Setting up my mobile phone for email

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Want to set up your mobile phone for email? Follow these easy instructions.

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Find "Mail, Contacts, Calendars"

Tap Settings.

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Find "Mail, Contacts, Calendars"

Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars.

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Create new email account

Tap Add Account....

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Create new email account

Tap the required provider.

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Create new email account

If your email provider isn't on the list:

Tap Other.

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Create new email account

Tap Add Mail Account.

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Enter sender name

Tap Name and key in the name you want to use as sender name in your email.

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Enter email address

Tap Address and key in your email address.

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Enter password

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

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Enter email account name

Tap Description and key in a name for your email account (such as Private or Work).

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Enter email account name

Tap Next.

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Select option

If this image is displayed:

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Select option

Follow steps 8 through 10.

If this image is displayed:

Follow steps 11 through 17.

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Select synchronisation settings

Tap the indicator next to the required data type to turn synchronisation of the specific data types on or off.

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Select synchronisation settings

Tap Save.

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Select settings for retrieval of new email

Tap Fetch New Data.

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Select settings for retrieval of new email

Tap the indicator next to Push to turn the function on or off.

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Select settings for retrieval of new email

If you turn off Push:

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Select settings for retrieval of new email

Tap the required period or Manually.

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Select settings for retrieval of new email

To select settings for a specific email account:

Tap Advanced.

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Select settings for retrieval of new email

Tap the required email account.

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Select settings for retrieval of new email

Tap Fetch or Manual.

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Exit

Tap the Home key to return to standby mode.

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Select server type

Tap POP.

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Enter incoming server

Tap Host Name below Incoming Mail Server.

Key in the name or the IP address of your email provider's incoming server.

If SingTel is your email provider, key in pop.singnet.com.sg as your incoming server.

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Enter username

Tap User Name below Incoming Mail Server and key in the username for your email account.

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Enter outgoing server

Tap Host Name below Outgoing Mail Server and key in bbom-smtp.stm.com.sg

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Save information

Tap Save.

Please wait while the email account is created.

If you're asked if you want to continue setting up the email account without using SSL, select Yes.

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Select settings for retrieval of new email

Tap Fetch New Data.

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Select settings for retrieval of new email

Tap the indicator next to Push to turn the function on or off.

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Select settings for retrieval of new email

If you turn off Push:

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Select settings for retrieval of new email

Tap the required period or Manually.

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Select settings for retrieval of new email

To select settings for a specific email account:

Tap Advanced.

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Select settings for retrieval of new email

Tap the required email account.

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Select settings for retrieval of new email

Tap Fetch or Manual.

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Exit

Tap the Home key to return to standby mode.

Swipe right for the next step

Tap anywhere to dismiss

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