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Setting up Email on your Samsung Tocco

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

One of the most asked questions on the Mobile Fun Blogs and Forums at the moment is “How do I set up email on my Tocco” and although there are suggestions and a settings spread across the site, I thought I’d bring it all together into one post to make setting up your Hotmail, Gmail or Yahoo email accounts on your Samsung Tocco F480, Samsung Tocco Lite or Samsung Tocco Ultra quick and easy.

Set up email on Samsung Tocco F480, Tocco Lite or Tocco Ultra

Now, before I start I just want to say that these settings should work on all phones, not just the Tocco’s. You may find that they need a little tweaking depending on your network – particularly the SMTP settings.  Without getting too technical on you, the SMTP server is similar to your local sorting office, you send your letters there and they then get sorted and sent on to the person you sent the email to. In an attempt to cut down on the amount of spam being sent, some mobile networks restrict the SMTP servers that you can use and in most cases force you to use their own.

So, if you set your phone up using the same SMTP server as your email provider, but find that you get an error message when you try and send a message, go back to the account settings and change the SMTP server to that of your network. Don’t panic if you don’t know what they are – I’ve listed them all for you at the end of this post.

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Internet, WAP & Picture Message Settings (Manual)

Friday, March 27th, 2009

The settings that you need to enter are the same for all phones, regardless of make, but where you have to enter them does vary from handset to handset. If you’re unsure, consult your user guide as this will explain where to enter them. If you’ve not done so already, it might be worth checking to see if you can get the settings sent to you automatically before you start. Our post on WAP and MMS settings should help you with getting them sent through to you.

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Internet, WAP & Picture Message Settings

Monday, February 9th, 2009

In order to access internet, email or picture messaging on your phone you’ll need to make sure your phone is set up correctly. These settings are often referred to as WAP settings, and are also needed for downloading content to your phone, such as pictures, ringtones and wallpapers.

If your handset was purchased from one of the networks, then it should already be configured ready to use, but if you bought it from a high street chain or using a handset that you’ve been given, you’ll need to get the settings for your phone.

Fortunately, this is now a really simple thing to do! All you need to do is visit your networks help and support site, complete a short form and the settings will be sent through to your handset for you.

• Orange WAP Settings
• O2 WAP Settings
• Vodafone WAP Settings
• Virgin WAP Settings
• T-Mobile WAP Settings

If you’re on the 3 network, then unfortunately you’ll need to contact their customer service team, as its not possible for the settings to be sent through automatically for handsets on the 3 network.

Things to look out for:
Before the settings are sent, you will need to tell the website the make and model of your phone, and whether your phone is on contract or pay as you go. It’s important to select the right one, as contract settings won’t work on pay as you go phones. You will then be asked to choose the settings that you want sending through to your phone. There are normally 3 to choose from: Email, Internet/WAP and MMS. If you want to be able to download ringtones and send picture messages, then you only need the Internet/WAP and MMS settings.

Its important that you get both, even if you only want to send picture messages.

If you want to configure your phone for email, you will need to have your email account information to hand. This will normally include your email address, account username and password, and in some cases you will also need the POP3 or IMAP settings for your email provider. If you’re not sure what these are then a quick search online will normally find them. If you can’t find them, post your email provider (the part after the @ symbol) below and I’ll do my best to find it for you.

Handset not listed?
In some cases, you may find that your handset isn’t listed on the networks website. if it isn’t, it just means that the handset you’ve got isn’t officially supported, but don’t worry – if your handset is made by one of the companies listed below you can get the settings sent through from their website.

• Sony Ericsson – Internet/WAP, MMS, Email
• Samsung – Internet/WAP, MMS
• Motorola

Manual Settings:
If your handset is not listed on your network’s website and you can’t get them from one of the sites listed above, then you will need to set up your phone manually. This can be a little confusing, and because each phone is different, you’ll need to dig out your user guide to find out where you need to enter the settings.

Jump to WAP & MMS Manual settings.

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