Samsung Galaxy S Plus

Samsung Galaxy S Plus

You can't receive picture messages - Samsung Galaxy S Plus

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 38

Find "Access Point Names"

Press Applications.

Step 2 of 38

Find "Access Point Names"

Press Settings.

Step 3 of 38

Find "Access Point Names"

Press Wireless and network.

Step 4 of 38

Find "Access Point Names"

Press Mobile networks.

Step 5 of 38

Find "Access Point Names"

Press Access Point Names.

Step 6 of 38

Create new data connection

Press the Menu key.

Step 7 of 38

Create new data connection

Press New APN.

Step 8 of 38

Enter data connection name

Press Name.

Step 9 of 38

Enter data connection name

Key in Vodafone MMS and press OK.

Step 10 of 38

Enter APN

Press APN.

Step 11 of 38

Enter APN

Key in mms.vodafone.net and press OK.

Step 12 of 38

Enter picture messaging server

Press MMSC.

Step 13 of 38

Enter picture messaging server

Key in http://www.vodafone.ie/mms and press OK.

Step 14 of 38

Enter IP address

Press MMS proxy.

Step 15 of 38

Enter IP address

Key in 10.24.59.200 and press OK.

Step 16 of 38

Enter port number

Press MMS port.

Step 17 of 38

Enter port number

Key in 80 and press OK.

Step 18 of 38

Enter country code

Press MCC.

Step 19 of 38

Enter country code

Key in 272 and press OK.

Step 20 of 38

Enter network code

Press MNC.

Step 21 of 38

Enter network code

Key in 01 and press OK.

Step 22 of 38

Select authentication type

Press Authentication type.

Step 23 of 38

Select authentication type

Press PAP.

Step 24 of 38

Select APN type

Press APN type.

Step 25 of 38

Select APN type

Press MMS.

Step 26 of 38

Save data connection

Press the Menu key.

Step 27 of 38

Save data connection

Press Save.

Step 28 of 38

Save data connection

Press the Home key to return to standby mode.

Step 29 of 38

Find "Settings"

Press Messaging.

Step 30 of 38

Find "Settings"

Press the Menu key.

Step 31 of 38

Find "Settings"

Press Settings.

Step 32 of 38

Turn request for delivery reports on or off

Press Delivery reports below Multimedia message (MMS) settings to turn the function on or off.

Step 33 of 38

Turn request for delivery reports on or off

When the box next to the menu item is ticked (V), the function is turned on.

Step 34 of 38

Select setting for picture message download in home network

Press Auto-retrieve to turn on the function.

Step 35 of 38

Select setting for picture message download in home network

When the box next to the menu item is ticked (V), the function is turned on.

Step 36 of 38

Select setting for picture message download when roaming

Press Roaming auto-retrieve to turn on the function.

Step 37 of 38

Select setting for picture message download when roaming

When the box next to the menu item is ticked (V), the function is turned on.

Step 38 of 38

Exit

Press the Home key to return to standby mode.

1 Find "Access Point Names"

Press Applications.
Press Settings.
Press Wireless and network.
Press Mobile networks.
Press Access Point Names.

2 Create new data connection

Press the Menu key.
Press New APN.

3 Enter data connection name

Press Name.
Key in Vodafone MMS and press OK.

4 Enter APN

Press APN.
Key in mms.vodafone.net and press OK.

5 Enter picture messaging server

Press MMSC.
Key in http://www.vodafone.ie/mms and press OK.

6 Enter IP address

Press MMS proxy.
Key in 10.24.59.200 and press OK.

7 Enter port number

Press MMS port.
Key in 80 and press OK.

8 Enter country code

Press MCC.
Key in 272 and press OK.

9 Enter network code

Press MNC.
Key in 01 and press OK.

10 Select authentication type

Press Authentication type.
Press PAP.

11 Select APN type

Press APN type.
Press MMS.

12 Save data connection

Press the Menu key.
Press Save.
Press the Home key to return to standby mode.

13 Find "Settings"

Press Messaging.
Press the Menu key.
Press Settings.

14 Turn request for delivery reports on or off

Press Delivery reports below Multimedia message (MMS) settings to turn the function on or off.
When the box next to the menu item is ticked (V), the function is turned on.

15 Select setting for picture message download in home network

Press Auto-retrieve to turn on the function.
When the box next to the menu item is ticked (V), the function is turned on.

16 Select setting for picture message download when roaming

Press Roaming auto-retrieve to turn on the function.
When the box next to the menu item is ticked (V), the function is turned on.

17 Exit

Press the Home key to return to standby mode.

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