The Apple iPhone has become a valuable communication tool used by millions. Take full advantage of all the features and set up your iPhone to send and receive emails.
In order to set up your email on your iPhone you need to know the mail configuration details from your mail provider – which is sometimes also your Internet provider.
If you happen to live in Canada then you’re in luck, here’s the steps for setting up your email on Telus, Shaw, Rogers, Gmail and Yahoo on your iPhone – and when you’ve done that, here’s some other cool things you can do with your iPhone.
iPhone Email Setup Overview
Just looking for the email settings? This table gives you the quick ‘n dirty. The complete step-by-step instructions can be found in the additional details shown below this table.
| Provider | Type | Incoming | Outgoing | Notes |
| Telus | pop3 | pop.telus.net | smtp.telus.net | |
| Shaw | pop3 | mail.shawcable.com | mail.shawcable.com | |
| Rogers | pop3 | pop.broadband.rogers.com | smtp.broadband.rogers.com | |
| GMail | imap | imap.gmail.com | smtp.gmail.com | |
| Yahoo | imap | imap.mail.yahoo.com | smtp.mobile.mail.yahoo.com |
Setup eMail on your iPhone
Use these instructions to setup email from Gmail, Telus, Shaw, and Rogers on your iPhone. These instructions work for both the iPhone and the iPod Touch.
Note: These instructions are for personal email; POP3, or IMAP. If you want to connect to an Exchange Server try (Synchronizing email with your work or Microsoft Exchange Server)
Telus email settings for your iPhone (or iPod Touch)
- - On your iPhone or iPod touch’s home screen, tap Settings
- - Tap Mail
- - Tap Add Account…
- - Tap Other
- - Tap Add Mail Account
- - Enter your Telus email account information
- - Tap Save
- - Telus Incoming Mail Server: pop.telus.net or (IMAP) imap.telus.net
- - Telus Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.telus.net
- - Tap Save
Shaw email settings for your iPhone (or iPod Touch)
- - On your iPhone or iPod touch’s home screen, tap Settings
- - Tap Mail
- - Tap Add Account…
- - Tap Other
- - Tap Add Mail Account
- - Enter your shawmail account information
- - Tap Save
- - Shaw Incoming Mail Server: (find your mail server here you must have the correct city code)
- Shaw Outgoing Mail Server: (same as above)
- Tap Save
Rogers email settings for your iPhone (or iPod Touch)
- - On your iPhone or iPod touch’s home screen, tap Settings
- - Tap Mail
- - Tap Add Account…
- - Tap Other
- - Tap Add Mail Account
- - Enter your Rogers email account information
- - Tap Save
- - Rogers Incoming Mail Server: pop.broadband.rogers.com
- - Rogers Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.broadband.rogers.com
- - (as per comments below, could also try smtp.rogerswirelessdata.com)
- - Tap Save
In fact, Rogers has a handy setup chart for incoming and outgoing servers based on who’s Internet network you are on, with setups for Sasktel, Uniserver, and others.
Gmail email settings for your iPhone (or iPod Touch)
- - Make sure you’ve enable IMAP in your main Gmail settings
- - On your iPhone or iPod touch’s home screen, tap Settings
- - Tap Mail
- - Tap Add Account…
- - Tap Other (don’t use the “Gmail” option)
- - Tap Add Mail Account
- - Enter your account information, being sure to use your full Gmail address (or full Google Apps email address)
- - Tap Save
- - For Incoming Mail Server:
- - Host Name is ‘imap.gmail.com’
- - User Name is your full Gmail address, including ‘@gmail.com’ (or full Google Apps email address)
- - For Outgoing Mail Server:
- - Host Name is ‘smtp.gmail.com’
- - User Name is your full Gmail address, including ‘@gmail.com’ (or full Google Apps email address)
- - Tap Save
Other cool things you can do with your iPhone:
- Making Movies with your iPhone
- Helicopter your can control with your iPhone
- Monitor your blood pressure with your iPhone
and sorry, It is for a Telus account.
I have a similar issue with this. Following the information above, I get the SSL error. When I say to connect without SSL, I then get an Incoming Mail Server error message. With IMAP or POP. Neither of them work. So it won’t add the account, so I can’t get in to change the settings on the ports. Any suggestions?
exact same problem – anyone have a solution?
Paul, if I understand correctly you cannot connect because of SSL? To which provider? Gmail & Yahoo are the only one listed that use IMAP. Everything else should be setup using POP3 with no SSL. One thing I have had to do in the past is use port 587 as an outgoing server port.
Thanks for this; here’s the update for iphone 4s:
You have to enter your email address in the Description field same as in the Address field, can’t rename your account;
Name: your name or whatever you want
Address: emailaddress@telus.net
Description: emailaddress@telus.net
Incoming Mail Server:
Host Name: pop.telus.net
Username: emailaddress
Password: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Outgoing Mail Server:
SMTP: smtp.telus.net
Advanced:
Use SSL: Off
Authentication: password
Server Port: 110
S/MIME: Off
It keeps saying do you want to set up without SSL and I said no and then it states imap.telus.net is not responding – same if I try POP3
Rogers outgoing server is:
Smtp.rogerswirelessdata.com
Thanks for the update Pat!