Configure your Android phone

How To Configure Android Phone Internet Settings in Nigeria

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 Android tablets
and phones are unable
to accept Over-The-Air
(OTA) 3G/GPRS settings
and need to be set up
manually.

Today, I am sharing
with you, how you can
manually set up
Etisalat, Glo, Airtel and
MTN internet settings
on your Android phone
or tab, be it Samsung,
HTC, LG or Tecno
Android phone. You
must know the APN of
Etisalat, Glo, MTN and
Airtel
for you to be able to
configure your Android
for internet.
How Do I configure
Internet 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
names"
==> Press
" Menu" (looks like four
horizontal lines, a
square within a square
or the word Menu)
==> Then select ‘ 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
Proxy:
Port:
Username: flat
Password: flat
Server:
MMSC:
MMS Proxy:
MMS Port:
MCC:
MNC:
Authentication type:
APN Type:
==> 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 other
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
MTN 3G/GPRS
Internet settings for
Android
Name: MTN Nigeria
APN:
web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net
Username: web
Password: web
Glo Mobile Internet
settings for Android
Name: Glo Nigeria
APN: gloflat
Username: flat
Password: flat
Airtel Internet
Settings for Android
Name: Airtel Nigeria
APN:
internet.ng.airtel.com
Username: internet
Password: internet
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
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.
NOTE: This guide is
applicable anywhere in
the world, provided you
know the internet
settings of your
country's mobile
networks.
Cheers!