Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Use Momail on the G1 Android Phone

In reviewing user forums, it appears some consumers are having problems accessing their non-Gmail accounts on their G1's. With Momail, the solution is simple. Just sign up via the Momail site, and then follow the directions below (it's easlier than it looks!):

1. From the phone's Home Screen, tap the Application Button.

2. Tap the Email icon

3. If this is your first account, you will be presented with a email setup screen. Skip this and press Menu button, and tap the Add Account button.

4. In the “Type your account email address” box, enter your full email address, number@momail.xx (xx = country domain)

5. On the other row, enter your password.

6. Tap the “Manual setup” button.

7. Tap the “IMAP account” button

8. Enter the following information
• Username: number@momail.xx
• Password: Your password
• IMAP server: imap.momail.xx
• Port: 143
• Secure type: Off

9. Tap the Next button. The device will connect to the internet, so check your incoming settings.

10. On the “Outgoing Server settings” screen, enter the following information in the spaces provided:
• SMTP server: smtp.momail.xx
• Port: 2525
• Security type: None

11. Tap the “Require sign-in” checkbox

12. In the Username box, enter number@momail.xx

13. Enter your password were it says password

14. Tap the Next button. The device will connect to the internet and check your outgoing settings.

15. On the “Account Options” screen, select your “Email checking frequency,”

16. Tap the “Notify me when email arrives” checkbox to see an alert on the status bar when you have a new email.

17. Name your account

18. Enter your name as you want it displayed in email.

19. Now you are ready to retrieve optimized emails from your Momail account!

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