Vodafone 455

Vodafone 455

You can't receive picture messages - Vodafone 455

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 50

Find "GPRS"

Press the Menu key.

Step 2 of 50

Find "GPRS"

Press Settings.

Step 3 of 50

Find "GPRS"

Press Connectivity.

Step 4 of 50

Find "GPRS"

Press Data account.

Step 5 of 50

Find "GPRS"

Press GPRS.

Step 6 of 50

Create new data connection

Press Options.

Step 7 of 50

Create new data connection

Press Create.

Step 8 of 50

Enter data connection name

Press the field below Account name.

Step 9 of 50

Enter data connection name

Key in Vodafone MMS and press OK.

Step 10 of 50

Enter APN

Press the field below APN.

Step 11 of 50

Enter APN

Key in mms.vodafone.net and press OK.

Step 12 of 50

Select authentication type

Press the field below Authorization type.

Step 13 of 50

Select authentication type

Press arrow right to select Normal.

Step 14 of 50

Save data connection

Press Done.

Step 15 of 50

Save data connection

Press Yes to confirm.

Step 16 of 50

Save data connection

Press Disconnect to return to standby mode.

Step 17 of 50

Find "Profiles"

Press the messages icon.

Step 18 of 50

Find "Profiles"

Press Settings.

Step 19 of 50

Find "Profiles"

Press Multimedia messages.

Step 20 of 50

Find "Profiles"

Press Profiles.

Step 21 of 50

Enter profile name

Press Create.

Step 22 of 50

Enter profile name

Press the field below Profile name.

Step 23 of 50

Enter profile name

Key in Vodafone MMS and press OK.

Step 24 of 50

Enter picture messaging server

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

Step 25 of 50

Select data connection

Press the field below Data account.

Step 26 of 50

Select data connection

Press GPRS.

Step 27 of 50

Select data connection

Press Vodafone MMS.

Step 28 of 50

Select connection type

Press the field below IP address.

Step 29 of 50

Select connection type

Press HTTP.

Step 30 of 50

Enable proxy

Press arrow right below Use proxy to select Yes.

Step 31 of 50

Enter IP address

Press the field below Proxy address.
Key in 010.024.059.200

Step 32 of 50

Enter port

Press the field below Proxy port.
Key in 80

Step 33 of 50

Enter port

Press Save.

Step 34 of 50

Enter port

Press Done.

Step 35 of 50

Enter port

Press Yes to confirm.

Step 36 of 50

Activate picture messaging profile

Press Vodafone MMS.

Step 37 of 50

Activate picture messaging profile

Press Activate profile.

Step 38 of 50

Activate picture messaging profile

Press Back.

Step 39 of 50

Activate or deactivate request for delivery reports

Press Sending.

Step 40 of 50

Activate or deactivate request for delivery reports

Press the field below Delivery report.

Step 41 of 50

Activate or deactivate request for delivery reports

Press arrow right to select On or Off.

Step 42 of 50

Activate or deactivate request for delivery reports

Press Done.

Step 43 of 50

Activate or deactivate request for delivery reports

Press Yes to confirm.

Step 44 of 50

Select picture message download in home network

Press Retrieve.

Step 45 of 50

Select picture message download in home network

Press arrow right below Home network to select Immediate.

Step 46 of 50

Select picture message download when roaming

Press the field below Roaming network.

Step 47 of 50

Select picture message download when roaming

Press arrow right to select As home.

Step 48 of 50

Select picture message download when roaming

Press Done.

Step 49 of 50

Select picture message download when roaming

Press Yes to confirm.

Step 50 of 50

Exit

Press Disconnect to return to standby mode.

1 Find "GPRS"

Press the Menu key.
Press Settings.
Press Connectivity.
Press Data account.
Press GPRS.

2 Create new data connection

Press Options.
Press Create.

3 Enter data connection name

Press the field below Account name.
Key in Vodafone MMS and press OK.

4 Enter APN

Press the field below APN.
Key in mms.vodafone.net and press OK.

5 Select authentication type

Press the field below Authorization type.
Press arrow right to select Normal.

6 Save data connection

Press Done.
Press Yes to confirm.
Press Disconnect to return to standby mode.

7 Find "Profiles"

Press the messages icon.
Press Settings.
Press Multimedia messages.
Press Profiles.

8 Enter profile name

Press Create.
Press the field below Profile name.
Key in Vodafone MMS and press OK.

9 Enter picture messaging server

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

10 Select data connection

Press the field below Data account.
Press GPRS.
Press Vodafone MMS.

11 Select connection type

Press the field below IP address.
Press HTTP.

12 Enable proxy

Press arrow right below Use proxy to select Yes.

13 Enter IP address

Press the field below Proxy address.
Key in 010.024.059.200

14 Enter port

Press the field below Proxy port.
Key in 80
Press Save.
Press Done.
Press Yes to confirm.

15 Activate picture messaging profile

Press Vodafone MMS.
Press Activate profile.
Press Back.

16 Activate or deactivate request for delivery reports

Press Sending.
Press the field below Delivery report.
Press arrow right to select On or Off.
Press Done.
Press Yes to confirm.

17 Select picture message download in home network

Press Retrieve.
Press arrow right below Home network to select Immediate.

18 Select picture message download when roaming

Press the field below Roaming network.
Press arrow right to select As home.
Press Done.
Press Yes to confirm.

19 Exit

Press Disconnect to return to standby mode.

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