How to fix your APN settings for all US and UK networks

Most of the time, the APN (Access Point Name) settings on your Android device are one of those extremely important things to the daily use of your phone (specifically, connecting to the internet) that you’ll never need to think about – let alone mess around with. In this article, we show you how to reset your Android APN settings or, if that fails, manually enter APN settings using our lists of APN settings for every major phone carrier in the US and UK.

Your APN settings need to be in order if you want to get this little guy online

Your APN is the means by which your phone’s data connection communicates with internet-based services such as  such as 3G, 4G, MMS, and so on. Your APN settings are usually automatically provided by your mobile operator and set by your phone, but sometimes this doesn’t work, in which case you’ll have to take matters into your own hands if you want to carry on sending MMS messages and using the internet.

Reset your APN settings to default

If your mobile internet or MMS messaging services cut out, you may need to fix your APN settings.

First, go to Settings on your Nexus device, then tap More, Mobile Networks, Access Point Names. If you have a Samsung device, tap Settings, ‘More networks’, ‘Mobile networks’, then Access Point Names. Reaching your APN settings will be similar on other Android devices.

You should now see a list of the APN settings on your phone. Tap the Settings button, then ‘Reset to default’. Next, go back into Access Point Names, and your network’s APN settings should soon reappear and work properly. If it doesn’t, restart your device and you should receive Service Update settings from your network provider.

Going to Mobile Network Settings, Access Point Names, the ‘Reset to default’ might fix your MMS and internet connectivity issues

Manually enter your network’s APN settings

If that trick fails to jumpstart your internet and MMS services, then you may need to manually enter your network’s APN settings into your phone. These vary from network to network, so take a look at our list showing the APN settings of all the major carriers in the US and UK:

Creating a new APN

If you’re using a Nexus device, go to Settings, then tap More, Mobile Networks, Access Point Names, and press the ‘+’ icon to add a new APN.

If you’re using a Samsung device, tap Settings, ‘More networks’, ‘Mobile networks’, then Access Point Names. Next, press the Settings button on your phone, then tap New APN.

Reaching the ‘New APN’ creator should be similar on most Android devices.

Go to your APN settings, tap New APN, then use our list to add the Access Point Settings for your cellular provider

Once you’re on the screen where you can add a new APN, you’ll need to enter the APN settings for your cellular provider. Thankfully, you don’t need to go scouring the internet looking for them, as we’ve listed the APN settings for every major network right here at AndroidPIT.

Just find your network provider in the list, add all the settings that need to be added (ignoring the ones that say <Not Set>), then tap the Settings button and Save.

AT&T APN settings

Name: ATT Phone, (ATT Broadband for tablets)
APN: phone (broadband for tablets)
Proxy: <Not Set>
Port: <Not Set>
Username:  <Not Set>
Password:  <Not Set>
Server: <Not Set>
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net (Not Set for tablets)
MMS proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net (Not Set for tablets)
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: <Not Set>
APN type: default,supl,mms,hipri (Also ‘fota’ for tablets)
APN Protocol: IPv4 (Enabled for tablets)
Bearer: <Default>

Boost Mobile APN settings

Name: Boost_Mobile
APN: Boost_Mobile
Proxy: <Not Set>
Port: <Not Set>
User Name: Boost_Mobile
Password:

Server:
MMSC: http://mm.myboostmobile.com
MMS Proxy: 68.28.31.7
MMS Port: 80
MCC: 311
MNC: 870
Authentication type: <Not Set>
APN type: default,admin,fota,mms,supl,hipri
APN Protocol: <Not Set>
Bearer: <Not Set>

Sprint APN settings

Name: Sprint
APN: cinet.spcs
Proxy: <Not Set>
Port: <Not Set>
Username:  yourMSID@uscc.net
Password:  your MSID
Server: wap.voicestream.com
MMSC: http://mmsc1.uscc.net/mmsc/mms
MMS proxy: 68.28.31.7
MMS port: <Not Set>
MCC: 234
MNC: 15
Authentication type: <Not Set>
APN type: <Not Set>
APN Protocol: iPv4
Bearer: <Not Set>

T-Mobile APN settings

Name: T-MOBILE
APN: epc.tmobile.com, or fast.tmobile.com (LTE)
Proxy: <Not Set>
Port: <Not Set>
Username:  <Not Set>
Password:  <Not Set>
Server: wap.voicestream.com
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMS proxy: 216.155.165.50
MMS port: <Not Set>
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
Authentication type: <Not Set>
APN type: <Not Set> or Internet + MMS
APN Protocol: IPv4
Bearer: <Not Set>

US Cellular APN settings

Name: USCC
APN: internet
Proxy: <Not Set>
Port: <Not Set>
Username:  yourMSID@uscc.net
Password:  your MSID
Server: wap.voicestream.com
MMSC: http://mmsc1.uscc.net/mmsc/mms
MMS proxy: blank
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 120
Authentication type: <Not Set>
APN type: <Not Set> or Internet + MMS
APN Protocol: iPv4
Bearer: <Not Set>

Verizon APN settings

Name: Verizon
APN: internet
Proxy: <Not Set>

Port: <Not Set>
Username:  <Not Set>
Password:  <Not Set>
Server: <Not Set>
MMSC: http://mms.vtext.com/servlets/mms
MMS proxy: <Not Set>
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 012
Authentication type: <Not Set>
APN type: <Not Set> or Internet + MMS
APN Protocol: <Default>
Bearer: <Not Set>

Virgin Mobile APN settings

Name: Virgin Mobile
APN: Sprint
Proxy: <Not Set>
Port: <Not Set>
Username:  <Not Set>
Password:  <Not Set>
Server: <Not Set>
MMSC: http://mmsc.vmobl.com:8080/mms?
MMS proxy: 205.239.233.136
MMS port: 81
MCC: 310
MNC: <Not Set>
Authentication type: <Not Set>
APN type: default,supl,mms
APN Protocol: iPv4
Bearer: <Not Set>

How to fix your APN settings for all US and UK networks