Excite email settings for iPhone

Excite
On this page you find the Excite mail settings for iPhone. Follow the step-by-step iPhone guide or use the settings overview with the imap and pop3 server email settings for Excite.

Mail settings Excite

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

iPhone guide to setup Excite mail

5 Choose 'Add mail account', and enter the following information:

Name: your own name
Email: your Excite email address
Password: your Excite email password
Description: a personal description

6 Choose pop3 and enter the following details under 'Incoming mail server':

Hostname: pop3.excite.com
Username: your Excite email address
Password: your Excite email password

7 Under 'Outgoing mail server' enter the details below and choose 'next':

Hostname: smtp.excite.com
Username: your Excite email address
Password: your Excite email password

8 Choose 'Done' at the top right and restart the iPhone to activate the settings.

Congratulations, your account is now set up. Open the mail app to use your account.

Question and Answer

Have a question regarding your iPhone email setup or think you can help other Excite users out? Please comment below!

  • I’m like everyone else. I get the message that pop3 is incorrect.

    4 years ago
  • I’m like everyone else. I get the message that pop3 is incorrect.

    4 years ago
  • OH PS., Thanks for getting back to us with answers! Anything! I mean Nothing, not even an FU!!!! :( :( :( :) NO SOUP FOR YOU !!!!!!!!!! GET OUT !!!!!!!!! You've been so professional and gracious and helpful!! (sarcasm) in case you didn't know! I know "sometimes" (most times) sarcasm doesn't translate well over the Interweb so I gave you thankless nerds a heads up!! (See above]) Who runs this website?? Got a Twitter perhaps?

    4 years ago
  • made many attempts this way and various other ways and get this message "CANNOT GET MAIL" The user name or password for "pop3 excite.com" is incorrect. I'll tell you for a fact, my user name and my password are correct!!! This f'n iphone cost me big bucks and has given me fits since the day i bought it!! I need answers!!! I'm not sure who runs this web page but f it's excite? COME ON MAN!!

    4 years ago
  • I tried this setup ten times in iPhone 8plus and it tells me "Cannot Get Mail- the user name or password for "pop3.excite.com" is incorrect- pls advise

    4 years ago
  • Trying to link excite email to iPhone - followed all instructions on website - pop3 etc - but failing to link up

    4 years ago
  • I need to access my e-mail. If you're going to make changes, please alert users and provide an alternate for them to use..

    5 years ago
  • Trying to setup on my iPhone and it says it can’t verify.

    5 years ago
  • I tried this setup three times in iPhone 6s and it tells me "Cannot Get Mail- the user name or password for "pop3.excite.com" is incorrect- pls advise

    7 years ago
  • I want to setup my email on my Android phone and it keeps saying I can't do it

    7 years ago