Adding Eircom.net mail to iPhone
December 29th, 2009 Posted in Ireland, TechnologyEircom.net mail seems to have improved in recent times with increased storage of 1GB. I’ve never had an account but always marvelled at the horrible interface although this has improved and is more like Yahoo without the needless Yahoo home page. I was trying to figure out how to add an Eircom mail account to the iPhone for a friend and after a bit of googling and help from Twitter-folk this is my take on it.
If you have no mail account set up you can just touch the Mail app and the screen below will appear. If you have previous mail addresses, you need to go through Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars -> Add account
Choose ‘Other’.
Choose ‘Add Mail Account’ if options exist. Put in details for name, address and password. Choose Save.
On the next screen on the IMAP tab (chosen by default) Incoming Mail Server, enter webmail.eircom.net as the ‘Host Name’. ‘User Name’ and ‘Password’ are your mail account details.
On the Outgoing Mail Server enter smtp.o2.ie as the Host Name
‘Verifying IMAP account information’ will appear on the screen and may take a few minutes before telling you that it can’t connect using SSL. Choose Yes to try without SSL.
At this stage you should be able to receive mail whether on wifi or 3G/Edge. However you will only be able to send mail using the 3G/Edge connection. If you’re on wifi, you will need to add and turn on other SMTP servers. Go the Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars -> Your Email Address -> Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) -> Add Server.
I’m on BT so I added mail.iol.ie. If you are on Eircom broadband, I think it’s smtp.eircom.net but I haven’t confirmed this. I think you leave each of the SMTP servers on so that sending mail will work depending on what connection you are on.
If you have done all that, why not use Boxcar to set up push notifications for your mail? Works a treat and it’s free. I have added in a Twitter account for under €1 so I’m notified of anytime I have a reply or direct message also. I’m @Donal on Twitter if you want to chat there.
As is evident above, I’ve just tried things to make Eircom mail work on the iPhone. If you see any obvious flaws please leave a comment below.
38 Responses to “Adding Eircom.net mail to iPhone”
By Katie on Dec 29, 2009
I’m lost by paragraph 2…maybe if I had an iphone it might help!
By Donal on Dec 29, 2009
@Katie: Don’t you work in IT??
Yep, it would help if you had an iPhone. And an Eircom.net mail account. I’m guessing you have neither?
By Peter on Apr 21, 2010
I know I’m a bit late, but the in and outs are actually both “mail1.eircom.net” at least, that’s what I’ve used on my computer for the past 10 years. Although I had trouble setting up the account on my iPod, so I had to let iTunes sync the details from outlook… I’m not sure why it failed, cos the details were the same. Nevertheless, it works now.
By P Crawley on Aug 25, 2010
Brilliant Donal. Thanks a million. Worked like a dream!
By Sean on Sep 6, 2010
I tried to set up my I Iphone many times and I canr have all the details and it seems to be impossible.
I just to the company on Eircom and they told me about my incoming and outgoing mail server and they told me that its; mail1.eircom.net put the the right email and the pass and it says at the end FAILIURE!!!
Help please!!!!!
By rodney gallagher on Sep 24, 2010
great thanks v much worked a treat
By Deirdre on Dec 9, 2010
Donal, have you similar info about setting up eircom.net email on itouch? Would really appreciate it!
By Donal on Dec 9, 2010
Hi Deirdre, I presume it’s much the same? Haven’t used one so can’t say really.
By maurice forde on Dec 13, 2010
this post was great very precise and easy to follow, thanks donal.
By Viv on Feb 18, 2011
Unbelieveably helpful Donal – you’re a star!! From complete randomness, my emails now go to my iphone4 OR to my computer depending which one I check first for new mail.
Do you know what I need to do now to ensure that all emails go to BOTH iphone and computer in all cases and regardless?
Thanks again
By Alan K on Feb 19, 2011
Cheers Donal- you’re a genious
By Donal on Feb 20, 2011
Glad you’re making use of it, thanks for leaving a comment.
@Viv: Mail should be going to both regardless of which you look up first. Of course if you read it on your phone you won’t see it as unread on your computer and vice versa. The mail should still be in both places though.
By Steve Palmet on May 16, 2011
FairPlay to you. You sorted me out and Thanks Stve
By Donal on May 29, 2011
No worries Steve. Thanks for leaving a comment. Just looking at the stats for this post, looks like over 12000 people have come and looked up how to do this!
By Elaine on Jun 10, 2011
Cheers Donal this is a really helpful post
By Arlene on Jun 13, 2011
Hi
I found this post very helpful, thank you. However, I have tried this using vodafone as my outgoing mail server but the following message appears ‘The SMTP Server “smtp.vodafone.ie” is not responding. Can you tell me what server name I would input for vodafone please.
Thanks
By mairead on Jun 29, 2011
Hi Donal,
Any idea how to get eircom working onn the ipad? I can receive mail but not send it for some reason.
Cheers x
By Mary c on Jul 21, 2011
Hi
I have the same problem as mairead, I cannot type in the text box of Eircom emails on my iPad. The keyboard comes up for the ‘to’ box and ‘subject’ but it doesn’t recognise the content box. Can anyone please help?
Mary
By Louise on Aug 8, 2011
Ive been trying to do this for over a month but it worked after ur tutorial. Thx a million Donal!
By Donal on Aug 12, 2011
You’re welcome Louise. Glad to be a help.
By Helen on Aug 23, 2011
Hi, i have been trying unsuccessfully to set my eircom e mail a/c up on my new ipad. i am completly frustrated at this stage. I usually access my account from the eircom.net web site. please help. thanks.
By mary monahan on Sep 17, 2011
Brilliant
By marian on Sep 20, 2011
God bless you Donal, this had me nearly driven mad
By Jackie on Sep 21, 2011
Donal
You are a genius. Been struggling with this for months. Eircom support had no idea! Thks again.
By john on Sep 22, 2011
yes most helpful thanks – it finally dawned on me that I had to use Eircom as SMTP server when using wifi at home with my laptop – but mail1.eircom.net would not work so mail2.eircom.net is back-up!!!
with mobile email 3g or mobile email one has to use their (o2 or vodafone or 3 ) providers smtp
this seems to be a relatively new development and I dont know why – a control issue perhaps??
By Pamie on Oct 4, 2011
I have entered above advice on iphone and all well except mail sent by iphone only visible on iphone not at home on laptop. All incoming mail available at home and on iphone. Viv had similar problem.
By Jazzygal on Oct 7, 2011
Hi Donal,
This is an extremely helpful blog post…a twitter pal pointed me to it.
I have 2 devices. 1) My itouch and I have successfully set eircom email account up on it with the exception of outgoing email. I can’t send email. I have entered the correct outgoing server (vodafone) but when I went to ‘add server’ via outgoing server -> add account (Primary server is showing as vodafone account) I get this message after I get the SSL one in your post above):
SMPT account verification failed
The SMPT server….(vodafone) is not responding. Check network connection and that correct info is entered…’
I get the same message on no. 2) device: an old iPhone 3gs. But I get the message at the earlier stage so the email account won’t set up at all.
Obviously I’ve checked and network connection is working..
if you have ANY advice I’d be very grateful…thanks:-)
By Jazzygal on Oct 7, 2011
Sorry….I’ve just checked and I actually have the email account set up on iphone! It DID work! So it’s just outgoing email on both devices that I’m stuck on.
Thanks again!
By Ken on Oct 21, 2011
Cheers Donal, worked a treat!
Well done!!!
Ken
By Sean on Oct 28, 2011
Just a couple of points.
there are two “types” or ways of dealing with email – one is referred to as pop 3 and the other as imap.
pop3 was grand in simpler times when you had a pc and you downloaded your mail to to your inbox and it did not remain on the isps server. Gradually people wanted to access their mail from more than one device and thats where imap comes in – this effectively leaves your mail on the server and you access it from your various devices.
However you have to be precise in your settings. For example you have to turn on imap in your gmail settings and older eircom accounts need to be adapted to imap by requesting it from Eircom.
Also to ensure that all mails end up in your sent mail no matter what device you use you need to be using imap.
Also remember that usually your can access incoming mail relatively easily no matter which isp you are with however to send mail you usually have to use the smtp (outgoing server) of whichever isp you are using at the time.
So say you have a home connection with Eircom then you would be using Eircoms smtp on the pc or laptop but a mobile with say O2 then you will need to have o2′s smtp for sending via the mobile.
By Ricco on Nov 2, 2011
Good stuff Donal. Cheers.
Arelene, the SMTP outgoing settings you need for Vodafone is mail.vodafone.ie
By Anna on Nov 5, 2011
Thanks Donal. Worked perfect first time on new iPhone4s with Vodafone.
Thanks very much
By Rebecca on Dec 4, 2011
Having great difficulty despite doing all above.
1) sending email from wifi at home can take hours
2) can check email on 3G but can’t send.
All stmp settings are on, should I turn them manually off/on when changing between 3G and wifi?
Any advise before I throw iPhone out window?!
By Anna on Dec 11, 2011
Followed above instructions using wifi and had no problems with incoming mail. Turned off wifi and set outgoing server as: mail1.eircom.net turned wifi back on – outgoing mail working fine now.
By rachel on Dec 29, 2011
Hi Donal
You are a genius!!Thanks so much for the above!! I have been trying to set this up for months!!!
Cheers
By Cait on Mar 16, 2012
Hi Donal
Thanks so much for this. I still cant manage it though. When i put the smtp o2 server in the outgoing box do i put in my username and password again? After i click go ahead without SSL i get an error message after a few mins saying cannot send mail, the username or password for’ smtp,o2.ie’ is incorrect. Have u any idea why this is or can i fix it?? Thanks! Cait
By Ian on Jul 12, 2012
Hi Donal,
I’ve tried you instruction above (plus Anna on December 11, 2011 at 1:48 am info) and just cannot get my iPhone 4 to send Eircom.net mail.
Can send and receive gmail & yahoo mails on network/3G/WiFi no problem.
My specs are:
@eircom.net e-mail address
on the Vodafone network for my mobile
on the Vodafone network for home broadband/wifi
mostly check mail on the phone when on various other Wifi’s scattered around the place.
Any pointers greatly appricated (as the Eircom & Vadafone site were a waste of time)
Cheers,
Ian.
By Pat Shaw on Nov 28, 2012
I’m having the same problem with O2. Could at one stage only send using 3G but recently cannot send anything at all using 3G or WiFi.