【How-to】Create westnet email account

What is westnet email address?

Support	support@westnet.com.au	1300 786 068
Sales	sales@westnet.com.au	13 19 60
Billing	support@westnet.com.au	1300 786 068
MyAccount Feedback	myaccount3feedback@westnet.com.au

Is westnet email POP or IMAP?

Westnet Email Settings. Westnet.com.au provides IMAP and SMTP support so, you can access your Westnet email from any desktop and mobile software with this Westnet email setting.

Can I keep my westnet email address?

You most certainly keep your email address after you leave Westnet. I would suggest giving our Accounts Team a call on 1300 855 006 to arrange this.

Who owns westnet now?

iiNet

TPG Telecom

TPG

How do I change my westnet email password?

Westnet/Parent organizations

Can I keep my iPrimus email address?

Acquisition by iiNet

On 8 May 2008 Western Australian based internet service provider iiNet acquired Westnet for $81 million. The two companies continue to trade separately, but share many functions. In March 2015 iiNet was bought by TPG in a $1.4 billion deal, effectively making TPG the parent company of Westnet.

What happens to my email address if I change broadband provider?

iPrimus have a retention team who can assist you with this transition. Essentially your email address will be transferred to a dial up account for $6 per month with no contract. iiNet make retaining your email address really easy. You’ll experience 1 hour of interruption before your account will receive mail again.

Can I keep my Optusnet email address?

A: Unfortunately, when you change service providers, you cannot take your email address with you. Only the ISP could do that since they own the email servers, and it doesn’t make good business sense to help people leave their service. The smartest thing to do is get an email account that will move with you.

How do I move my email from one provider to another?

We recommend signing up to an email account from a web-based service, such as Gmail or Outlook (formerly Hotmail). And, best of all, there’s no chance your email address will be deleted when you switch broadband provider.

How do I contact iPrimus?

When you sign off with Optus, Yyur account will remain valid for 90 days after cancellation, but after that it will be deleted. If you really want to retain your email address, you must have an active account with Optus. This may be through mobile broadband or a mobile phone plan.

How do I get an OptusNet email address?

Overview of how to transfer email address to another provider

Sign up with the new provider / host.
Create the exact same email address on the new server.
Redirect your domain name – point it at the new server.
Configure your email tool to receive/send emails using the new server.
Clean up the old server.

Does your email address change with NBN?

For details of timeframes and levels of compensation for standard telephone services under the CSG, please visit the Australian Communications and Media Authority website at: http://www.acma.gov.au If you would like to discuss this waiver, please contact the iPrimus customer service centre on 1300 858 585.

How do I forward Optus email to Gmail?

Home Internet & nbn

Your primary OptusNet email address is the same as your Broadband username. You can find your Broadband username listed under the service summary on your bill. Contact us to request an OptusNet email address and password.

What type of email account is OptusNet?

For residential customers the email address remains the same when they move over to NBN. If you order a fixed IP address the internet log in username could change from @bigpond.com to @bigpond.net.au but you could still keep the old email address as one of the 10 free email addresses.

What is the incoming mail server for OptusNet?

Optusnet Email Settings

Incoming Mail Server
Account Type:	POP
Username:	Your full email address
Server hostname:	mail.optusnet.com.au
Server port:	110

What is SSL in email setup?

Optusnet.com.au provides IMAP access to your Optusnet.com.au account, so you can connect to your emails from your desktop email program or your mobile mail app.

What is IMAP POP?

mail.optusnet.com.au

What is the SMTP server for Gmail?

IMAP – Incoming mail server setting for use with your Optusnet email

IMAP (incoming) Mail Server	mail.optusnet.com.au
Username	Your Optusnet username (without @OPTUSNET.com.au)
Password	Your Optusnet email password
Server port (no SSL)	143
Server port (with SSL)	993

Is SSL necessary for email?

The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) provides encryption for TCP/IP connections as they transit the Internet and local networks between a client and a server. In the case of iPhone email, SSL encrypts all of the communication between your phone and your mail server.