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LG G4
How to
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 "E-mail"
Tap the menu icon.
Tap E-mail.
2. Create new email account
Tap Other.
If an email account has been created already, do the following instead:
Tap the menu icon.
Tap Settings.
Tap Add account.
Tap Other.
Tap the menu icon.
Tap Settings.
Tap Add account.
Tap Other.
3. Enter email address
Key in your email address.
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, 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.
5. Select server type
Tap POP3.
Tap NEXT.
6. Enter incoming server
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.
If Optus is your email provider, key in mail.optusnet.com.au as your incoming server.
7. Turn off encryption of incoming email
Tap the drop down list below "Security type".
Tap Off.
8. Enter incoming port
Tap the field below "Port number" and key in 110
9. Enter username
Tap the field below "Username" and key in the username for your email account.
Tap NEXT.
10. Enter outgoing server
Key in smtp.optusnet.com.au
11. Turn off encryption of outgoing email
Tap the drop down list below "Security type".
Tap Off.
12. Enter outgoing port
Tap the field below "Port number" and key in 25
13. Turn off SMTP authentication
Tap the box next to "Require sign-in" until the function is turned off.
Tap NEXT.
14. Enter account name
Key in the required name.
15. Enter sender name
Tap the field below "Your name" and key in the required sender name.
Tap DONE.
16. Select settings for retrieval of new email
Tap the menu icon.
Tap Settings.
Tap the name of the email account you've just set up.
Tap Sync schedule.
Tap Peak time sync.
Tap Manual or the required period.
Tap the required days below "Peak days".
Tap the fields below "Peak time" and follow the instructions on the display to set the required times.
Tap Off-peak time sync.
Tap Manual or the required period.
Tap SAVE.
17. Return to the home screen
Tap the home icon to return to the home screen.
Key in your email address.
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.
Key in smtp.optusnet.com.au
Key in the required name.
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