topic Connecting Android Phone to Data Services in Android

Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

jonsie — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 11:25:06 GMT

Settings can be sent to the phone by texting ACTIVE to 2020. Simply save and reboot your device.

If you suddenly lose connection try cleaning the sim card and rebooting the phone.

A soft reset may also help, check your manual as different handsets reset in different ways.

eg. to soft reset a Samsung hold down the power and home button until the phone reboots.

You could also try going into the Settings > More > Mobile Networks > APN > menu and choose Reset to default (this should be read off your sim card). Restart your phone and test your data connections.

If you need to set up a data connection

From the homescreen:

Press Settings.
Select Wireless and networks or More settings
Press Mobile networks.
Check Use PacketData/Mobile Data to ensure this is ticked
Tap Access Point Names

DATA

Press the Menu key and select New APN.

Complete the fields in the list with the data below:

Name : o2 mobile web

APN : mobile.o2.co.uk (PAYG - payandgo.o2.co.uk)

Proxy, Port : Please leave blank

Username - o2web (PAYG - payandgo)

Password - password

Server - Please leave blank

MMSC - http://mmsc.mms.o2.co.uk:8002

MMS Proxy - 193.113.200.195

MMS Port - 8080

MCC - 234

MNC - 10

Authentication type - PAP

APN type - default,supli

APN Protocol: IPv4

Press the Menu key and tap Save to store the new data connection on your handset. Press the field next to the new o2 mobile web option you’ve created to activate the data connection – you should see a green dot or tick appear next to it to show it’s enabled.

MMS

Press the Menu key and select New APN

Name : O2 UK Pay Monthly MMS (PAYG - O2 UK Pay & Go MMS)
APN : wap.o2.co.uk
Proxy : Not set
Port : Not Set
Username : o2wap
Password : password
Server : Not set
MMSC : http://mmsc.mms.o2.co.uk:8002
MMS Proxy : 82.132.254.1
MMS port : 8080
MCC : 234
MNC : 10
Authentication : PAP
APN type : mms
APN protocol : ipv4

Press the Home key to return to your home screen.

You should then be all set up.

Reboot the phone and try sending yourself a photo.

You may also need to call customer service on 202 (pay monthly) or 4445 (payandgo) to ensure MMS is provisioned on your account.

Also be aware that there will be a charge for sending MMS as they are not normally included in any allowance.

Re: Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 07:54:06 GMT

Thanks, but it didnt work. ALAN

Re: Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

MI5 — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 11:28:44 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

Thanks, but it didnt work. ALAN

Can you give us more details of your problem?

Re: Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

Anonymous — Thu, 18 May 2017 08:09:57 GMT

It worked for me!

Thanks to Jonsie

Re: Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

Anonymous — Sat, 20 May 2017 16:20:56 GMT

I entered both of the APN's into my HTC M9 mobile and even after saving and restarting it still says 'Access Point Name settings are not available for this user'.

Any idea why??

Dave.

Re: Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

MI5 — Sat, 20 May 2017 16:34:50 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I entered both of the APN's into my HTC M9 mobile and even after saving and restarting it still says 'Access Point Name settings are not available for this user'.
Any idea why??

Dave.

Usually associated with the phone not saving the entered apn and defaulting to a blank or incorrect setting.

Double check you are saving the apn properly and also try texting the word "Active" to 2020. Save and reboot after getting the settings sent back.

Re: Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

Unhappy64 — Tue, 23 May 2017 11:55:53 GMT

Huawei is a good phone but Google interferes so it is. It going to work I have a 2 year SIM contract goes into any nano slot any phone Google is the problem.

Re: Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

MI5 — Tue, 23 May 2017 12:25:18 GMT

@Unhappy64 wrote:
Huawei is a good phone but Google interferes so it is. It going to work I have a 2 year SIM contract goes into any nano slot any phone Google is the problem.

Seen as how Android is Google you may be better off with an iPhone?

Re: Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

jonsie — Tue, 23 May 2017 14:21:58 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
@Unhappy64 wrote:
Huawei is a good phone but Google interferes so it is. It going to work I have a 2 year SIM contract goes into any nano slot any phone Google is the problem.
Seen as how Android is Google you may be better off with an iPhone?

Glad you could make sense of that....

Re: Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

Beenherebefore — Tue, 23 May 2017 14:45:33 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
@MI5 wrote:
@Unhappy64 wrote:
Huawei is a good phone but Google interferes so it is. It going to work I have a 2 year SIM contract goes into any nano slot any phone Google is the problem.
Seen as how Android is Google you may be better off with an iPhone?
Glad you could make sense of that....

@MI5 must have a 7th sense........the ability to understand something normal humans cannot.

Re: Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

Jenny105 — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 20:51:28 GMT

Hi didn't work for me either . No MMSC etc.

Re: Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

MI5 — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 21:02:10 GMT

All you need for data is this:

Name : o2 mobile web

APN : mobile.o2.co.uk (PAYG - payandgo.o2.co.uk)

Proxy, Port : Please leave blank

Username - o2web (PAYG - payandgo)

Password - password

Server - Please leave blank

Re: Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

Jenny105 — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 21:04:15 GMT

i was sent this to make the SIM on my LINX haewui but Im afraid it didnt work .

The settings didnt all appear eg from MSSC onward. This is a tablet, poweered by microsoft.

and I have 20.00 on the SIM. Can i use it fr any other device - mobile phone calls or text.

Or go into an 02 store?

Re: Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

MI5 — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 21:22:36 GMT

Ask them in store to enter the data settings for you.

Re: Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

liggerz87 — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 22:13:46 GMT

Old but gold just used this lol to her internet on friends phone lol

Re: Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

Zop — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:17:07 GMT

I have set up SMS on my phone.but on sending a SMS and picture I get a clock icon? Also can you send a mms with a bundle allowance,? unlimited text and minutes

Re: Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

MI5 — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:20:20 GMT

@Zop

MMS are charged extra and do not come from allowances.

If you have a spend cap they could be prevented from sending

Re: Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

Bambino — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:41:08 GMT

This thread was originally started more than 7 years ago, and the last post before today was more than 2 years ago!

Re: Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

MI5 — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:51:06 GMT

@Bambino wrote:
This thread was originally started more than 7 years ago, and the last post before today was more than 2 years ago!

Weird, only you have posted today @Bambino ?

Re: Connecting Android Phone to Data Services

Bambino — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:56:11 GMT

What do you mean @MI5?