Can we both use the same email account on our iPhones?

My  husband and I each have iPhone 4s (1-4s, 1-4), but we use the same email account.  Can we each have the same email account on our iPhones?  If yes, please provide details.

Yes, just set the same account up on both devices. Make sure it is setup as IMAP (not POP3) so that the first person to check the email account each time doesn't download all the email from the server.
As we don't know who your email provider is, we can't provide any specific details on the setup.

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