Email VERY slow on N900
 

Hi people

My email (hotmail) is very, very slow on the N900.

As soon as i bring up emails it takes about 40 minutes to load inbox then when i go into an email it takes another 10 or so minutes to load the actual email and sometimes doesnt even go into the email... it just displays the email for about 2 seconds then brings me back to inbox immediately. I'm wondering if anyone knows a fix for this issue?

Thank you.

Re: Email VERY slow on N900
 

First, can I ask, are you viewing your Hotmail account via the web browser or are you using the N900's E-mail application?

If you're trying to view the Hotmail web interface, odds are that it's just putting too much of a load on the N900. The Gmail web interface is pretty slow too (although not nearly as bad as you are seeing). Probably the best solution would be to set up the E-mail app to connect to your Hotmail account (I think Hotmail supports POP3 access), and use that instead -- it makes things a lot quicker and easier.

If you're seeing this kind of lag in the E-mail app, then there is a more serious problem... :)

Re: Email VERY slow on N900
 

hi mate

Thanks for your reply.

Then i think the problem is serious because its the app i use which is part of the N900. Its called 'Email'
2 accounts its been slow on now. started on my Dads so he removed it then i put mine up on there and its slow on that too :(

Got any suggestions or a fix for this?

Thanks again

Re: Email VERY slow on N900
 

Did you try it trough Nokia Messaging?

Re: Email VERY slow on N900
 

Hi

How is this done exactly?

Is it done via the web through email.nokia.com?

Thanks

Re: Email VERY slow on N900
 

Open Modest and register new account...choose your country and Nokia Messaging, enter your email address and password...and there you go.

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Re: Email VERY slow on N900
 

Hmm... Let me ask first, have you been experiencing similar lag when browsing web sites, or doing other internet-related tasks?

And, as Dzano noted, experimenting with an e-mail account from a different provider than Hotmail could prove useful. If that works, the likelihood is that there is a problem either with the Hotmail account setup, or with Hotmail's POP3 access. If the lag exists for any email account, something else is going on...

Re: Email VERY slow on N900
 

I'm not asking you to try with any other email provider. Use your existing Hotmail account and register it trough Nokia Messaging. It's much faster and it supports push email.

Re: Email VERY slow on N900
 

Ah, gotcha, thanks. (I've never used Nokia Messaging myself.) Still, there's gotta be a problem here somewhere; no mail service takes that long to connect, even without Nokia Messaging...

Re: Email VERY slow on N900
 

I dont think i have modest? Do I?
How do i check or does it come standard?
LOL this is how much of a newbie i am!
If i dont have it how would i download it?

Actually no not really.. its the first time ive turned the phone on for a year. So i havent really tried many sites on it. But so far all sites have loaded ok. Yes i will try changing to Gmail. Could you perhaps advise me with the correct hotmail settings such as ports and POP3, SMTP so i can check it is all correct?

To register it through nokia messaging does that mean id go onto email.nokia.com to sync my hotmail with it or something?

Thanks guys!

Re: Email VERY slow on N900
 

The official name of the N900's e-mail app is "modest", but it is just shown as "E-mail" from the desktop. :)

Hmm. When you create a new account, the setup wizard in modest should have picked the correct settings for you. You can take a look at the settings by choosing "Edit accounts" from the drop-down menu. I don't know what the exact settings for Hotmail would be, but I'm sure they can be found; if Gmail works, the odds are that the wizard did somehow choose the wrong settings for Hotmail.

Re: Email VERY slow on N900
 

Just register it on your N900
(open Email app, add new account, select Nokia Messaging, enter xxxxxxx@hotmail.com, password...and thats it)

You don't need browser unless you want to add more accounts to your Nokia Messaging.

Re: Email VERY slow on N900
 

Hi mate thanks so much for your help

All seems better now :D