Messaging Accounts - Sony Ericsson P908 User Manual

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Messaging accounts

The application can handle many different types
Messages
of messages, but you must first set up accounts and make
settings as described below.
The Messaging accounts dialogue has four tabs, one for each
type of messaging account:
Email You can have any number of e-mail accounts. To receive
and send e-mail, you must first set up an Internet account
(if one is not already set up). See 'Internet accounts' on
page 155.
SMS
You can only have one SMS (Short Message Service)
account.The settings on this tab also apply to EMS
(Extended Message Service) messages.
MMS
You can only have one MMS (Multimedia Messaging
Service) account. To receive MMS messages you must
first set up Internet and WAP accounts (if not already set
up). See'Internet accounts' on page 155.
Area
You can only have one
Area Information channels that you can subscribe to is
limited by the space on your SIM.
Tip A simple way of setting up an e-mail or multimedia
message account is to ask your service provider to send you a
message that contains the required information to create an
account automatically on your P908.
160
Area info account. The number of
Read more about the different types of messages in 'Messages'
on page 87.
Email tab
The tab shows a list of the e-mail accounts on your
Email
P908.You can add a account to the list and
New
existing account.
You can choose one of your e-mail accounts as
will be the e-mail account that your P908 uses when you use
to send an entry as e-mail directly from one of your P908
Send as
applications
To create a new e-mail account
1. On the tab, select
Email New.
2. Enter the following settings on the tabs:
E-mail account basic tab settings
Account name
This is the name you give to your e-mail account.
Your name
This name appears on your outgoing e-mail
messages.
Email address
Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) supplies you
with your e-mail address.
Connection type
Select POP3 or IMAP. POP3 is most common.
Internet account
Select the Internet account to access your e-mail
messages.
or an
Edit Delete
This
Preferred.
Control panel