If you have an unlocked cell phone or iPhone that you are bringing into China, you need to set all kinds of custom things. “Shanghai Expat”:http://www.shanghaiexpat.com/index.php?name=MDForum&file=viewtopic&p=449343 has collected all the settings in one place. How convenient:
h2. WAP
The WAP information page is :
http://www.monternet.com/moneditor/cs/wap/wapguide/
The settings you need are:
Wap Home : http://wap.monternet.com
Gateway IP : 10.0.0.172
Port: 9201
if you have GPRS:
GPRS APN : cmwap
No Username/Password needed
if not then the you use circuit switched (no modern phone uses this anymore)
CSD number is: 17266
username: wap
password: wap
Type: Modem (or simulated)
MMS
MMS setup is found here:
http://www.monternet.com/moneditor/cs/help/mms/
APN: cmwap
Server Name: http://mmsc.monternet.com
Gateway: 10.0.0.172
(some phones link this info together with the wap setup)
SMTP/POP Mail
The info can be found at
http://mail.monternet.com/
http://mail.monternet.com/free/gb/Help_QA.htm#a15
First thing you’ve got to do is register on the mail site: http://mail.monternet.com
Its all in chinese but I had GoogleTranslate in another window to translate the options Very Happy
Choose the first plan which is the free one (its the one that says 0RMB/Month (0?/?) The others may be better if you have larger email needs.
Enter your mobile number and you’ll get an SMS with a confirmation password.
Enter the confirmation password
Enter your password and a question/answer in case you loose your password.
again it ask you for the plan…
Once that’s all set up you need to setup your PDA. The instructions are here.
http://mail.monternet.com/free/gb/Help_QA.htm#a15
I assume you’ve setup your GPRS, Wap, MMS already so the relevant info for you is
Outgoing SMTP Server: smtp.17288.com Port: 25
Incoming POP3; pop.17288.com Port: 110
Username: Your Mobile Number
Password: Whatever you entered in registration
After that you should be able to send/receive mail from your phone/PDA.
The email address is YourNumber@17288.com eg 137xxxxxxx@17288.com
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