Step by Step tutorial to configure Gmail Account on Nokia 5233, 5235, 5800:
(IMP: You must enable POP3 access of Gmail Account. Hint:Look inside Setting and POP forwarding Options on gmail web site )
- Open Messaging Application (Menu>Settings>Phone>Application Sett>Messaging>E-mail)
- Goto Mailboxes. It asks you No mailbox defined. Define now? Choose Yes (If not configured yet, else select Mailboxes then choose from option New mailbox)
- Mailbox setup wizard will start. Press start to continue
- Mailbox Type choose POP3, Press Next
- On next screen type your email address YOUR_USERID@gmail.com (copy this for future use)
- Press Next
- Enter pop.gmail.com as Incoming mail server, Press Next
- Enter smtp.gmail.com as Outgoing mail server, Press Next
- Access Point, choose Always ask or your preferred one. press next
- In Mailbox name keep gmail or name it as u want then press next
- Press OK on (Mailbox setup complete. Settings can be viewed and edited in e-mail settings.)
- Click OPTION then EXIT
- Go to Menu> Messaging>your_named_mailbox (point 10)
- It says (no e-mail messages) then "Connect to mailbox? " click on No
- Click Option and then "E-mail Settings"
- Press on Connection settings
- Press on Incoming e-mail
- Enter Username as xxx@gmail.com (You may paste it if u followed pt5)
- In Password type your password
- Scroll down to "Security" and choose SSL/TLS and leave all other options as they are.
- Press Back Button
- Select Outgoing e-mail, Enter your username (You may paste it if u followed pt5) and password as described above
- Scroll down to security port and choose SSL/TLS
- Hit Back Button twice
- Press on User settings
- Enter your Name in "My Name" as you want to display and then go back
- Goto Retrieval Settings
- Click on "E-mail retrieval" and change it to size limit and then enter 100KB or its better to be "Headers Only" which retrieves the email subjects only. Press OK
- Click on Back
- If you have unlimited GPRS connection then goto "Automatic retrieval" and then to "E-mail retrieval"and select "Enabled" then YES on "All emails are retrieved to mailbox when automatic retrieval enabled. Continue?"
- An alert shows extra-cost, it means there will be automatic email-retrieval at particular duration so for limited gprs connection it may cost more, but dont worry follow next step to minimize cost
- Go to "Retrieval Interval" and select "Every 4/6 hours" as u want.
- Click back button multiple times so that you are back to main screen.
- Now when you start Messaging Application you will see Gmail Account goto it >option> Retrieve e-mail > New/All . Or just Connect.
- You can also send email attach images with it etc. Have fun
If you have any doubt feel free to ask ...