Setting up your new phone

p.toplearning{font-size: 9px; font-weight: bold; color:#aaaaaa;} If you like gadgets like we do, there is nothing quite as exciting as cracking open the box on a new electronic gizmo. Mobile phones are especially exciting to unbox because of all the odds and ends that come bundled with the handset; there are headphones, hands-free adapters, cables for charging and data transfers, CDs with software and a couple of bonuses too if you're lucky. TOP ^ Copying contacts A complete address book is central to personalising your new phone. Before removing the SIM from your old phone make sure you have copied the contacts from the phone's address book to the SIM card. To do this, open the contacts menu, select the contacts to transfer (often there's a Select All option), choose copy then set the destination as "SIM memory". In some rare cases, like Apple's iPhone, there is no option in the address book to do this. The alternative is to sync your contacts with a PC program, like Microsoft Outlook, then re-sync with your new phone once you're ready to use it. You might find that if you've switched phone brands, say from Sony Ericsson to Nokia, that the formatting of your old phone numbers will look strange. Looking at Sony Ericsson's contacts formatting on other manufacturer's phones puts a "/1" after the first number assigned to a contact, like "Tom/1". This looks ugly but doesn't affect the phone number field so you don't need to make any further adjustments. Unfortunately, there's no way to fix this automatically as far as we know. TOP ^ Installing a SIM card Once the phone and all its components are out of the box you'll want to install the SIM card first, then the battery and then connect the phone to a power supply via the included wall charger. In most instances the SIM card for your new phone will be installed by a sales assistant at the mobile phone store; however, if you've been given the phone by a friend or bought the phone online then this is something you'll need to do yourself. When you remove the battery cover on a new phone you'll find that the battery compartment is empty and the SIM card slot should be clearly indicated by a small picture of a SIM card. Usually this slot is a small metal grille that you slide the SIM under, though some Nokia phones use a concealed slider drawer to house the SIM and these can be a little harder to find. Once you've identified the SIM slot simply slide the card in using the graphic printed on the phone as a guide. Each SIM card has one corner removed and this will help instruct you on the proper placement. While your phone is charging, take some time to familiarise yourself with the phone and any included software. Most phones will ship with software included in the sales package. Often this software will help you sync files from your PC to your phone, like music tracks or videos. With more advanced smartphones this software may also let you set-up email accounts, sync data between your business email server and the phone, or install drivers to let you use the phone as a 3G modem. You might also like to read the manual. This probably sounds painfully obvious, but new phones tend to have shortcuts built into the software to make navigating the menus and applications easier, and the fastest way to discover what these are is to thumb through the user guide. p.toplearning{font-size: 9px; font-weight: bold; color:#aaaaaa;} After turning the power on for the first time a new phone typically asks you for some general information: what time is it? What's the date today? Which country do you live in? Once you've passed these rudimentary settings it's time to really make your new phone your own. TOP ^ Setting up an email account Due to it being essentially free, emailing on your phone is fast overriding SMS as the short message of choice for many savvy phone users. Some new phones include excellent software for setting up your email account using just your user name and password to retrieve all of the information the email client needs. If you have a less sophisticated email client on your phone then you'll need to enter this information manually. You'll need to visit your email provider's website and take note of the Incoming and Outgoing mail server details. Below is a few of the most popular email severs in Australia; Mail provider Incoming mail server Incoming port Outgoing mail server Outgoing mail port Gmail pop.gmail.com (POP3) 995 (SSL enabled) smtp.gmail.com 465 (SSL enabled) Hotmail pop3.live.com 995 (SSL enabled) smtp.live.com 25 (SSL enabled) Yahoo pop.mail.yahoo.com 110 smtp.mail.yahoo.com 25 AOL imap.aol.com 143 smtp.aol.com N/A Note: SSL is an encryption protocol used by some email servers. Only use SSL where specified. Often times the local mobile operators offer free email accounts with new phone contracts and these details should be pre-installed on your phone. For MS Exchange email accounts ask your IT administrator for your office server details. TOP ^ Setting up internet (APNs) To use the internet on your phone you have to first set up internet data access points in your phone's settings. Most new smartphones are capable of requesting these details from the operator when the phone first accesses the network, but if it isn't set up automatically then it's a simple case of entering a few strings of data. Go to the phone's settings menu and find the menu branch that reads "Connectivity". Phone settings vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, but look for an option that lets you define a new Access Point. You'll then be presented with a table of information fields. Most of these you don't have to worry about, like user name and password, in fact you really have to fill in one field accurately: Access Point Name. Use the following information to set up your internet access point on your new phone. Some phones will require all of this information, others will only need the APN. Start by naming the Connection and defining the APN. You shouldn't need to identify the Domain Name Server (DNS) but we've listed them just in case. In all instances leave the user name and password as (blank). Carrier APN DNS Optus connect 202.139.83.3192.65.91.129 Vodafone vfinternet.au 192.189.54.33210.80.58.3 Telstra telstra.iph N/A 3 Mobile 3netaccess 202.124.68.130202.124.76.66 Virgin Mobile virgininternet 61.88.88.88

Setting up your new phone

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