How to Set Up My Palm Treo 650 Cellular Device

Palm Treo 650 Network Settings

Do you currently own a Palm device, and are upgrading to your new Palm Treo650? Please go to this article provide by Palm and follow these upgrade steps before using your new device. By following these steps, it will ensure your new device works properly.

Question: What are the network settings for my Palm Treo 650?

To surf the Internet and to receive email, you need the three following settings entered into your Palm Treo 650.

Internet settings

Multimedia Messages (MMS) settings

GCI.net email settings

Internet settings:

1. Turn Phone On by press and holding down the Power/End button for 2-3 seconds
2. If the screen displays “Keyboard: Press Center button to unlock” press the Center Button to unlock the Treo <Tip: you can turn off the auto Keyguard lock function under your Prefs (Keyguard)>
3. On the Treo, press the Home button
4. Tap screen to select All from the drop down list at the top-right of the screen
5. Tap Prefs
6. In the Communications section tap to select Network
7. In the lower right corner tap Modify
8. In the Service field type GCI
9. From the Connection drop down list tap to select GPRS
10. Leave the User Name field & the Password field blank
11. Tap the APN field
12. Type cellular1wap and tap OK
13. Tap Done
14. Press the Home button to return to the main screen
The Treo is now configured and ready for Internet use.

Multimedia Messages (MMS) settings:
1. On the Treo, press the Messaging button
2. Press the PDA’s Menu button and from the Options menu tap screen to select Preferences
3. Under Create new messages as: select Text and Media (MMS) by tapping drop down list
4. Under the Network tab tap Manual and tap Edit
5. Do not change the Message center number or Email center numbers
6. In the MMS Gateway Address field type 172.23.1.252 (if not already there)
<Hint: Hold down Function Button while pressing letter to type a number or special character>
7. In the MMS URL field type http://mmsc:9201 (if not already there)
8. Under the NetworkProfile drop down list, tap to select GCI
9. Tap OK
10. Tap OK
11. Press the Home button to return to the main screen
The Treo is now configured for Multimedia Messages.

GCI.net e-mail settings:
1. Press the Home button
2. Tap VersaMail icon (picture)
3. Tap Continue if Initial Setup screen is displayed
4. Under Account Name: type GCI.net
5. From the Mail Service drop down list tap to select Other
6. Tap to select POP from the Protocol drop down list
7. Tap Next
8. In the Username field type your GCI.net username
9. Tap Password box and type in your GCI.net password
10. Tap OK
11. Tap Next
12. On the line under Email Address type your e-mail address
13. On the line under Incoming Mail Server type mail.gci.net
14. On the line under Outgoing Mail Server type smtp.gci.net
15. Tap Next
16. Tap Advanced
17. Tap Next at Incoming Server Settings display
18. At Outgoing Server Settings display tap box to select Use authentication (ESMTP)
19. Tap Done (If display asks if you want to overwrite the existing settings tap Yes)
20. Tap OK
21. Tap Menu button and under Options select Preferences
22. Tap Auto Sync on the screen to select it
23. Tap the box to the left of Sync automatically
24. You can now select how often you want it to sync and on which days
25. Tap OK

The Treo is now configured for your GCI.net e-mail account