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Huawei Ascend G6

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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.


List view

1. Find "Email"

Tap Email.

2. Create new email account

Tap Others.
If an email account has been created already, do the following instead:
Tap the menu icon.
Tap Settings.
Tap Add account.
Tap Others.

3. Enter email address

Key in your email address.
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4. Enter password

Tap Password and key in the password for your email account.
If the display tells you that your email account has been set up, go to step 15.
Tap Next.
If the display tells you that your email account has been set up, go to step 15.

5. Select server type

Tap POP3.

6. Enter username

Key in the username for your email account.
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7. Enter incoming server

Tap the field below "POP3 server" and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.
If Optus is your email provider, key in mail.optusnet.com.au as your incoming server.

8. Enter incoming port

Tap the field below "Port" and key in 110

9. Turn off encryption of incoming email

Tap the drop down list below "Security type".
Tap None.

10. Turn deletion of email on server on or off

Tap the drop down list below "Delete email from server".
Tap Never or When I delete from Inbox.
Tap Next.

11. Enter outgoing server

Key in smtp.optusnet.com.au
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12. Enter outgoing port

Tap the field below "Port" and key in 25

13. Turn off encryption of outgoing email

Tap the drop down list below "Security type".
Tap None.

14. Turn off SMTP authentication

Tap Require sign-in until the function is turned off.
Tap Next.

15. Select settings for retrieval of new email

Tap the drop down list below "Inbox checking frequency".
Tap Never or the required period.
Tap Next.

16. Enter sender name

Key in the required sender name.
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17. Enter account name

Tap the field below "Give this account a name (optional)" and key in the required name.

18. Finish setup

Tap Next.
Wait while your mobile phone retrieves new email.

19. Return to the home screen

Tap the Home key to return to the home screen.
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