Outlook fights with iPhone for POP mail account access

I have Outlook and iPhone both downloading from my cable TV POP email provider. I typically have both EDGE and WiFi turned on when I am at home, so there is plenty of bandwidth available. Nevertheless, Outlook is now frequently chirping that it cannot get email because "someone elses is already logged in to this POP account". That would be the iPhone.
Is there any reason why the iPhone is hogging access to the POP email account, instead of getting email and hanging up?

I am having the same problem with a simpler install of Comcast internet and Entourage on the Mac. One thing I have noticed is that when the phone is plugged into my computer, the phone stops dominating the POP servers. Anyone else find any tricks?

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