I have had Hotmail as my default windows live mail for several years and it was my incoming pop3 and outgoing smtp on my computers and til about a month ago was for my LG Android phone too.  Not I can't sent photos over Hotmail and I can't use Hotmail or get it connected on my mobile phone.  Do I need to have a paid account with Hotmail to be able to make it pop3 again and have all the same features I use to have?  IF so, how do I go about that in a safe way?  Thank you.

CL