PLEASE HELP! Yahoo POP mail is super slow to download!

[sdiddy]

Hi guys I just got the sprint htc hero and setup the pop email with the native mail application. I am a Yahoo PLUS member, so I set it up as the yahoo mail site said to (plus.pop.mail.yahoo.mail etc). When I do a manual mail check, it takes FOREVER to download the emails! What is going on here? gmail is super fast to download, but the yahoo takes 5 minutes sometimes. i dont understand. I dont want to use the IMAP either....thanks!

 

[sdiddy]

I am having the same issue. is this a conspiracy on gmails part to have everyone switch to yahoo mail???

 

[thenestor]

Might be faster to use IMAP instead of POP. I tried it just a few minutes ago with new instructions, and it worked for me. Choose IMAP as the protocol, not POP3, and then try to use these settings:

Incoming settings
Email address: yourname@yahoo.com
Username: yourname@yahoo.com
Password: ******
IMAP server: android.imap.mail.yahoo.com
Security type: SSL
Server port: 993

Click "Next" and it will bring you to the next page of settings:

Outgoing server settings
[X] Login required
Username: yourname@yahoo.com
Password: ******
SMTP server: android.smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Security type: SSL
Server port: 465

Hope this helps!

 

[DLM]

I set mine up through automatic settings ( i use yahoo plus too) and I basically put my username and password and let the device set it up and its been fine for months, no lag

 

[jim_h]

I set mine up through automatic settings ( i use yahoo plus too) and I basically put my username and password and let the device set it up and its been fine for months, no lag

Me too. Except it's only been weeks for me. But, no problems at all with speed or lag. I'm also a Yahoo Plus user fwiw.

 

[jim_h]

Erm, did I miss something?

sdiddy posts a new thread about the problem on 14th Feb.

sdiddy replies to say they are having the same issue on 1st March.

Multiple personality disorder or something else? I'm confused now.