Samsung Galaxy A3

Samsung Galaxy A3

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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 and email addresses. 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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Slide your finger down the display starting from the top edge of your phone.
Press the settings icon.

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Press More networks.

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Press Mobile networks.

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Press Access Point Names.

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Press the new data connection icon.

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Press Name.

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Key in Vodafone MMS and press OK.

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Press APN.

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Key in live.vodafone.com and press OK.

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Press MMSC.

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Key in http://pxt.vodafone.net.nz/pxtsend and press OK.

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Press MMS proxy.

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Key in 172.030.038.003 and press OK.

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Press MMS port.

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Key in 8080 and press OK.

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Press MCC.

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Key in 530 and press OK.

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Press MNC.

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Key in 01 and press OK.

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Press Authentication type.

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Press PAP.

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Press APN type.

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Key in mms and press OK.

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Press Bearer.

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Press Unspecified.

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Press the menu icon.

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Press Save.

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Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

1. Find "Access Point Names"

Slide your finger down the display starting from the top edge of your phone.
Press the settings icon.
Press More networks.
Press Mobile networks.
Press Access Point Names.

2. Create new data connection

Press the new data connection icon.

3. Enter data connection name

Press Name.
Key in Vodafone MMS and press OK.

4. Enter APN

Press APN.
Key in live.vodafone.com and press OK.

5. Enter picture messaging server

Press MMSC.
Key in http://pxt.vodafone.net.nz/pxtsend and press OK.

6. Enter IP address

Press MMS proxy.
Key in 172.030.038.003 and press OK.

7. Enter port number

Press MMS port.
Key in 8080 and press OK.

8. Enter country code

Press MCC.
Key in 530 and press OK.

9. Enter network code

Press MNC.
Key in 01 and press OK.

10. Select authentication type

Press Authentication type.
Press PAP.

11. Select APN type

Press APN type.
Key in mms and press OK.

12. Select data bearer

Press Bearer.
Press Unspecified.

13. Save data connection

Press the menu icon.
Press Save.

14. Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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