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Set up iPhone Embarq

On this page you'll find the Embarq mail settings for iPhone and iPad. Besides an overview with the imap and pop3 server mailsettings for Embarq, we offer you a comprehensive guide for setting up your Embarq email on your iPhone or iPad.

The exact steps may vary by model, but all the settings can to be found here. If you don't succeed or you think something is not right, do not hesitate to ask your question at the bottom of the page!

1 Choose settings

2 Scroll down and choose Mail, Contacts and Calendars

3 Tap Add account and select Other

4 Tap Add Mail Account and enter the following information:

Name: your name
Email: your Embarq email-address
Password: your Embarq email-password
Description: enter "Embarq"

5 Choose pop3 under incoming mail server and enter the following information:

Hostname: pop.embarqmail.com
Username: email
Password: your email-password

6 Scroll down and under outgoing mail server, enter the following information:

Hostname: smtp.embarqmail.com
Username: email
Password: your email-password

7 Tap save and in select your emailadress in the next screen.

8 Scroll down and under outgoing mail server choose SMTP.

9 Under Main server select smtp.embarqmail.com and make sure the following information is displayed:

SSL: ssl
Serverport: 465

10 Tap done and go to the previous screen. Choose Advanced and make sure the following information is correct:

SSL: ssl
Serverport: pop.embarqmail.com

11 Again, go back to the previous screen. Restart your iPhone to finish the setup!

Question and Answer

  • I live in New Bern, NC Trying to set up . email on my nook After I enter my user name,, password and embarqmail.com as the pop3 port 110 appears then "couldn't open connection to server" appears. Any suggestions

    2 months ago

  • I am trying to add my email to my iPhone. I keep getting the message that either my user name or password is incorrect. It has been a while since I have tried to put it in and can't remember for sure what it is. Can you help me with it?

    1 year ago

  • Thanks

    1 year ago

  • Is there any way I can access robertehayer@embarqmail.com

    1 year ago

  • I can't receive email

    1 year ago

  • I can't receive email

    1 year ago

  • Forgot my password

    1 year ago

  • I have an Iphone 6Plus, and I cannot get my email set up. I have finally gotten it to receive, but not send??

    2 years ago

  • I have an Iphone 6Plus, and I cannot get my email set up. I have finally gotten it to receive, but not send??

    2 years ago

  • We have purchased a second iPhone and CAn not add the embarqmail address

    2 years ago

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Mail settings Embarq

POP / IMAP pop3
Incoming server pop.embarqmail.com
Incoming port 995
SSl (security) incoming ssl
Outgoing server smtp.embarqmail.com
Outgoing port 465
Requires sign-in yes