Have to RESTART the iphone to get email to work

What do you mean restart in iTunes? Restore it back to it's original settings?

DVM,

Instead of restarting your iPhone, try this if it appears to be stuck unable to get email.

While in email hold down the home button until it goes back to the home screen.

Then try reopening Mail.

Hope this helps,

Nathan C.

I have noticed this as well. There are times when I have to shut down and restart the phone in order to get e-mail. This is even affecting my Mobile Me email service. I was away since Monday and switched to 3G as the location I was at had it. When I got back I switched to 2G and had no e-mails. I open Mobile ME and there were three sitting there as well as in my other pop mail accounts.

Once I restarted the phone the issue seemed to resolve and I got my e-mails.

You are NOT the only one. Check out the following:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1603761

I'm having the same problem.

Hi DVM,

When you say the mail stops working, what exactly happens?
Does it give an error message when trying to get or send mail?
Does it not show any mail?
Are all the emails blank?

I had the same thing happen and a Mac Genius ( there are some ) told me to reset the iphone in itunes. That did it for now. Mail seems to work again.