How to configure your mobile phone for Gmail

These excellent instructions for a Sony Ericsson mobile phone were written by Ian D. I reproduce it below.

1. Make sure that Pop Download is enabled on your GMail account (how to)
   
2. (Optional) If you want to use a different address than your GMail address then add a new account in GMail options and enable it.
3. Go to Email, then Settings and then New Account
4. Enter an account name and select the type of message alert you want
5. In ‘Connect Using’ select the data account that the phone should use when connecting
6. Enter your gmail e-mail address (or address you want to use on your e-mail)
7. Connection type is POP3
8. Enter Incoming Server as pop.googlemail.com (note that pop.gmail.com is another option but this did not work for me even though I have a gmail and not a googlemail address)
9. Enter your GMail username and password
10. Enter Outgoing Server as smtp.googlemail.com (note that smtp.gmail.com is another option but this did not work for me even though I have a gmail and not a googlemail address)
11. In advanced settings enter your name and signature as per your preference
12. For Download S&R select headers only or download as per your max size limits
13. Allow Connection I left at Home Network and Copy Outgoing I left off - enter an e-mail address to copy sent e-mails to another address
14. Set Encryption for Incoming Server to SSL and Outgoing Server to SSL
15. Outgoing username and password - set to same as GMail username and password
16. Set Incoming Port to 995 and Outgoing Port to 465.

[CRITICAL UPDATE]

Go to his post for a full review of the Sony Ericsson k800i.
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