Email "Auto-Check" isn't checking much
Hello,
The Auto-Check Email feature only works sporadically. I have it set for every 15 minutes, but it often won't check for a few hours. Details:
* I'm using a .Mac email account.
* EVERY time I fire up the phone's email app it checks for mail like clockwork. This works great.
* My Auto-Check problem exists whether I'm using EDGE or WiFi; it doesn't seem to matter. Sometimes just sitting in my house next to my Airport Extreme with full WiFi-bars it will not check for hours... at other times it checks frequently.
Any suggestions? I suspect this is just a software bug that needs some tweaking on Apple's part.
Thanks,
--Dave
PS: Other than this, iPhone gets an A+ with a gold star. Fantastic device!
MacBook Pro 2.33GHz Mac OS X (10.4.9)
You may want to try a couple of the articles below and see if they resolve your issue. Continue to test using Edge and WiFi if possible and post results. I would also advise if possible create a free Gmail, Yahoo, or other free account the iPhone offers and see if they make any difference in the Auto-check feature. Make sure to email yourself a couple emails and start a clock. Let it run for 20 min and see if any new email shows up automatically.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305743
Only perform the Turn iPhone off and Back on and Reset iPhone. Reset iPhone does not wipe any settings, Simply reboots the iPhone. Then test and see what your mail results are.
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