I recently purchased a Samsung F700, in the UK these are only available on the Vodafone network but I heard they were unlocked so I took the plunge and nabbed one from Ebay. When it arrived I put my SIM card in and it all worked! I could make calls and send messages fine. However, with a phone like this you really want to use all of it and the web browser was one of the things I wanted to get up and running first, I then also wanted to get the MMS working as this was also giving me problems. If you’re in the same situation read on and I’ll give you a hand in getting it all up and running.
To start with go to the main menu and select Settings, then scroll down to Network Settings and finally to Connections. From here we’ll first add the GPRS/3G connection. Tap the menu item in the bottom left and select “Create”, I used the following information:
Set name: Three Internet Access name: three.co.uk Authorisation type: Normal User ID: web Password: web Protocol: HTTP Home URL: http://mobile.three.co.uk (this doesn't seem to work on first opening the browser, but works if you select go to home) Proxy address: 0.0.0.0 Port: 80 Log-in timeout (sec.): 300 Advanced Settings: leave as they are
Now lets do the same for the MMS settings, again here’s my settings, many of them the same but I created a new account in the same way as above:
Set name: Three MMS Access name: three.co.uk Authorisation type: Normal User ID: Password: Protocol: WAP Home URL: http://mms.um.three.co.uk:10021/mmsc Gateway address: 217.171.129.2 Secure connection: Off Log-in timeout (sec.): 300 Advanced settings: leave as they are
Now our two connections are setup lets actually set the apps so they use them. Return to the main menu and select Settings again, this time pick Application settings. We’ll keep things in order so select Browser settings first and simply select the “Three Internet” connection you made earlier. Now to get MMS settings working return to Application settings, select Messaging then MMS, here you need to select MMS profiles and the just select your “Three MMS” and you’re good to go!
Hopefully this guide will get you up and running, I don’t think I missed any steps but if you’re still having problems post a comment and I’ll try and help out!
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well done!
Comment by phazer — 25 January, 2008 @ 6:16 pm
your a gangster nice one thank you very much xxxxxxxxxx mine works now i had done the web bit but not mms thank you
Comment by Dee — 30 January, 2008 @ 10:25 pm
I bought a unlocked phone from ebay also. I’m in the US has anyone got the internet browser working on the t-mobile network? I’m having issues getting it to work but I got the MMS to work. Any help would be appreciated it.
Comment by jc — 4 February, 2008 @ 3:36 am
Hi i bought the f700 but im struggling to get the settings on tmobile
any ideas?
Comment by lee — 4 February, 2008 @ 9:52 pm
Hi, i inputted all the information u provided and followed all the instructions but when i open my browser it still says service unavailable, n when i go to home it still says the same thing
Comment by jeremy — 9 February, 2008 @ 6:32 am
Great information!!!
However do you have the setting for this phone in the U.S for Att?
Lauren Maxwell
Comment by Lauren Maxwell — 13 February, 2008 @ 3:59 am
Jeremy:
I haven’t found a way around this problem yet. You should still be able to access the three webpages by going to mobile.three.co.uk. It knows you’re on a three sim so it shows you your account info and all that stuff.
Lauren:
I don’t have the settings for ATT but you should hopefully be able to find them by searching the ATT site or google, don’t search for F700 specifically, try just searching for the settings you’re after. I searched for Three MMS and GPRS settings to get mine.
Hi mrmg,
I like the way you write ..Its really different and interesting … keep the momentum going ..I hope tis will really going to help me in future..
brilliant. .
Hello,
I have the settings for T-Mobile’s internet for the F700, goto our page http://www.MobileUnlimited.net and click on the Support page and then Internet/MMS and there’s a step by step on how. I do not however know how to get the MMS settings to work, if someone would be kind enough to goto the Contact Us page of our site and send me the F700 MMS settings it would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
David C
Mobile Unlimited, Inc.
http://www.MobileUnlimited.net
Comment by Mobile Unlimited — 21 February, 2008 @ 8:23 pm
…and we would display the MMS for everyone else to see on our site. Thanks again!
Comment by Mobile Unlimited — 21 February, 2008 @ 8:23 pm
Well i got this phone about 2 weeks ago. really enjoy the look and feel but i am struggeling with the web. i get connected but i cant access site like facebook (unable to redirect) these little things are starting to annoy me a bit. I want more… and sometime the phone will just reboot. i dont know what is up with that.
Any ideas?
Comment by DH — 29 February, 2008 @ 10:36 am
Cool fam..
I just purchased this phone off ebay yesterday. Im on o2..Does anyone know how to get the internet working for o2 on this phone?
Cheers,
Comment by Big B. — 8 April, 2008 @ 3:46 pm
hi, i tried following your instructions but it doesnt work? do i need to have a three sim? cos i am on o2 and was wondering if it would still work?
please pleast help!
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Thanks soooo much for ur help! i was in exactly the same position!
Comment by Ellie — 4 November, 2008 @ 5:13 pm
is anyone having problems getting service, period? mine keeps saying “no service” even though its unlocked & i can see all the info on my sim.. i just cant make any calls..
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Comment by anasuaStusest — 30 January, 2009 @ 10:26 am
hey,
ive tried to set up my mms and internet on my mobile.
ive used your settings but it still says service unavailable?
what do i do!?
Comment by Charlotte — 11 February, 2009 @ 8:14 am