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Set up your phone for web-based email - Apple iPhone 5 iOS 6

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You can send and retrieve email messages from a web-based email account, such as Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail and Gmail. Follow these instructions to set up your phone for web-based email.
Before you can set up your phone for web-based email, you need an account with the required email provider. If you don't have an account, you can set one up on the web page of the email provider.

Please note that the steps below are based on a web-based email account. If you have a POP3 email account, you need to use the settings for POP3 email. Click here for information on how to set up your phone for POP3 email.

Step 1 of 33

Find "Mobile Data Network"

Press Settings.

Step 2 of 33

Find "Mobile Data Network"

Press General.

Step 3 of 33

Find "Mobile Data Network"

Press Mobile Data.

Step 4 of 33

Find "Mobile Data Network"

Press Mobile Data Network.

Step 5 of 33

Enter APN

Press APN below Mobile Data.
If you're on a pay monthly price plan:
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An APN (Access Point Name) is used to establish a connection from your phone to the internet.

Step 6 of 33

Enter username

Press Username below Mobile Data and key in wap

Step 7 of 33

Enter password

Press Password below Mobile Data and key in wap

Step 8 of 33

Save settings

Press Mobile.

Step 9 of 33

Save settings

Press General.

Step 10 of 33

Save settings

Press Settings.

Step 11 of 33

Save settings

Press the Home key to return to standby mode.

Step 12 of 33

Find "Mail, Contacts, Calendars"

Press Settings.

Step 13 of 33

Find "Mail, Contacts, Calendars"

Press Mail, Contacts, Calendars.

Step 14 of 33

Create new email account

Press Add Account....

Step 15 of 33

Create new email account

Press the required provider.

Step 16 of 33

Enter sender name

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

Step 17 of 33

Enter email address

Press Email and key in your email address (such as name@provider.com).

Step 18 of 33

Enter password

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

Step 19 of 33

Enter email account name

Press Description and key in the required name.

Step 20 of 33

Enter email account name

Press Next.

Step 21 of 33

Select synchronisation settings

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

Step 22 of 33

Select synchronisation settings

Press Save.

Step 23 of 33

Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press Fetch New Data.

Step 24 of 33

Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

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

Step 25 of 33

Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

If you turn off Push:

Step 26 of 33

Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the required period or Manually.

Step 27 of 33

Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

To select settings for a specific email account:
Press Advanced.

Step 28 of 33

Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the required email account.

Step 29 of 33

Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press Fetch or Manual.

Step 30 of 33

Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press Advanced.

Step 31 of 33

Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press Fetch New Data.

Step 32 of 33

Save and exit

Press Mail... to save the settings.

Step 33 of 33

Save and exit

Press the Home key to return to standby mode.

Find "Mobile Data Network"

Press Settings.

Press General.

Press Mobile Data.

Press Mobile Data Network.

Enter APN

Press APN below Mobile Data.
If you're on a pay monthly price plan:
Key in wap.vodafone.co.uk
If you're on a pay as you go or VOXI price plan:
Key in pp.vodafone.co.uk

An APN (Access Point Name) is used to establish a connection from your phone to the internet.

Enter username

Press Username below Mobile Data and key in wap

Enter password

Press Password below Mobile Data and key in wap

Save settings

Press Mobile.

Press General.

Press Settings.

Press the Home key to return to standby mode.

Find "Mail, Contacts, Calendars"

Press Settings.

Press Mail, Contacts, Calendars.

Create new email account

Press Add Account....

Press the required provider.

Enter sender name

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

Enter email address

Press Email and key in your email address (such as name@provider.com).

Enter password

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

Enter email account name

Press Description and key in the required name.

Press Next.

Select synchronisation settings

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

Press Save.

Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

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 Advanced.

Press Fetch New Data.

Save and exit

Press Mail... to save the settings.

Press the Home key to return to standby mode.