Vodafone 553

Vodafone 553

You can't receive picture messages - Vodafone 553

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 44

Find "GPRS"

Press the Menu key.

Step 2 of 44

Find "GPRS"

Press Settings.

Step 3 of 44

Find "GPRS"

Press Network settings.

Step 4 of 44

Find "GPRS"

Press Data account.

Step 5 of 44

Find "GPRS"

Press GPRS.

Step 6 of 44

Create new data connection

Press Options.

Step 7 of 44

Create new data connection

Press Add.

Vodafone 553
Step 8 of 44

Enter name

Key in Vodafone MMS

Step 9 of 44

Enter APN

Press the field below APN.
Key in mms.vodafone.net

Step 10 of 44

Select authentication type

Press arrow right below Auth. type to select Normal.

Step 11 of 44

Save data connection

Press OK.

Step 12 of 44

Save data connection

Press Yes to confirm.

Step 13 of 44

Save data connection

Press Disconnect to return to standby mode.

Step 14 of 44

Find "Profiles"

Press the Menu key.

Step 15 of 44

Find "Profiles"

Press Messaging.

Step 16 of 44

Find "Profiles"

Press Message settings.

Step 17 of 44

Find "Profiles"

Press Multimedia message.

Step 18 of 44

Find "Profiles"

Press Profiles.

Step 19 of 44

Enter profile name

Press Add new.
Key in Vodafone MMS

Step 20 of 44

Enter picture messaging server

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

Step 21 of 44

Select data connection

Press the drop down list below Data account.

Step 22 of 44

Select data connection

Press GPRS.

Step 23 of 44

Select data connection

Press Vodafone MMS.

Step 24 of 44

Select connection type

Press the drop down list below Connection type.

Step 25 of 44

Select connection type

Press HTTP.

Step 26 of 44

Enable proxy

Press arrow right below Use proxy to select Yes.

Step 27 of 44

Enter IP address

Press the field below Proxy address.
Key in 010.024.059.200

Step 28 of 44

Enter port

Press the field below Proxy port.
Key in 80

Step 29 of 44

Enter port

Press OK.

Step 30 of 44

Enter port

Press Done.

Step 31 of 44

Enter port

Press Yes to confirm.

Step 32 of 44

Enter port

Press Back.

Step 33 of 44

Select validity period

Press Common settings.

Step 34 of 44

Select validity period

Press Sending.

Step 35 of 44

Select validity period

Press arrow right below Validity period to select Maximum.

Step 36 of 44

Activate or deactivate delivery reports

Press arrow right below Delivery report to select On or Off.

Step 37 of 44

Activate or deactivate delivery reports

Press Done.

Step 38 of 44

Activate or deactivate delivery reports

Press Yes to confirm.

Step 39 of 44

Select picture message retrieval in home network

Press Retrieval.

Step 40 of 44

Select picture message retrieval in home network

Press arrow right below Home network to select Immediate.

Step 41 of 44

Select picture message retrieval when roaming

Press arrow right below Roaming to select Immediate.

Step 42 of 44

Select picture message retrieval when roaming

Press Done.

Step 43 of 44

Select picture message retrieval when roaming

Press Yes to confirm.

Step 44 of 44

Exit

Press Disconnect to return to standby mode.

1 Find "GPRS"

Press the Menu key.
Press Settings.
Press Network settings.
Press Data account.
Press GPRS.

2 Create new data connection

Press Options.
Press Add.

3 Enter name

Key in Vodafone MMS
Vodafone 553

4 Enter APN

Press the field below APN.
Key in mms.vodafone.net

5 Select authentication type

Press arrow right below Auth. type to select Normal.

6 Save data connection

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

7 Find "Profiles"

Press the Menu key.
Press Messaging.
Press Message settings.
Press Multimedia message.
Press Profiles.

8 Enter profile name

Press Add new.
Key in Vodafone MMS

9 Enter picture messaging server

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

10 Select data connection

Press the drop down list below Data account.
Press GPRS.
Press Vodafone MMS.

11 Select connection type

Press the drop down list below Connection type.
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 OK.
Press Done.
Press Yes to confirm.
Press Back.

15 Select validity period

Press Common settings.
Press Sending.
Press arrow right below Validity period to select Maximum.

16 Activate or deactivate delivery reports

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

17 Select picture message retrieval in home network

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

18 Select picture message retrieval when roaming

Press arrow right below Roaming to select Immediate.
Press Done.
Press Yes to confirm.

19 Exit

Press Disconnect to return to standby mode.

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