Difference between revisions of "Personal digital assistant"
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| − | + | 1.You need to set an EMAIL password for your Sprint account: | |
| − | + | *Go to Sprint's web site at www.sprintpcs.com. | |
| − | + | *Log onto your "My PCS" using your SprintPCS phone and password. Unless you have changed it, your password is the last four digits of your social security number. | |
| − | + | *Click on "My Personal Information" located along the left side of the screen. | |
| − | + | *Under "Passwords", click the "Modify" link to the right of "PCS Vision User Name". This will display your SprintPCS email address, and give you the option to change it if you wish. Write this address down for future reference, as you will need this information to setup SnapperMail on your handheld device. If you have made changes, click "Submit" to get back to the "My Personal Information" screen. If no changes were made, click "Cancel" to get back to the "My Personal Information" screen. | |
| − | + | *Click on the "Modify" link to the right of "PCS Vision Password", just under "PCS Vision User Name". | |
| − | + | *Follow the on-screen prompts to enter a new password. Note that you will need to have your phone on and in a coverage area for the password to be reset on your phone. Write down your new password for future reference, as you will need this information to setup SnapperMail on your handheld device. | |
| − | + | 2.In your SnapperMail Account settings under Server (Edit Accounts | Server), enter the following: | |
SMTP Server: smtp.sprintpcs.com | SMTP Server: smtp.sprintpcs.com | ||
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Password: [your EMAIL password you set in step 1 above] | Password: [your EMAIL password you set in step 1 above] | ||
| − | + | 3.Sprint will refuse authentication unless your email address is the same as your SprintPCS Vision email address: | |
| − | + | *In your SnapperMail Account settings under Identity (Edit Account | Identity), enter your SprintPCS email address, i.e. username@sprintpcs.com | |
| − | + | *If you want replies to go your normal email address, enter it in the "Reply To" area (Edit Account | Identity | Reply To). | |
†- Enter the portion of your SprintPCS Vision email address before the "@" here. So, if your address is myname@sprintpcs.com, your username would be myname. Some users have reported that entering only the username part does not work. If it does not work for you, please try entering your entire SprintPCS Vision email address. | †- Enter the portion of your SprintPCS Vision email address before the "@" here. So, if your address is myname@sprintpcs.com, your username would be myname. Some users have reported that entering only the username part does not work. If it does not work for you, please try entering your entire SprintPCS Vision email address. | ||
Alternate information: Sprint complicates things by having three passwords - the account management password, the Vision password, and the e-mail password. This may help you: On the Sprint PCS web site, there is a 'Preferences' link by the compose msg function. Under the preferences, you can set up an e-mail password. THIS is the password that is assigned to the SMTP and POP servers in SnapperMail. | Alternate information: Sprint complicates things by having three passwords - the account management password, the Vision password, and the e-mail password. This may help you: On the Sprint PCS web site, there is a 'Preferences' link by the compose msg function. Under the preferences, you can set up an e-mail password. THIS is the password that is assigned to the SMTP and POP servers in SnapperMail. | ||
Revision as of 12:09, 12 February 2007
SprintPCS CARRIER SMTP
1.You need to set an EMAIL password for your Sprint account:
- Go to Sprint's web site at www.sprintpcs.com.
- Log onto your "My PCS" using your SprintPCS phone and password. Unless you have changed it, your password is the last four digits of your social security number.
- Click on "My Personal Information" located along the left side of the screen.
- Under "Passwords", click the "Modify" link to the right of "PCS Vision User Name". This will display your SprintPCS email address, and give you the option to change it if you wish. Write this address down for future reference, as you will need this information to setup SnapperMail on your handheld device. If you have made changes, click "Submit" to get back to the "My Personal Information" screen. If no changes were made, click "Cancel" to get back to the "My Personal Information" screen.
- Click on the "Modify" link to the right of "PCS Vision Password", just under "PCS Vision User Name".
- Follow the on-screen prompts to enter a new password. Note that you will need to have your phone on and in a coverage area for the password to be reset on your phone. Write down your new password for future reference, as you will need this information to setup SnapperMail on your handheld device.
2.In your SnapperMail Account settings under Server (Edit Accounts | Server), enter the following:
SMTP Server: smtp.sprintpcs.com
Username: [your Sprint username†]
Password: [your EMAIL password you set in step 1 above]
3.Sprint will refuse authentication unless your email address is the same as your SprintPCS Vision email address:
- In your SnapperMail Account settings under Identity (Edit Account | Identity), enter your SprintPCS email address, i.e. username@sprintpcs.com
- If you want replies to go your normal email address, enter it in the "Reply To" area (Edit Account | Identity | Reply To).
†- Enter the portion of your SprintPCS Vision email address before the "@" here. So, if your address is myname@sprintpcs.com, your username would be myname. Some users have reported that entering only the username part does not work. If it does not work for you, please try entering your entire SprintPCS Vision email address.
Alternate information: Sprint complicates things by having three passwords - the account management password, the Vision password, and the e-mail password. This may help you: On the Sprint PCS web site, there is a 'Preferences' link by the compose msg function. Under the preferences, you can set up an e-mail password. THIS is the password that is assigned to the SMTP and POP servers in SnapperMail.