Give this a shot then: hope it helps/works

* On your iPhone “settings” from the home screen
* Then tap “mail”
* Then tap “add account”
* Select “other”
* Tap on “POP” at the top of the screen
* The iPhone will list the fields below please type in the relevant information in each field:
Name – Your Name
Address – Your Email address
Description - Your Email address

Incoming mail server

* Host Name - mail.bigpond.com
* User Name - Your Email address
* Password – Your email account password

Outgoing mail server

* Host Name – mail.bigpond.com
* User Name – leave this field blank
* Password - leave this field blank
* Tap save in the top right corner once the fields have been completed.
* A message box will pop up saying “The certificate for mail.bigpond.com is not valid” please tap on “continue” when this message appears.
* After a while another message will pop up saying “The email could not be setup with SSL” please tap on “try without”.