X8 Xperia

[#1]

Hi
Just got a new phone and trying to hook back up to email.
I have put all the settings in as on my old phone but keep getting the message server not found when I try to connect.
If I change the accout password to make it incorrect I then get a message that account/password is incorrect so it looks like it can see the server!
Any ideas?

Rob

[#2]

Hi Loon,
I've heard of others having this issue on the X8. Have you tried completely removing the mail account and re-entering the details manually?
I found these instructions on the Sony Ericsson website which may help:
  1. From the Home screen, find and tap Settings.
  2. Tap Sony Ericsson > Email.
  3. Tap Uninstall account > OK.
One thing to bear in mind is that this phone allows for the automatic detection of e-mail settings when you enter your e-mail address and password, which I suspect you may have done. I fear this may have picked up the wrong type of e-mail service (i.e active synch or exchange rather than POP3).

[#3]

Hi Adam
Thanks for the reply.
I am unable to remove the accout as I dont think it has created one yet 
The process goes like this:
From the home screen I tap the email icon.
The next screen asks for the email address and password -> I am entering my plusnet email account and password.
After about a minute (I guess this fails) it takes me to the manual settings page.
From here I am selecting IMAP (and tried pop3) and entering all the settings I used on my old T715 .
imap.plus.net
my account user name
my account password
Port 143 (default)
smtp-mbb.three.co.uk
port 25
If I enter the correct info I get the message unable to find the server.
If I change the password to an incorrect one I get -> Authentication error. Check user name and password.
This is the same for pop3
Any ideas or suggestions would be great.
Rob

[#4]

Got bored surfing the web for ideas so downloaded K9 for the android.
Seems to do what it says on the tin and took all of 1 minute (well maybe 3) to setup and get running.
Tested and seems to be working fine.
Thanks anyway.
Rob

[#5]

No problem, from personal experience third party apps can quite often be a better solution. I was going to ask how you were entering your username but obviously that wasn't the issue.