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Setting up my mobile phone for email

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

Tap the menu icon.

Tap Email.

Key in your email address.

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

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 14.

Tap Next.

If the display tells you that your email account has been set up, go to step 14.

Tap POP3.

Key in the username for your email account.

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.

Tap the field below "Port" and key in 110

Tap the drop down list below "Security type".

Tap None.

Tap the drop down list below "Delete email from server".

Tap Never or When I delete from Inbox.

Tap Next.

Key in smtp.optusnet.com.au

Tap the field below "Port" and key in 25

Tap the drop down list below "Security type".

Tap None.

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

Tap Next.

Tap the drop down list below "Inbox check frequency".

Tap Manual or the required period.

Tap Next.

Key in the required name.

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

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

Tap the home icon to return to the home screen.

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