So on my longwards journey to try and Apple’s infamous device to handle email, I investigataed A LOT of solutions… this one I found sitting on the InterWeb – and certainly it managed to alleviate my problems to some extent.
With the kind permission of Jim Martin (Traveller 2.0) then, I reproduce the solution steps here:
- On the iPhone, delete all e-mail accounts.
- Reset the iPhone’s network settings (Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings).
- Disable Wi-Fi (some e-mail accounts don’t work properly if set up the first time with Wi-Fi in use, he explained).
- On the iPhone, manually re-add the e-mail accounts. (When setting up my sbcglobal.net e-mail account, which is now an AT&T Yahoo service, I was advised to choose Yahoo as the service provider.)
- Disable e-mail syncing with iTunes.
I think I’ve had some additional problems to a lot of people with the email client, however this might work for you.
I’d also suggest having a look at Jim’s blog – it’s a great read, and as Jim says, “Technology news & views for people on the go“