for my name and pop3/imap4 server address. I assume this is trying to setup the wrong type of email as I was expecting to be able to select 'Exchange Server' but I am not getting the option to do so.
Am i doing something retarded?
Thanks
Jon
To connect to exchange server directly you go to active sync on your device and "Configure Server"
Don't know what your doing but for me it works fine.
Exchange for skool mail.
Pop3 for Mobile private website mail.
Outlook sync for Private website mail.
It gave me the option the first time I did it but not anymore. Is it only possible to sync with one exchange server and that I have to delete the first attempt before trying to add another?
Also, is there a way of managing the email accounts in WM6 as I want to delete a couple of test accounts I have been playing with and cant seem to find out how to get rid of them.
Thanks
Jon
Open an email or SMS account.
Tap Menu, Tools, Options.
That takes you to a screen where you can add or delete accounts as well as change connection settings for them.
m1ddy said:
It gave me the option the first time I did it but not anymore. Is it only possible to sync with one exchange server and that I have to delete the first attempt before trying to add another?
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You can only sync with one exchange server.
Think I have most things sorted now. The only issue I cannot resolve is I am not being alerted when a mail arrives in my live messenger account. I get the alert when it lands in the inbox but am not being alerted if one of my message rules sends it to one of my custom folders.
my hotmail acc is setup to use plus.
i would like to use the pop3 / smtp settings to pull / receive email.
Is it possible to setup a hotmail account using the pop3 / smtp settings you get with plus? As soon as I create a new email acc and add in my hotmail credentials it auto directs me to the live browser page and asks me to log in.
I would like my hotmail to work seamlessly like gmail does.
Apologies if this question has been asked before. I have had a good look around the place.
I had the same problem, I downloaded the cab located in this thread to install Windows Live. Follow the instructions for setting up Hotmail, don't remember exactly but it was easy to figure out.
After that my Hotmail was available in Outlook, and if you set "Sync Frequency" to "As Items Arrive" under the "Sync Schedule" option, you get Microsoft's version of Push email.
seems to have done the trick. Many thanks for the advice.
I have 3 different accounts set up on live and hotmail. I would like the emails from all of these to be accessible on my Xperia. Sadly every time I try to add the second one the phone does nothing.
I have tried two different ROMs neither of which changed the result.
Hope someone can help.
Thanks.
I'm not a hotmail/live user but i think that the phone wants to associate your live account with windows live. and you can only ad on windows live account. what you cold do is forward the mails to on account. i have 4 email account and i have them forwarded to an gmail account so i only have to ad on account for everything.
like i sayd i'm not an live user so i don't know if there is something you can do i never had this isseu.
ive got 2 hotmail accounts working on mine
Do you have live messenger installed on your phone? as a program not a panel.
You can do it, but you'll get push mail only for ONE account. This is how it works: Set up a new e-mail account, enter a fake e-mail address. The domain-part is important (The thing after @). DO NOT WRITE HOTMAIL OR MSN OR LIVE THERE! Enter correct PW for your e-mail. Then choose POP3 Servers. Servers are: pop3.live.com and smtp.live.com. Make sure you check ALL checkboxes you can, also in advanced, enable SSL, outgoing mails authentication etc. When you're done, EDIT the account you just created and put in the correct e-mail address. Now you can use it
Sweet. Thanks a million.
thats how i got mine to work
but i cant get push email to work how do you set that up?
I have been trying to setup my two hotmail email accounts on my X1. It don't seem to be happening, am, I to conclude that it cant be done?
I tried too...don't think it's possible. I just have one account forwarding email to the other. This way I get push email on both live accounts.
EDIT: There is also an option in Windows Live (online) that lets you link other email accounts to your Live account.
cant you configure one account with live messenger and the other with a normal pop3 settings?
dont you need mail server information to set up pop3 ?
@Whybe: my accounts are linked but I would have to go online to check the mail everytime
Hey all,
I am aware that Google has extended the expiry date for EAS. So this means we should still see the option for Push email, or the "as item arrives" setting while setting up email.
I only use GMail, no calendar.
I dont see the option of "as item arrives" in my GMail accounts when I set them up. My GMail settings are setup like that because I have been using Push on iOS and then Android for last 3 years.
How can I get the "as item arrives" setting to show up in GMail ? It does show in my hotmail account settings.
Device: Lumia 820 on Telstra (Australia)
I would suggest creating the Account as an "Outlook" Account on the phone and entering the server address manually, see: http://email.about.com/od/accessinggmail/f/Gmail_Exchange_ActiveSync_Settings.htm
You can then deactivate syncing of Contact and Calendar. I guess in your current Setup you are using IMAP to connect to GMail and WP does not support IMAP Push/Idle.
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I guess in your current Setup you are using IMAP to connect to GMail
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Yeah, this is correct. IMAP is the preferred choice isn't it ? Web GMail shows either POP or IMAP.
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WP does not support IMAP Push/Idle.
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OK, didn't know that. So what protocol do Hotmail use then for Push/idle ? Because my hotmail account is always up to date.........
Hotmail uses the Exchange ActiveSync Protocol. This is currently still supported for new Connections by GMail as well but will no longer allow new devices to be connected from July onward. If you select "Outlook" as account type for a new Account it will use EAS.
IMAP is what Google is currently pushing Non-Android users to use.
If you set up an account as "Gmail" on Windows Phone, it will give you the option for e-mail only or e-mail, contacts, and calendar. Even if you're not going to use the contacts and calendar sync, you must choose that option to get Exchange ActiveSync (while Google still allows you to set it up). If you choose e-mail only, it will only offer IMAP/POP.