Before you can enjoy data on Nigeria networks, you need to configure
your mobile phone. Some phones referred to as china (chinco) doesn’t
receive configuration automatically so this has made their users feel
they can’t browse on their phone. I have seen a friend that has 500MB
free data on his phone given to him by glo for recharging, but he was
unable to use it because he doesn’t have glo configuration settings on
his mobile phone.
I want to share how anybody can configure his/her
mobile phone manually and automatically. By the end of this post, you
will be able to configure your phone manually if it doesn’t receive
automatic configuration settings irrespective of the model you’re
using. This post will explain how you can use internet on the major
and giant ISP (
MTN, GLOBACOM, AIRTEL and
ETSALAT) in Nigeria.
How to Configure Your Phone to Use MTN MTN Automatic Settings
If you want to receive MTN configuration settings on your mobile phone
automatically, send “settings” to “3888” (without quote) through SMS.
If your phone can receive the settings automatically, a settings will
be sent to you which you will be required to save. But if your phone
doesn’t receive the settings, follow the manual settings as illustrated
below.
MTN Manual Settings Name : MTN IP Address: 10.199.212.2 Port: 8080 Username: web Password: web Access point name (APN): web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net Homepage: wap.mtnonline.com The above settings is for 3G/3.5G/GPRS wap and full internet browsing
How to Configure Your Phone to Use ETISALAT ETISALAT does not have any code to receive an automatic configuration setting, whenever you insert an
ETISALAT sim card into a mobile phone that can accept automatic configuration settings,
ETISALAT
will automatically send you a new configuration setting which you must
save on your phone in order to access the internet through your phone.
But in case your phone does not accept an automatic configuration use
the settings below.
ETISALAT Manual Settings: Name: ETISALAT Access point name (APN): etisalat IP Address: 10.71.170.5 Port: 8080 Username: (Leave blank) Password: (Leave blank) homepage : http://mobile.etisalat.com.ng How to Configure Your Phone to Use AIRTEL Before you can use your
AIRTEL sim to browse, you need to activate it first. There are two ways to activate your
AIRTEL for internet. The first method can be done via online at
http://dmc.ng.airtel.com while the second method is done by calling their customer care service through 111.
AIRTEL Automatic Settings By now you must have activated your sim as illustrated above if you haven’t used it before. To receive
AIRTEL configuration automatically,
Text internet (space) Phone model (space) Phone model number as SMS to232.
For example, if you want to receive an automatic configuration settings for a Nokia 6300, You will text
Internet Nokia 6300 as SMS to 232 AIRTEL Manual Settings
Name: Airtel NG Access point name: internet.ng.airtel.com Username: wap Password: wap How to Configure Your Phone to Use GLO GLO Automatic Settings To receive
GLO 3g internet setting, text “ACTIVATE” to “444’ using a 3g mobile phone.
To receive Glo wap settings, text your PHONE NAME & MODEL as SMS to 927 e.g.
Nokia 6300 to 927 GLO Manual Settings
For Glo 3G/3.5G manual configuration
Name: Glo 3G IP Address: 10.100.98.22 Port: 3130 Username: wap Password: wap Access point name (APN): glo3gvideo Homepage: http://cms.gloworld.com For Glo Wap Manual Configuration (With Internet subscription bundle) Account name: Glo Flat Access point name: gloflat IP Address: 10.100.98.22 Port: 3130 Username: flat Password: flat For Glo Wap Manual Configuration (Direct without any subscription plan)
Account name: Glo Direct Access point name: glosecure IP Address: 10.100.98.22 Port: 3130 Username: secure Password: secure
thats all and enjoy