Email accounts are a kind of digital identity card . We use them to do practically everything in the networks. It may be that its initial function was to send and receive messages, which later would be extended to the reception and sending of files, something fundamental for companies. But, today, they go well beyond that.
To enter and use any online store, or even to contact a company in case you want to request their services or products, you need to enter an email that acts as your identity in said online portal. In this way, you are able to enter a user account in which all the necessary information is gathered and the responsible for the web can determine your identity , even partially.
Many companies have chosen to facilitate e-mail to their customers , since they are already a vital element for the good movement on the internet, in fact it is even necessary to enter social networks. And, although the usual thing is to resort to Outlook, Gmail or even Yahoo! solutions, here we are going to talk about a somewhat different and more professional proposal. Let’s explain how to create a Movistar email account.
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Register a new email from Telefónica Movistar Is it possible?
The telephony giant, formerly known as Telefónica , was offering its customers the possibility of registering an email with their domain and, although it no longer allows new registrations , it is possible to access this account if you have registered long ago. We are going to show you how to do it and also how to configure it both on your mobile phone and on your PC through Microsoft Outlook . All with simple and detailed explanations, step by step so you don’t get lost at any time.
It is currently impossible to register a new email from Telefonica Movistar . The company decided that, as of April 27, 2013, the opening of new email accounts in its services would not be allowed. However, all those who registered one before that date, are allowed to continue accessing it and use it as any other.
According to the company itself, the abandonment of the new e-mail registry under its domain is due to the need to focus completely on voice communication services and internet access that offer the customers.
How to access the Movistar Mail Service previously called Telefonica. net?
The process to access the Movistar mail service, formerly Telefonica.net, is quite easy . You just have to do a couple of simple steps and, in a matter of seconds, you will be managing your inboxes and outboxes, writing emails and everything you want to do through this free email service. These are the steps you should follow:
1 – Enter the Movistar Mail website
Open your web browser and, in the address bar, enter the URL indicated below: https://mail.movistar.es . With it you will enter directly into the email login menu.
2 – Enter your email information
Once inside this portal, you just have to fill in the two fields of the small form to start using your Movistar email.
- Enter the corresponding email address (ending with “ @ movistar.es ”)
- Then, the password you will assign at the time.
- Now, press “Connect” and you will be in your email.
If you do not remember the access data , you must click on “I cannot access my account” , option available under the connection button. When you click there, you will be redirected to a portal where you can enter the email and fill in a captcha to be able to recover the password .
Although this option is one of the most immediate, to access your email from Movistar you also have other alternatives that can be quite interesting . In fact, you can choose to manage it completely from your cell phone or mobile phone, as another profile, or even through external software on your PC or computer. The options are so many that you can choose the one that is most comfortable for you. Let’s see them all below.
How to configure the Movistar email account on my mobile phone iPhone or Android?
The first thing you have to do in this section, if you want to set up your Movistar email account on your Android smartphone or iPhone device , is to keep in mind both the email address that It corresponds and, of course, the access code to enter. If you do not know either, it will be impossible unless you ask Movistar to resend your password.
Now, we will explain how to proceed to enter your email on your cell phone. It is easy and, although we are going to follow the Android model, the case of iPhone is very similar, since the key data to be used are exactly the same.
1 – Go to the «Accounts» section and add a new one
- First, you must go to the “Settings” menu and, once in it, look for the “ Accounts ” section. Do it and enter it.
- Once inside, press “Add account” and, on the screen that will appear now, press “ Email > ”.
2 – Data entry
First, start by entering both the email address and the password in the corresponding fields. Do it and click on “Manual configuration”.
You will ask us what type of account we want, choose the option “ POP3 Account ” and fill in the fields that appear on the screen as follows:
- Server: pop3.movistar.es
- Port: 110 (995 if SSL encrypted connection)
- The server name must be imap.movistar.es
- The number of port on 143 (993 in case of be SSL encrypted connection)
- To do this, in the server name you must write: mailhost.movistar.es . * In case of requesting a password, we write the one that belongs to our e-mail account and in the user, our e-mail address.
- In the section where the port is indicated, is filled in with number 25
- Before you start doing anything, you must open the version of Microsoft Outlook that you have installed on your PC.
- Once inside, opens the tools menu and, in doing so, search for “options” and click on it.
- A window will open with several tabs and possible settings . Find the one named “ Mail Settings ” (or similar), click on it and then click on “ Email Accounts … “.
- Now, you will have in front of you another new window with the accounts that have supposedly been linked in your Outlook application. Press “New …” to add the new one.
- You have to start filling in the fields to establish the appropriate configuration and be able to login to your Movistar email through Outlook . Enter your name, email address, password and repeat the latter.
- Once you have done so, check the manual settings box and click on “ Next ”to move forward.
- Check the email box and click on “ Next ”.
- Now you have to fill in several fields to move on. First, type “pop3.movistar.es” in “Incoming mail server” . Remember before the POP3 option must be chosen in the account type. Then, on the outgoing mail server you have to fill in with “ mailhost.movistar.es ”.
- The last two fields, the username and password, are the same as your email and your password . Write them again and click on “Next”.
- The presence of the registered owner at the time.
- In case the holder cannot present himself, the other nominated person must carry a line transfer letter > containing: Name and surname of the owner, name and surname of the new owner, identification number of the owner and the new owner, telephone number on which the change of ownership is made , signature of both clients and fingerprint of the new owner (captured in the same service center).
- If the account holder cannot read or write and the letter is not signed by him , the right and left thumbprint should be placed on the letter with the message “ Valid by signature ” at the bottom.
- In addition, the letter is owed attach a photocopy of the holder’s identity document .
If you prefer the IMAP connection:
After this, you have to do the same with the outgoing mail:
The rest is to continue advancing in the process, accepting the mail manager’s requests. Your Movistar account will be linked with ease.
From now on, mails that reach the inbox of this email account will be notified instantly on your phone (or depending on how you set up notifications). In addition, you can send any file without complications, with the option of sharing and selecting the mail for it. Having email on your smartphone is a great convenience , especially for those people who cannot stop in front of the PC and need to pay attention to this communication path.
Configure Outlook to access Movistar mail on my PC
The most frequent alternative when checking email is to do it through a computer. In this case, the most common is configure Outlook to access Movistar mail on your PC . You do not have to go through a web browser and in addition everything is notified so that, if you are to other things, you will find out when you receive a message automatically.
Here we explain all the necessary steps to enter your Movistar mail using Outlook on a computer.
1 – Open Microsoft Outlook and add an account
2 – Configure your Movistar mail 
3 – Process completed
You have already entered your Movistar mail in Outlook! All emails will arrive through the application and you can easily and easily manage them from your PC.
While it is true , Movistar is one of the mobile phone companies that is most used throughout the Spanish territory and also in many other countries worldwide. Consequently, it is a company that has numerous clients and, above all, because new users are added to the recognized service every day.
In this way, once people start to be part of Movistar, they usually create a Movistar Mail so that it is much easier to manage errands of various types around their telephone line. But, as in many cases, unfortunately a lot of users lose or forget the password of these emails and do not know the process to follow to recover it.
Before this, we have created this post to be able to solve this failure and, in addition, if you are one of the users who wants to modify their data in the Movistar account , we also indicate what you should do, to continuation. Even in the final part we show you how to make a complaint to the company and where you should send the complaint for faster results.
How to recover the password of my Movistar email if I forgot it or lost?
Luckily, it is an extremely simple process to perform. First of all, we will refer to the step-by-step step you have to do when you don’t have an alternative email account set up in your Movistar email .
Then, once you get the famous message: “ Invalid username or password “, you must proceed to do the following to obtain a new password and access:
Now, if you have set up an alternative email account that of course is different from the Movistar email account, the process is faster.
Since, from the beginning you will be sent an email to this alternative account that contains a link and that link, directs you immediately to step number 5 here We indicate you. Therefore, it would only be necessary to complete step 6, 7 and 8 to recover the password of your Movistar email.
How to modify my access data in my Movistar account?
However, many people have problems or doubts about the modification of the access data they have in their Movistar account . This being an account that most users have on the official website of that service.
Then, to solve this type of requirements, we will immediately announce the steps you must take to be able to change your password, account holder and billing information to your liking in My Movistar .
Change password
If you want to change your password in the account you have in My Movistar , you can do it as if you had forgotten or lost it , that is, through the “Forgot your password?” . The good thing is that it is a quick process and then we indicate the steps to take:
Change the headline
To make a change of ownership of Movistar customers, there are usually two ways. The first one is by going to a service center of any place in your city and doing it personally. On the other hand, there is a method to carry it out through the company’s website , by filling out a form.
In reference to the is done personally , we indicate that you can apply for both prepaid and postpaid users of both mobile telephony, as well as fixed telephony, Movistar TV and mobile Internet. In this sense, during the change of ownership of an account, what is done is modify the name and identification document of the user .
The necessary requirements for this are:
It is important to note that, in order to carry out the ownership changes of a Movistar account, the same must be active and if it is prepared, it can be disconnected only at the moment of the transfer .
On the other hand, we find the method to make the change of ownership through the Movistar web service . This may belong to a mobile, fixed or merger contract line (but if it affects specific cases, the change cannot be made online). To proceed with this, you must fill in the form shown below :
It is valuable to note that, if it is a Fusion line , you have to check the box “ Indicate if the line is part of a Movistar Fusión ”, necessarily. In addition, detail the numbers on which you want the change to be applied (in the Observations field). From that moment, the lines in question cease to belong to the original Fusion package.