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FIDO P800 Settings Mail example and GPRS
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Posted by: ShovelhEd

GPRS

Control Panel --> internet Accounts

edit FIDO GPRS:

Account name: whatever (mine is FIDO GPRS)
Connection Type: GPRS

click "advanced"

Server Tab

user name and password required: checked
user name: fido
pass: fido
Address: internet.fido.ca

Log In Tab

Get IP address automatically: checked (everything below is 0000)
Get DNS Automatically: checked

Proxy Tab

use proxy server: unchecked
everything below is blank

Other Tab

Enable PPP extensions: checked
Authentication: Normal

QOS tab

header compression: unchecked
Precedence: Subscribed
Delay: subscribed
Reliability: Class 3
Peak Rate: Subscribed
Mean Rate: Subscribed

go back to the "Internet accounts" window

Preferred is FIOD GPRS the account described above

I have had problems in the past that while making changes I have accidentally added a dot in my setup info. Be sure to check for this.

Mail Settings

Applications --> Control Panel --> Messaging accounts (on the Connections Tab)

Click "New"

Basic Tab

account name: I use Sympatico...this is not important
Your Name: Whatever Name you want to show up (Sean Cooper)
email address: xxxxxxxxxx@sympatico.ca (replace with yours)
Connection Type: POP3
Internet Account: Preferred or Choose an account (GPRS)

Inbox Tab

User name: b1nxxxxxxx (same as your login name typically)
Password: your mail password
Download: up to you. I use Just Headers to speed it up
Shedule Button --> I don't use this.

Outbox Tab
Outgoing Mail Server Address: gprs.fido.ca
Use SMTP Authentication: Unchecked

Advanced Tab

Secure Connection: Unchecked
Outgoin Mail Port: 25
Use MIME encoding: Checked
Incoming Mail Port: 110
Secure Password authentication: Unchecked

done --> Go check your mail