Comments on: Got “Fetch”? POP/IMAP Email Broken in iPhone 2.1?

By: Berete

Berete — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:13:57 +0000

I just don’t like this preblem IMAP pls help me I love to see my email all the time 2.1 y .is had now I don’t no wthat to du

By: Lynda

Lynda — Mon, 04 May 2009 05:13:10 +0000

I’m really disappointed in my iphone. Some days I get all my email and some days for no reason it doesn’t fetch for HOURS!! What good is it if you can’trely on it?

By: hotchili

hotchili — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:04:09 +0000

Hi I have the same problem, I havent received emails for about 4 days? wont connect to server is one message but i checked my settings and noticed that the server options for my yahoo account were all turned off and also other email accounts so i turned them on i’m not sure yet if this works??? not sure if i shouldve turned them on or not any help will be appreciated.

By: Bennybwoy

Bennybwoy — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:09:05 +0000

My iphine pop won't connect to server. This just started randomly a couple days ago. Running 2.2.1

So annoying.

Anybody got any more info on this promblem?

Thanks

By: Felice Mazzoni

Felice Mazzoni — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:54:18 +0000

Hey...

I had the same problem. I ran the 2.2 upgrade last night. No more mail fetching problems. None.

Finally!

By: Justin texas

Justin texas — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:19:37 +0000

Why can’t apple just fix this Fetch problem… I’m about ready to go back to my trusty Blackberry, in which I always, always, always got me email… Even before they showed up on my computer when I sitting in front of it. I already know the battery life sucks, but I want the email. It seems even after 2 days of this new iphone 2.2 update, I still don’t get email, unless I hit refresh – then presto emails that are hours old…

By: AndyV

AndyV — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:07:39 +0000

Here's the scoop:

Apple decided it was better to preserve iPhone battery charge by checking mail only when a user wakes the iPhone up or a "network event" wakes it up (e.g. changing cells towers).

There is a known bug in Apple's POP3 Fetch where the iPhone doesn't close the POP3 session properly on the mail server. This leaves the session open until the server session times out. POP3 does not allow more than one session, so until it times out the iPhone (or any desktop or laptop client trying to access the same mailbox) cannot connect to that same mailbox.

By: jimbo

jimbo — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:43:09 +0000

My Gmail 15-minute fetch stopped working 24 hours ago, for some unknown reason. I’ve tried reinstalling the account and all the usuals but it still doesn’t work. I use Gmail for work so it’s a huge pain.

By: No one at Apple $%*ing cares, ok?

No one at Apple $%*ing cares, ok? — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:01:07 +0000

Are you kidding??? Apple denies everything, admits nothing, and makes counter-accusations. They won't even acknowledge that we should be able to change our own email alert tones. What makes you think they acknowledge new problem created by their "update"???

I can only speculate that they are introducing such problems intentionally. I can't imagine why, but the reaches of the glaring incompetence of their programmers along with their deafening silence on the problems makes the mind boggle.

By: Sid

Sid — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:28:41 +0000

Rather than saying I also have the same problem ! Has anyone been in contact with apple on this and got a definitive answer as to the problem and the solution?