Nokia Lumia 720

Nokia Lumia 720

You can't receive picture messages - Nokia Lumia 720

Cause 1 of 2: Your phone hasn't been correctly set up for picture messaging

If your phone hasn't been correctly set up for picture messaging, you can't send and receive picture messages.

Solution: Set up your phone for picture messaging.

Step 1 of 14

Find "access point"

Slide your finger left on the display.
Press Settings.

Step 2 of 14

Find "access point"

Press access point.

Step 3 of 14

Create new data connection

Press add.

Step 4 of 14

Enter data connection name

Press the field below "Connection name".
Key in Vodafone MMS + Internet

Step 5 of 14

Enter APN for internet

Press the field below "Access point name".
Key in live.vodafone.com

Step 6 of 14

Enter APN for picture messaging

Press the field below "MMS access point name".
Key in mms.vodafone.net

Step 7 of 14

Enter IP address for picture messaging

Press the field below "Proxy address".
Key in 10.24.59.200

Step 8 of 14

Enter port for picture messaging

Press the field below "Proxy port".
Key in 80

Step 9 of 14

Enter picture messaging server

Press the field below "MMSC address".
Key in http://www.vodafone.ie/mms

Step 10 of 14

Select authentication type

Press the field below "Authentication type".

Step 11 of 14

Select authentication type

Press PAP.

Step 12 of 14

Save and activate data connection

Press the confirm icon.

Step 13 of 14

Save and activate data connection

Press the required data connection.

Step 14 of 14

Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

1 Find "access point"

Slide your finger left on the display.
Press Settings.
Press access point.

2 Create new data connection

Press add.

3 Enter data connection name

Press the field below "Connection name".
Key in Vodafone MMS + Internet

4 Enter APN for internet

Press the field below "Access point name".
Key in live.vodafone.com

5 Enter APN for picture messaging

Press the field below "MMS access point name".
Key in mms.vodafone.net

6 Enter IP address for picture messaging

Press the field below "Proxy address".
Key in 10.24.59.200

7 Enter port for picture messaging

Press the field below "Proxy port".
Key in 80

8 Enter picture messaging server

Press the field below "MMSC address".
Key in http://www.vodafone.ie/mms

9 Select authentication type

Press the field below "Authentication type".
Press PAP.

10 Save and activate data connection

Press the confirm icon.
Press the required data connection.

11 Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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