Samsung B2710

Samsung B2710

You can't receive picture messages - Samsung B2710

Cause 1 of 2: Your phone hasn't been correctly set up for picture messaging

If your phone hasn't been correctly set up for picture messaging, you can't send and receive picture messages.

Solution: Set up your phone for picture messaging.

Step 1 of 23

Find "Connections"

Press Menu.

Step 2 of 23

Find "Connections"

Scroll to Settings and press the Navigation key.

Step 3 of 23

Find "Connections"

Scroll to Network and press the Navigation key.

Step 4 of 23

Find "Connections"

Scroll to Connections and press the Navigation key.

Step 5 of 23

Create new data connection

Press the Navigation key.

Step 6 of 23

Create new data connection

Press Options.

Step 7 of 23

Create new data connection

Scroll to Create and press the Navigation key.

Samsung B2710
Step 8 of 23

Enter name

Key in Vodafone MMS

Step 9 of 23

Enter APN

Scroll to Access name and key in live.vodafone.com

Step 10 of 23

Select authentication type

Scroll to Auth type and press the Navigation key.

Step 11 of 23

Select authentication type

Scroll to Normal and press the Navigation key.

Step 12 of 23

Enter picture messaging server

Scroll to Home URL and key in http://pxt.vodafone.net.nz/pxtsend

Step 13 of 23

Enter IP address

Scroll to Proxy address and key in 172.030.038.003

Step 14 of 23

Enter port

Scroll to Port and key in 8080

Step 15 of 23

Save data connection

Press Save to save the data connection.

Step 16 of 23

Save data connection

Press Disconnect to return to the home screen.

Step 17 of 23

Select data connection

Press Menu.

Step 18 of 23

Select data connection

Scroll to Messages and press the Navigation key.

Step 19 of 23

Select data connection

Scroll to Settings and press the Navigation key.

Step 20 of 23

Select data connection

Scroll to Multimedia messages and press the Navigation key.

Step 21 of 23

Select data connection

Scroll to Multimedia message profiles and press the Navigation key.

Step 22 of 23

Select data connection

Scroll to the data connection and press the Navigation key.

Step 23 of 23

Return to the home screen

Press Disconnect to return to the home screen.

1 Find "Connections"

Press Menu.
Scroll to Settings and press the Navigation key.
Scroll to Network and press the Navigation key.
Scroll to Connections and press the Navigation key.

2 Create new data connection

Press the Navigation key.
Press Options.
Scroll to Create and press the Navigation key.

3 Enter name

Key in Vodafone MMS
Samsung B2710

4 Enter APN

Scroll to Access name and key in live.vodafone.com

5 Select authentication type

Scroll to Auth type and press the Navigation key.
Scroll to Normal and press the Navigation key.

6 Enter picture messaging server

Scroll to Home URL and key in http://pxt.vodafone.net.nz/pxtsend

7 Enter IP address

Scroll to Proxy address and key in 172.030.038.003

8 Enter port

Scroll to Port and key in 8080

9 Save data connection

Press Save to save the data connection.
Press Disconnect to return to the home screen.

10 Select data connection

Press Menu.
Scroll to Messages and press the Navigation key.
Scroll to Settings and press the Navigation key.
Scroll to Multimedia messages and press the Navigation key.
Scroll to Multimedia message profiles and press the Navigation key.
Scroll to the data connection and press the Navigation key.

11 Return to the home screen

Press Disconnect to return to the home screen.

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