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Set up your phone for picture messaging

A picture message is a message which can contain pictures and other media files and can be sent to other mobile phones. You can send and receive picture messages as soon as you've inserted your SIM. If this isn't the case, you can set up your phone for picture messaging manually.

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Press the Navigation key.

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Select Connected.

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Select Data accounts.

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Press the Left selection key.

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Select Add PS account.

Vodafone MMS
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Highlight the field below "Account name" and key in Vodafone MMS.

live.vodafone.com
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Highlight the field below "APN" and key in live.vodafone.com.

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Highlight the field below "Auth. type".

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Select Normal.

http://pxt.vodafone.net.nz/pxtsend
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Highlight the field below "Homepage" and key in http://pxt.vodafone.net.nz/pxtsend.

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Highlight the field below "Connection type".

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Select HTTP.

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Highlight the field below "Use proxy".

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Select Yes to turn on the function.

172.030.038.003
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Highlight the field below "Proxy address" and key in 172.030.038.003.

8080
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Highlight the field below "Proxy port" and key in 8080.

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Press the Right selection key.

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Press the Right selection key.

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Press Disconnect to return to the home screen.

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Press the Left selection key.

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Press the Left selection key.

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Select Multimedia message.

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Select Data account.

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Select the required data connection.

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Press Disconnect to return to the home screen.

1. 1. Find "Data accounts"

Press the Navigation key.
Select Connected.
Select Data accounts.

2. 2. Create new data connection

Press the Left selection key.
Select Add PS account.
Highlight the field below "Account name" and key in Vodafone MMS.
Vodafone MMS

3. 3. Enter APN

Highlight the field below "APN" and key in live.vodafone.com.
live.vodafone.com

4. 4. Select authentication type

Highlight the field below "Auth. type".
Select Normal.

5. 5. Select picture messaging server

Highlight the field below "Homepage" and key in http://pxt.vodafone.net.nz/pxtsend.
http://pxt.vodafone.net.nz/pxtsend

6. 6. Select connection type

Highlight the field below "Connection type".
Select HTTP.

7. 7. Turn on use of proxy

Highlight the field below "Use proxy".
Select Yes to turn on the function.

8. 8. Enter IP address

Highlight the field below "Proxy address" and key in 172.030.038.003.
172.030.038.003

9. 9. Enter port number

Highlight the field below "Proxy port" and key in 8080.
8080
Press the Right selection key.

10. 10. Save data connection

Press the Right selection key.

11. 11. Return to the home screen

Press Disconnect to return to the home screen.

12. 12. Find "Multimedia message"

Press the Left selection key.
Press the Left selection key.
Select Multimedia message.

13. 13. Active data connection

Select Data account.
Select the required data connection.

14. 14. Return to the home screen

Press Disconnect to return to the home screen.

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