How To Manually Setup Your Phone For Internet Browsing

Manual Configuration Settings

These days most devices are configured Over The Air simply by inserting an MTN SIM or by following the steps below:

AUTOMATIC GPRS SETTINGS

1. Text 'SETTINGS' to 3888, save the second message you will receive,
2. Kindly switch off/on your handset
   

Browsing cost N3/MB for any download and N60 per MMS

But just in case you have one of the devices, not OTA enabled on the MTN network you may want to use one of the settings below.


MANUAL CONFIGURATION SETTINGS FOR ANDROID PHONES

Step 1:

Menu - Settings - More - Cellular/Mobile Networks- Access Point Name - APN (web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net) - Username (web) - Password (web)

Step 2:

Menu - Wireless Networks - Mobile Networks - Use Packet Data (Turn On)


HOW TO CONFIGURE WINDOW PHONES

Step 1:

Start - Settings – Connections - My ISP (Add a new modem connection) - Enter a name for the connection: MTN GPRS - Select a modem: Cellular Line- GPRS, 3G - Access point name: web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net - User name: web - Password: web

Step 2:

Start – Internet – Menu – Tools – Options - Select use current


MANUAL SET UP FOR CHINA PHONE

Step 1

• Go to menu- WAP service or Services
• Select on data account. 
• Select on GPRS 
• Select on any account and enter the following: 
• Account Name: MTN GPRS 
• APN: web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net 
• Username: web 
• Password: web 
• Authentication: Normal then SAVE.
  

Step 2:

• Go to WAP-Select Settings-Select Edit- Select any account and enter the following:
• Account Name: MTN WAP 
• Home Page: Wap.google.com 
• Data Account: MTN GPRS 
• Connection Type: WAP 
• IP Address: 010.199.212.002 
• Username: web 
• Password: web
  

APPLE IPHONE CONFIGURATION SETTINGS ON MTN NETWORK

Menu – Settings – General – Network - Cellular data network

Cellular data:

APN: web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net

Username: web

Password: web



MANUAL CONFIGURATION SETTINGS

GPRS SETTINGS

Account Name=MTN WAP

Username= web

Password= web

Access Point Name (APN) =web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net

MMS SETTINGS

Account Name =MTN MMS

Access Point Name (APN) =web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net

Service Centre Address =http://10.199.212.8/servlets/mms

IP Address =10.199.212.2

Port =9201

Username=web

Password=web


MANUAL SETUP FOR SAMSUNG HANDSET

Go to menu—Go to Browser --- Go to profile settings—

select on profile 1 and enter the following details:

Profile name: MTN GPRS

Home URL: wap.mtnonline.com

Bearer: GPRS only

Proxy: Enable

Select on GPRS Settings and enter the following:

Proxy IP: 10.199.212.2

Proxy port: 8080

APN: web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net

Login ID: web

Password: web


MANUAL SETUP FOR NOKIA PHONE

FIRST STEP:

Go to phone settings - select configuration-select on

personal configuration-select add new –select web and enter the following:

ACCOUNT NAME: MTN GPRS

HOME PAGE: wap.google.com

USERNAME: web

PASSWORD: web

USE PREFERRED ACCESS POINT: SELECT NO


SECOND STEP:

SELECT ON ACCESS POINT SETTINGS.

PROXY: ENABLE

PROXY ADDRESS: 10.199.212.2

PROXY PORT: 8080

DATA BEARER: PACKET DATA


THIRD STEP:

Select on bearer settings

PACKET DATA ACCESS POINT: web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net

USERNAME: web

PASSWORD: web


APPLE IPAD CONFIGURATION SETTINGS ON MTN NETWORK

Menu

Cellular data

APN settings

APN:web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net

Username: web

Password: web

Please note that micro-SIM is what is required to connect via a cellular network