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Setting up my mobile phone for email

Want to set up your mobile phone for email? It's easy, but remember you need to set up your mobile phone for internet before you can use this function.

Tap the menu icon.

Tap Mail.

Tap the required provider or Other (POP3/IMAP).

If an email account has been created already, do the following instead:
Tap the menu icon.
Tap Add account.
Tap the required provider or Other (POP3/IMAP).

Key in your email address.

Tap Password and key in the password for your email account.

If the display tells you that your email account has been set up, follow the instructions on the display to select more settings and finish the setup.

Tap NEXT.

If the display tells you that your email account has been set up, follow the instructions on the display to select more settings and finish the setup.

Tap the field below "PROTOCOL".

Tap POP.

Key in the username for your email account.

Tap the field below "POP SERVER" and key in the name or IP address of your email provider's incoming server.
If Optus is your email provider, key in mail.optusnet.com.au as your incoming server.

Tap the field below "SECURITY TYPE".

Tap None.

Tap the field below "SERVER PORT" and key in 110

Tap NEXT.

Tap Login required until the function is turned off.

Tap the field below "SMTP SERVER" and key in smtp.optusnet.com.au

Tap the field below "SECURITY TYPE".

Tap None.

Tap the field below "SERVER PORT" and key in 25

Tap NEXT.

Key in the required name.

Tap the field below "YOUR NAME" and key in the required sender name.

Tap FINISH SETUP.
Wait while your mobile phone retrieves new email.

Tap the menu icon.

Tap Settings.

Tap Sync, Send & Receive.

Tap Peak time sync.

Tap Smart Sync, Manual or the required interval.

Tap Off-peak sync.

Tap Smart Sync, Manual or the required interval.

Tap Download options.

Tap the required setting.

Tap the return icon several times to return to the inbox.

Tap the home icon to return to the home screen.

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