SBC Global is one of the most prominent mail services in the market. It’s free, secure, fast, and also user-friendly. So if you haven’t tried it yet, give it a try. US users trust it, and now SBC Global is expanding its area to more countries. Therefore, if this mail service is available in your country and you are looking to set up an SBCGlobal Email account on your device, this guide is for you. We’ve provided the steps to set up this email on some of the major platforms. In addition, we have also addressed the common issues that users face while settings up an SBC Global mail account, along with the ways to fix these issues. But first, let’s get you started with setup.
Settings up on Outlook
You can set up your SBC Global mail account with two methods.
First is Auto account setup
- Open the MS Outlook app on your device first and then go to the File option.
- Click on the Add Account option.
- Select Auto Account Setup or Manual Setup.
- Fill in essential details in the respective fields on the dialogue box.
- After that, click Next.
- If it asks, enter your password again and click OK and then Finish.
- After that, your account will set up automatically by Outlook.
Manual Setup of additional server settings
- Open the MS Outlook app on your device first and then go to the File option.
- Click on the Add Account option.
- Moving on, select the Manual Setup or additional server settings option.
- After that, you need to select your incoming and outgoing servers. You have to choose between POP3 or IMAP.
- For the IMAP server settings, use ‘imap.mail.att.net‘ for the incoming mail server and ‘smtp.mail.att.net‘ for the outgoing server.
- For the POP3 server settings, use ‘inbound.att.net‘ for incoming mail server settings and ‘outbound.att.net‘ for the outgoing mail server.
- Select Next and then enter your email address. And lastly, click Connect to finish the setup.
Setting up on eM Client
- Firstly, open an internet Web Browser and go to the eM client email web page.
- Enter the username and password for the sign-in.
- After entering the admin portal, you can go to the Menu tab.
- And right after that, look for the Tools option in Menu.
- Moving on, select the Add Accounts option.
- Select the SBC Global Email, and then hit the Next option to set it up manually.
- Choose your account type. For POP3, use ‘inbound.att.net‘ and ‘outbound.att.net‘ for incoming and outgoing mail servers, respectively. But for IMAP, you have to use ‘imap.mail.att.net’ and ‘smtp.mail.att.net’ for incoming and outgoing servers, respectively,
- After that, select the Save Changes option to finish the setup.
Setting up your account on iPhone, Android, and iPad
You can follow these steps to add your SBC Global account to your device. Note- these steps are written in the general context. Therefore, the general account settings can be a little different for different OS versions of these devices.
- First of all, you’ve to go to the settings section of your device.
- Then look for the Add Accounts option.
- Click on the ‘Other’ button and then enter your SBC Global mail Id and password. Following that, click Next.
- Moving on, you have to select your account’s service type. Now, you have two options POP3 and IMAP. Choose according to your preference.
- For POP3, choose inbound.att.net and outbound.att.net settings for the incoming and outgoing servers settings, respectively.
- If you choose IMAP, enter imap.mail.att.net and smtp.mail.att.net for the incoming and outgoing servers, respectively.
- After that, enter your SBC Global mail ID and password if asked. Then, to finish the setup, click on Save Changes.
- After finishing the account setup, you may need to restart your device.
Most commons errors that users face with SBC Global account, causes for these errors, and ways to fix them
Sometimes users can face issues with their SBC Global mail account. Some of these issues are –
- SBC mail account is not responding correctly.
- Unable to open the SBC mail account.
- Cannot send email from your account.
- Your password is not correct error.
- Unable to download attached files error code.
- Your email account is loading slower.
Possible reasons that can cause these kinds of errors and their solutions to tackle these issues are –
- A bad internet connection can cause technical glitches in the mail account. If any of these problems occur, you can try connecting your device to a new internet connection to fix the issue.
- Incorrect browser settings and also incompatible browsers can cause these issues. To fix these errors, try switching to a different web browser.
- Third-party software or Antivirus software can also be the reason for these errors. You can choose to uninstall these types of software to get rid of the errors.
- SBC Global server can go down sometimes, and this can result in these types of errors. So if this is the reason, you have to wait for some time and try logging in again to your account.
Now we have discussed the most common problems and their solutions, but if the problem with your account continues to occur, you can always get expert help to resolve the issues.