Configuring Gmail IMAP (push email) on your phone with Airtel & Vodafone
Let me first tell you what is Push Email, you will receive email as soon a new email is received by the mail server, just like SMS. To use this service you need IMAP or POP access to your mail server & also your mail server should support anyone of them. With POP access you can download your emails to phone, but server & phone will not be in sync. For ex: if you delete a mail on your phone, it will be still there in server. IMAP is more advanced which syncs both mail boxes. Whatever you do on any place, gets reflected everywhere. Thankfully Gmail provides IMAP access for all the accounts, you have to enable it by going to “Settings–>Forwarding & POP/IMAP”. Basic GPRS plans like Airtel Live & Vodafone Live doesn’t provide IMAP access, you have to activate Airtel Mobile Office & or Vodafone Mobile Connect.
Configuring on Phone:
This configuration is for Phones which come up with inbuilt mail client, if your phone doesn’t have that try using gmail mobile app available at http://m.google.com.
Open email client on your phone, goto “Settings–>Add new email” & configure as mentioned below:
Incoming Mail Server:
Email/user ID: Your Gmail ID
Password: Gmail Password
Incoming Mail Server: imap.google.com
Mailbox name: Gmail (you can use anyting)
Mailbox Type: IMAP4
Security Ports: SSL
Port: 993 or Default in some phones
Outgoing Mail Server:
Email/user ID: Your Gmail ID
Password: Gmail Password
Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.google.com
Security Ports: SSL/TSL
Port: 465 or 587 or Default in some phones
After configuration connect to your mailbox, now you wil receive emails as soon as they arrive!
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@ Prashanth:
Good post.. Many visitors wanted clarification about it
I have editted the settings as you said, soon after that, I even tried to connect to the gmail, but I got an error message, saying that, server cannot be founded… What would be the sause for this, do you have any suggestions, I will appreciate……
@Munnei –
It might be a problem with your GPRS connection. As I already posted on, you need complete GPRS connection. Which connection you have?
Your very
Yup….u shud hav gprs connection
btw in some phone der is ” setting wizard ” which can provide readymade settings….
just u hav 2 start sett wiz den select emal and den select email site
Your post clearly explains the procedure. Thank you.
on your reply to Munnei…….
what complete GPRS connection do you refer
while answering to Mr. Munnei, you refered to complete GPRS connection……..Please clarify
I have a Airtel connection
Hi friends you want to free push mail in yahoo mail then Click below to get it CLICK HERE FOR YAHOO PUSH MAIL ON MOBILE
I think you people have confused between push email & pull email. Push email is like SMS, you immediately receive email in your device when the email hits the nibox of your email account. In the Pull email is like your outlook express you have to hit send & receive to receive the mail.
To have free real push email you need to have emoze on device or if your device has Windows Mobile OS you can use your hotmail or live email account.
PL. dont get confused with PUSH & PULL Email
i want to join gmail please do help.im responsible for every thing about my account.i’ll abide all rules nd regulations of google.thanx
@parminderjeet –
you just visit http://www.gmail.com and click on the “register for a new accout” tab..
You will be instructed what to do next.
I am using Vodofone ‘www’ accesspoint enabled sim card to send/receive emails. I am able to do POP3/IMAP transaction. My handset supports ‘Push Email Notification’. But it is not working. Kindly help how to receive a ‘Push Email’
@satish – can you please tell which handset you are using?
Want more setting and tricks and also yahoo push mail Plz click here
Hi Guys,
I think the guys at Vodafone are overly smart. There are 2 services available in Advanced GPRS. If you want plain vanilla WWW surfing, you can go for the ‘Vodafone Mobile Connect’ scheme, which starts off at 199 per month (+ 5p/10kb). However, they DELIBERATELY stop push notifications in this plan. For PUSH mail functionality in ADDITION to WWW surfing, you have to enable the ‘Vodafone Mail’ plan, which starts at 299 per month (+ 10p/10kb).
Thus, we can see that there is an unnecessary but very intelligent 100 rupees per month premium for PUSH functionality.
This sun of a bitch is bull shiting
Hi all, Iam also facing the same problem in my nokia 3120c mobile, Plz send the required details for me to get mails in my phone by using “push email”
Good articles
Bull shit….this is not called PUSH MAIL…go to http://community.seven.com to understand PUSH MAIL…
Network: Airtel
PRoblem: Can’t connect.
Error: Invalid Host name
Pls give me a solution
sir my gmail doesnot work please do help me to start again.i’ll be thankful to you for this great kindness.
i have gone m.google.com but of no use unable to connect to is the reply please guide ..
I have done all the above setting, after checking send and receive , i am getting error “DSN not reponding”
What i would need to do for this?
pl sand airtel incomeing, outgoing mail server
my mobile model no is micro max q3
i have rediff account
Better Solution.
No Need to Configure as IMAP3 instead you configure it as POP type.
Just follow these steps(it worked on LG BL40 New chocolate Mobile)
Create new Account Type.
(Some of the heading i have given below might not be present in yours but it is not necessary also)
Tile –>(Optional) GMAIL
Username –>shivajitheboss
Password –>flop
My Name –>Kamal (Optional)
Email Address shivajitheboss@gmail.com“>–>shivajitheboss@gmail.com
Reply mail Address shivajitheboss@gmail.com“>–>shivajitheboss@gmail.com
Outgoing mail server –>smtp.gmail.com
incoming mail server –>pop.gmail.com
Maximum receive size –>2.2 Mb (Optional)
Mailbox type –> POP3
Save to server –>Yes (Optional)
Save sent mail into –>Server (Optional)
Email to retrive –>Header only(Optional –Better)
Access Point –> TATA DOCOMO INTERNET (Optional–>Yours)
Auto Retrive –> YES (Optional If unlmitted present)
SMTP Port number –>587 (or) 465
SMTP TLS/SSL –>SSL
Incoming TLS/SSL –>SSL
Incoming Server Port –>995
APOP Secure Login –> OFF (Recomended)
SMTP Authenciation –>OFF (Strictly recommended)
After all these settings i am able to receive the mail but could not send any of them, but no error is displayed while sending which i have to look into in future.
If this works in your mobile please write to me to naveenforsoftwares@gmail.com
else
Help me with your info if i am wrong
After Setting as you said i got an error Named DNS Error what is that?
can you evplain how to overcome that
can any body send me the settings for Videocon V1675 mobile
will be grateful if you can
This is indeed very useful information.
i have also received an dns error after configuring.
how to resolve from it??
please my phone :want
1:portal server:
2:proxy settings:1:proxy ip address:
2:http port no:
3:ssl port no:
3:maill setting:1:mail server:
2:2nd mail server:
3:confirmation site:
4:access point settings:1:access point name:
2:user id:
3:password:
please any one tell me that ips
my phone lgl342i
my email is: khaledmedo4@yahoo.com
Why you specifically say Airtel and Vodafone, it should be for Idea or any other network. Only IMAP support is must, let me know….
i khaled alam my phone lg l342i
please ??
please??
any one help me to set i-mode for that mob
opions i wrote under