Why isn't my Hotmail account on my Samsung S5 work?

[AC Question]

hotmail account on samsung S5 doesn't work

When I try to setup my hotmail account on the S5 the following message comes out.
"Unable to connect to server"

It works fine on my old galaxy note 2 but not on S5, what's the problem?

Thanks in advance.
Jorg

 

[anon8380037]

Re: hotmail account on samsung S5 doesn't work

Just a guess as I had not used Hotmail in years and have a Galaxy Note 3, but it's possible a Hotmail address is not supported by new email client apps.

Have you noticed Hotmail urging you to switch to an Outlook. com or previously a Live. com address.
Outlook is the one MS want everyone to move to. I have had a Live address for a couple of years but rarely use it, and they want to switch that to Outlook.

There is no longer a Hotmail app. The recent Outlook. com app has changed to Microsoft Outlook Preview, plus Microsoft Account.
It supports my Live address, but I think not Hotmail.

I like the integration with One Drive, One Note, Office Mobile, Outlook (web) calendar etc.