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I can't send and receive email
If you can't send and receive email, there may be several causes of the problem.
Solution: Contact your email provider for the correct settings for the incoming or outgoing server.
Solution: Write and send email
- Press Mail.
- To see a list of email accounts:
- Press the field in the top left corner of the display.
- Press the required email account below Inboxes.
- Press the new email message icon in the bottom right corner of the display.
- Key in the first letters of the required contact.
- Matching contacts are displayed.
- Press the required contact.
- To add more recipients.
- Press Cc/Bcc.
- Press Cc or Bcc.
- Key in the first letters of the required contact.
- Matching contacts are displayed.
- Press the required contact.
- Press Subject and key in a subject for the email.
- Press the text input field and write the required text.
- Press Send.
- Press the Home key to return to standby mode.
Solution: Set up your phone for email
- Press Settings.
- Press Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
- Press Add Account....
- Press the required provider.
- If your provider isn't on the list:
- Press Other.
- Press Add Mail Account.
- Press Name and key in the name you want to use as sender name in your email.
- Press Address and key in your email address.
- Press Password and key in the password for your email account.
- Press Description and key in a name for your email account (such as "Private" or "Work").
- Press Next.
- If this image is displayed:
- Follow steps 8 through 10.
- If this image is displayed:
- Follow steps 11 through 17.
- Press the indicator next to the required data type to turn synchronisation of the specific data type on or off, if required.
- Press Save.
- Press Fetch New Data.
- Press the indicator next to Push to turn the function on or off.
- If you turn off Push:
- Press the required period or Manually.
- To select settings for a specific email account:
- Press Advanced.
- Press the required email account.
- Press Fetch or Manual.
- Press the Home key to return to standby mode.
- Press POP.
- Press Host Name below Incoming Mail Server and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.
- Press User Name below Incoming Mail Server and key in the username for your email account.
- Press Host Name below Outgoing Mail Server and key in the name of your email provider's outgoing server.
- Press Save.
- Please wait while the email account is created.
- If you're asked, if you want to continue the setup without using SSL, select Yes.
- Press Fetch New Data.
- Press the indicator next to Push to turn the function on or off.
- If you turn off Push:
- Press the required period or Manually.
- To select settings for a specific email account:
- Press Advanced.
- Press the required email account.
- Press Fetch or Manual.
- Press the Home key to return to standby mode.
Solution: Set up your phone for Exchange email
- Press Settings.
- Press Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
- Press Add Account....
- Press Microsoft Exchange.
- Press Email and key in your email address.
- Press Domain and key in the domain.
- Press Username and key in your username for the server.
- Press Password and key in your password for the server.
- Press Description and key in a name for the email account.
- Press Next.
- Press Server and key in the required server name.
- Press Next.
- Press the indicator next to the required data type to turn synchronisation of the specific data types on or off.
- Press Save.
- Press the name of the Exchange email account you've just set up.
- Press Account.
- Press the indicator next to Use SSL.
- Depending on the current setting, security is turned on or off.
- Press Done.
- Press Mail....
- Press Fetch New Data.
- Press the indicator next to Push to turn the function on or off.
- If you turn off Push:
- Press the required period or Manually.
- To select settings for a specific email account:
- Press Advanced.
- Press the required email account.
- Press Push, Fetch or Manual.
- Press Advanced.
- Press Fetch New Data.
- Press Mail... to save the settings.
- Press the Home key to return to standby mode.