If you prefer to connect your Android phone or tab to the internet using mobile networks instead of wi-Fi networks,there is need for you to activate mobile data service on your Android device.
Unfortunately,most of the Android tablets and phones are unable to accept Over-The-Air
(OTA) 3G/GPRS settings and need to be setup manually.
Today,I am sharing with you guys,how you can manually setup
Etisalat,Glo,Airtel and MTN internet settings on your Android phone or tab like
Samsung,HTC,LG or Tecno Android phone. You must know the
APN i.e
Access Point Name of
Etisalat,Glo,MTN and Airtel for you to
be able to configure your Android for internet.
How Do I configureInternet Settings On my Android Phone or tab?
Tap Menu or Apps ==> Tap Settings ==> Tap
Wireless and Networks or
More Settings If you tapped Wireless and Networks,tap
Mobile Networks If you tapped
More Settings,tap
Mobile Networks => Mobile Data ==> Tap Access Point name ==> Press Menu (looks like four horizontal lines,a square within a square or the word Menu) ==> Then select a New APN==> This is where you will enter the specific internet settings of the mobile network you want to configure on
your Android device.
Now,let me assume you want to configure Glo Mobile GPRS settings on your Android. Just key in the details below:
- Name: Glo Nigeria
- APN: gloflat or glosecure
- Proxy:
- Port:
- Username: flat
- Password: flat
- Server:
- MMSC:
- MMS Proxy:
- MMS Port:
- MCC:
- MNC:
- Authentication type:
- APN Type:
Then Press
"Menu" and select
"Save" ==> Press on the grey box or circle to the right of
"Glo Nigeria " and it will fill in with a smaller green dot or tick mark.
That's all.
NOTE: Enable data access over Mobile network is ticked. If you look closely at the settings above,you will notice that you entered only the Name,APN,Username and Password while leaving the others parameters untouched.
The four parameters are the main settings you need to configure to make your android phone or tab to browse with the mobile network of your choice.
Below are the
3G/GPRS Android Internet Settings for
MTN,Glo.Airtel and Etisalat Nigeria
1. MTN 3G/GPRS Internet settings for Android
- Name: MTN Nigeria
- APN: web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net
- Username: web
- Password: web
2. Glo Mobile Internet settings for Android
- Name: Glo Nigeria
- APN: gloflat or glosecure
- Username: flat
- Password: flat
3. Airtel Internet Settings for Android
- Name: Airtel Nigeria
- APN: internet.ng.airtel.com
- Username: internet
- Password: internet
4. Etisalat Internet Settings for Android
- Name: Etisalat Nigeria
- APN: etisalat
- Username:
- Password:
That's all Assuming you have already purchased or subscribed to a mobile data plan of your preferred mobile network,you should be able to connect to the internet after you successful manual configuration of your Android device.
You can restart your phone though.To subscribe to MTN,Glo,Airtel and Etisalat data plans,check:
==> Codes for MTN data plans
==> Codes for Glo mobile data plans
==> Codes for Airtel data plans
==> Codes for Etisalat data plans
If you have contributions or questions to ask, kindly relay them via comments.
If the internet settings of your mobile network is not listed in this post,feel free to share the settings via comments box.
NOTE: This guide is applicable any where in the world,provided you know the internet settings of your country's mobile networks.
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