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Set up your phone for web-based email - Vodafone Smart Chat

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You can send and retrieve email messages from a web-based email account, such as Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail and Gmail. Follow these instructions to set up your phone for web-based email.
Before you can set up your phone for web-based email, you need an account with the required email provider. If you don't have an account, you can set one up on the web page of the email provider.

Please note that the steps below are based on a web-based email account. If you have a POP3 email account, you need to use the settings for POP3 email. Click here for information on how to set up your phone for POP3 email.

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Find "Access Point Names"

Press the menu icon.

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Find "Access Point Names"

Press Settings.

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Find "Access Point Names"

Press Wireless & networks.

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Find "Access Point Names"

Press Mobile networks.

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Find "Access Point Names"

Press Network Settings.

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Find "Access Point Names"

Press Access Point Names.

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Create new data connection

Press the Menu key.

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Create new data connection

Press New APN.

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Enter data connection name

Press Name.

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Enter data connection name

Key in Vodafone Mail and press OK.

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Enter APN

Press APN.

An APN is used to establish a data connection.
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Enter APN

Key in live.vodafone.com and press OK.

An APN is used to establish a data connection.
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Enter country code

Press MCC.

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Enter country code

Key in 272 and press OK.

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Enter network code

Press MNC.

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Enter network code

Key in 01 and press OK.

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Select authentication type

Press Authentication type.

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Select authentication type

Press PAP.

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Select APN type

Press APN type.

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Select APN type

Key in default and press OK.

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Save and activate data connection

Press the Menu key.

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Save and activate data connection

Press Save.

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Save and activate data connection

Press the field next to Vodafone Mail to fill in the field.

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Save and activate data connection

Press the Home key to return to standby mode.

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Find "Email"

Press the menu icon.

If email accounts have been created already, press the account name. Press the Menu key. Press Add account.
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Find "Email"

Press Email.

If email accounts have been created already, press the account name. Press the Menu key. Press Add account.
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Enter email address

Key in your email address (such as name@provider.com).

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Enter password

Press Password and key in the password for your email account at your email provider.

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Enter password

Press Next.

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Select setting for retrieving new email messages

Press the drop down list below Email checking frequency.

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Select setting for retrieving new email messages

Press Never or the required setting.

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Select setting for retrieving new email messages

Press Next.

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Select email message size

Press the drop down list below Download options.

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Select email message size

Press Message header or Full message.

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Select number of email messages to retrieve

Press the drop down list below Message number per download.

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Select number of email messages to retrieve

Press the required setting.

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Turn synchronisation of deleted email messages on or off

Press Synchronize deleted message by server.

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Turn synchronisation of deleted email messages on or off

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

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Turn synchronisation of deleted email messages on or off

Press Next.

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Enter email account name

Key in a name for your email account

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Enter sender name

Press the field below Your name (displayed on outgoing messages) and key in the required sender name.

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Retrieve email messages

Press Done.
Wait while your phone retrieves new email messages.

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Exit

Press the Home key to return to standby mode.

Find "Access Point Names"

Press the menu icon.
Press Settings.
Press Wireless & networks.
Press Mobile networks.
Press Network Settings.
Press Access Point Names.

Create new data connection

Press the Menu key.
Press New APN.

Enter data connection name

Press Name.
Key in Vodafone Mail and press OK.

Enter APN

Press APN.
An APN is used to establish a data connection.
Key in live.vodafone.com and press OK.
An APN is used to establish a data connection.

Enter country code

Press MCC.
Key in 272 and press OK.

Enter network code

Press MNC.
Key in 01 and press OK.

Select authentication type

Press Authentication type.
Press PAP.

Select APN type

Press APN type.
Key in default and press OK.

Save and activate data connection

Press the Menu key.
Press Save.
Press the field next to Vodafone Mail to fill in the field.
Press the Home key to return to standby mode.

Find "Email"

Press the menu icon.
If email accounts have been created already, press the account name. Press the Menu key. Press Add account.
Press Email.
If email accounts have been created already, press the account name. Press the Menu key. Press Add account.

Enter email address

Key in your email address (such as name@provider.com).
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Enter password

Press Password and key in the password for your email account at your email provider.
Press Next.

Select setting for retrieving new email messages

Press the drop down list below Email checking frequency.
Press Never or the required setting.
Press Next.

Select email message size

Press the drop down list below Download options.
Press Message header or Full message.

Select number of email messages to retrieve

Press the drop down list below Message number per download.
Press the required setting.

Turn synchronisation of deleted email messages on or off

Press Synchronize deleted message by server.
When the box next to the menu item is ticked (V), the function is turned on.
Press Next.

Enter email account name

Key in a name for your email account
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Enter sender name

Press the field below Your name (displayed on outgoing messages) and key in the required sender name.

Retrieve email messages

Press Done.
Wait while your phone retrieves new email messages.

Exit

Press the Home key to return to standby mode.

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