Originally posted by WojBhoy:Right, I've got a Samsung J700i and in anticipation of this summer, I wanna set up my phone so I can send pictures to Twitpic via. email, but I'm having problems setting it up. Vodafone have stopped new registrations for now because they're launching some new fangled service soon (wish I'd known when I got my phone!) so I tried to set up an account on my phone using my GoogleMail details and I keep getting a message saying 'unable to access server'. Anyone got any brainwaves for things I could do or haven't done?
Originally posted by drewhiggins:[..]
Don't get me started on Vodafone. I could kill the bastards, which actually isn't a bad idea when I think about it. And I refreshed the page and it (Technology Topic) was at the top - I didn't go looking, honest - and I can't resist not seeing the latest addition to it.
But to help you...from here.
Incoming Mail (POP3) Server - requires SSL: pop.gmail.com
Use SSL: Yes
Port: 995
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server - requires TLS: smtp.gmail.com (use authentication)
Use Authentication: Yes
Use STARTTLS: Yes (some clients call this SSL)
Port: 465 or 587
Account Name: your full email address (including @gmail.com or @your_domain.com)
Email Address: your email address (username@gmail.com or username@your_domain.com)
Password: your Gmail password
Please note that if your client does not support SMTP authentication, you won't be able to send mail through your client using your Gmail address.
Also, if you're having trouble sending mail but you've confirmed that encyrption is active for SMTP in your mail client, try to configure your SMTP server on a different port: 465 or 587.
# You're now ready to use POP with your Gmail address.
You tried all that?
Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
No but I'll check it all now, cheers Drew - I'll let you know if it comes up with anything and if it doesn't we can have a Vodafone rant
Originally posted by drewhiggins:You don't want to get me started - I'll put the call centre staff in a headlock.
Have fun typing all that. For your sake I hope it works.
Originally posted by WojBhoy:AHAHAHAH! I think I've just cracked it! AHAH! Thankyou Drew for the first lot of instructions
Just uploaded a pic via Twitpic, aha genius! Bring on Sheffield and Cardiff
Originally posted by drewhiggins:So it did work? I never thought it would.
Even though you got it fixed, I am going to detail my rant tomorrow afternoon. It is an epic, spread out over three weeks...the story of the week. More exciting than the tour, let me assure you. * It is that good. *
* Not really, but you've gotta build up the hype somehow.
Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
It actually did!
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Ah hell, I was looking forward to it - if you ever feel the need to PM me with it
I think the main think was that I'd have my email name as Googlemail 'cause I didn't realise it needed your actual address (or rather, that seems to have been part of the success) along with changing to the correct outgoing/incoming port numbers. Aha, I'm a happy man for that - I can Twitter away come August now
Originally posted by drewhiggins:Yeah you gotta have your full email - you know that now. Now I just gotta get a phone that works and if U2 come to Australia - we shall be set.
As long as I can repeat the exact conversation I had, word-for-word and my shouting at their call centre, it shall be here, in full.
Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
I can honestly say that I look forward to it!
Speaking of U2 coming to Aussie land, you could always try and get yourself to Europe or the States instead...saves time etc