Huawei Ascend Y550

Huawei Ascend Y550

I can't send and receive email messages - Huawei Ascend Y550

Cause 3 of 3: Your phone hasn't been correctly set up for email

If your phone hasn't been correctly set up for email, you can't send and receive email messages.

Solution: Set up your phone for email.

Step 1 of 30

Find "Others"

Press Email.

Step 2 of 30

Find "Others"

Press Others.

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Step 3 of 30

Enter email address

Key in your email address.

Step 4 of 30

Enter password

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

Step 5 of 30

Enter password

Press Next.

Step 6 of 30

Select server type

Press POP3.

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Step 7 of 30

Enter username

Key in the username for your email account.

Step 8 of 30

Enter incoming server

Press the field below "Server" and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.

Step 9 of 30

Enter incoming port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 110

Step 10 of 30

Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".

Step 11 of 30

Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press None.

Step 12 of 30

Turn deletion of email messages on server on or off

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

Step 13 of 30

Turn deletion of email messages on server on or off

Press Never or When I delete from Inbox.

Step 14 of 30

Turn deletion of email messages on server on or off

Press Next.

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Step 15 of 30

Enter outgoing server

Key in the name or IP address of your email providers outgoing server.
Please note that if you can't send email messages when using your email provider's outgoing server, key in smtp.vodafone.net.au (Vodafone's outgoing server).

Step 16 of 30

Enter outgoing port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 25

Step 17 of 30

Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".

Step 18 of 30

Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press None.

Step 19 of 30

Turn SMTP authentication on or off

Press Require sign-in to turn the function on or off.

Step 20 of 30

Turn SMTP authentication on or off

If you turn on SMTP authentication:
Press the field below "Username" and key in your username for your email provider's outgoing server.

Step 21 of 30

Turn SMTP authentication on or off

Press the field below "Password" and key in your password for your email provider's outgoing server.

Step 22 of 30

Turn SMTP authentication on or off

Press Next.
Please note that if you're using Vodafone's outgoing server, you need to turn off SMTP authentication.

Step 23 of 30

Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the drop down list below "Sync frequency".

Step 24 of 30

Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press Never or the required period.

Step 25 of 30

Turn email message notification on or off

Press Notify me when email arrives to turn the function on or off.

Step 26 of 30

Turn email message notification on or off

Press Next.

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Step 27 of 30

Enter email account name

Key in a name for your email account.

Step 28 of 30

Enter sender name

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

Step 29 of 30

Finish setup

Press Done.
Wait while your phone retrieves new email messages.

Step 30 of 30

Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

1 Find "Others"

Press Email.
Press Others.

2 Enter email address

Key in your email address.
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3 Enter password

Press Password and key in the password for your email account.
Press Next.

4 Select server type

Press POP3.

5 Enter username

Key in the username for your email account.
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6 Enter incoming server

Press the field below "Server" and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.

7 Enter incoming port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 110

8 Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".
Press None.

9 Turn deletion of email messages on server on or off

Press the drop down list below "Delete email from server".
Press Never or When I delete from Inbox.
Press Next.

10 Enter outgoing server

Key in the name or IP address of your email providers outgoing server.
Please note that if you can't send email messages when using your email provider's outgoing server, key in smtp.vodafone.net.au (Vodafone's outgoing server).
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11 Enter outgoing port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 25

12 Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".
Press None.

13 Turn SMTP authentication on or off

Press Require sign-in to turn the function on or off.
If you turn on SMTP authentication:
Press the field below "Username" and key in your username for your email provider's outgoing server.
Press the field below "Password" and key in your password for your email provider's outgoing server.
Press Next.
Please note that if you're using Vodafone's outgoing server, you need to turn off SMTP authentication.

14 Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the drop down list below "Sync frequency".
Press Never or the required period.

15 Turn email message notification on or off

Press Notify me when email arrives to turn the function on or off.
Press Next.

16 Enter email account name

Key in a name for your email account.
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17 Enter sender name

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

18 Finish setup

Press Done.
Wait while your phone retrieves new email messages.

19 Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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