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APN Settings For MTN, Cell C, Vodafone, Telkom
APN Settings For MTN, Cell C, Vodafone, Telkom

APN Settings For South Africa – MTN, Cell C, Vodafone, Telkom, Virgin Mobile

APN Settings For South Africa

MTN, Cell C, Vodafone, Telkom, Virgin Mobile – South Africa

So, we decided to compile the APN settings of some major network providers in South Africa.

In this article, we will be giving the APN settings of the likes of MTN, Cell C, Telkom, Vodafone, Advinne and Virgin.

In case you don’t know, the full name of APN is ‘Access Point Name’. This must be correctly put in place before a device will be able to get connected to the internet, or receive and send Mms messages.

 

APN Settings For MTN, Cell C, Vodafone, Telkom
APN Settings For MTN, Cell C, Vodafone, Telkom

If you have a data bundle without a working APN setting, your device won’t get connected to the internet

If you are in South Africa, and you are unable to get the automatic APN configuration in your device, don’t be worried about it. This article will put you through on how to fix it yourself manually.

For some people, they might not have experienced a situation where they need to sort out the APN setting all by themselves. This is because, many times, immediately you insert a SIM Card inside a phone, the network providers usually push in the APN settings automatically. However, there are times when it won’t come – meaning, the owner of the device must look for a solution all by themselves to access the internet.

Therefore, let us give you the APN settings for all networks in South Africa.

MTN APN SETTINGS (SOUTH AFRICA)

This is MTN ZA manual APN configuration for internet connectivity.

Name: MTN Internet

APN : internet

Username : guest

Password: leave it blank

Check the below for MTN MMS APN settings for using multimedia messaging services.

Name: MMS

APN : internet

Username : mtnmms

Password: mtnmms

Wap Gateway: 196.011.240.241

Port : 8080

MMS Center : http://mms.mtn.co.za/mms/wapenc

CELL C APN SETTINGS FOR SOUTH AFRICA

Service Name: Cell C Internet

APN : internet

Username : leave it blank

Password: leave it blank

Here is the configuration for using multimedia messaging services on your device.

Service Name: MMS

APN : mms

Username : leave blank

Password: leave blank

Wap Gateway: 196.031.116.250

Port : 8080

MMS Center : http://mms.cmobile.co.za/

TELKOM/8TA APN SETTINGS SOUTH AFRICA

Service Name: Internet

APN : internet

username: guest

password: guest

Here is Telkom MMS APN Settings for enjoying MMS services.

Service name: MMS

APN : mms

username: guest

password: guest

WAP Gateway : 41.151.254.162

Port : 8080

MMSC: http://mms.8ta.com:38090/was

VODACOM APN SETTINGS (SOUTH AFRICA)

Service Name: Vodafone Internet

APN : internet

Username : guest

Password: leave it empty

For Vodafone South Africa MMS configuration, use the settings below.

Service Name : MMS

APN : mms.vodacom.net

Username : leave blank

Password: leave blank

WAP Gateway : 196.6.128.13

Port : 8080

MMSC: http://mmsc.vodacom4me.co.za/

VIRGIN MOBILE APN SETTINGS (SOUTH AFRICA)

Service Name : Virgin Mobile Internet

APN : vdata

Username : guest

Password: leave it empty

See the settings for the MMS configuration

Service Name: MMS

APN : virgin_mms

username: guest

password: guest

WapGateway: 196.31.116.242

MMS Center : http://mms.virginmobile.co.za

ADVINNE APN SETTINGS (SOUTH AFRICA)

Service Name: Advinne Internet

APN : internet

Username : leave blank

Password: leave blank

Here is the manual APN Settings for Advinne MMS services in SA.

Service: MMS

APN : mms

Username : leave blank

Password: leave blank

Wap Gateway: 196.031.116.250

Port : 8080


MMS Center: http://mms.cmobile.co.za/

So, they applies to; MTN coverage map, Cell C coverage map, Vodafone coverage map, Telkom coverage map, Virgin Mobile coverage map and Advinne coverage map for enjoying internet services in South Africa.

HOW TO MANUALLY SET UP APN SETTINGS ON YOUR ANDROID SMARTPHONE

The first step is to head to your phone’s settings, then look for “cellular network”, and then APN Settings.

Now, this step might be a little bit different on your own smartphone. So, take note of that while trying to fix it at your own end.

Finally

So, we have given you the APN settings for MTN ZA, Vodafone, Cell C, Virgin Mobile, and other network providers in South Africa. Don’t forget to share with your friends.

 

 

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