Incoming mail problems

I am on iphone 4.   My email was all fine until earlier today then I started getting 'cannot connect to email server' messages.   I can send email OK.   I checked my settings and they seemed fine.   So I deleted my email account and set it up again but it's still the same - outgoing is fine but incoming is not. 
Any ideas how to fix this anyone?

Who is your email provider?
Other than removing the account and adding it back, what troubleshooting have you tried?
Do you have any other email accounts on the phone?

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