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EE APN Settings: Where to find them

Sean_D
Former EE Community Manager

Hi there,

 

The good news is that all phones that come from EE are preconfigured with the correct APN setting so you will not need to worry about changing these 😁

 

If for any reason you find that your APN setting is incorrect, please visit the link below to download the correct settings for your browsing and messaging needs, EE Mobile setup

 

Below is a list of EE APN setting for manual input if you find the need for these.

 

 

Android

 

The settings option may differ depending on the device you are using,

 

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Go to More.
  3. Go to Mobile Networks.
  4. Go to Access Point Names (APN).
  5. Go to Menu.

At this point, you should insert a new APN for EE. Use the following.

 

Name: EE internet
APN: everywhere
Proxy: Not Required
Port: Not Required
Username: eesecure
Password: secure
Server: Not Required
MMSChttp://mms/

MMS proxy: 149.254.201.135
MMS port: 8080
MCC: 234
MNC: 30
Authentication type: Not Required or just use the default value shown.

 

Then Save the settings.

 

You will then need to restart your phone. Please test it has worked by trying to send an MMS.

 

 

Windows Phone

 

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Go to Network and Wireless.
  3. Go to Mobile+Sim.
  4. Go to Sim Settings.
  5. Choose + add an Internet APN.

Fill in the following fields.

 

Profile name: EE Internet

APN: everywhere

Username: eesecure

Password: secure

 

Tick the box next to 'Use this APN for LTE' and then tap Save.

 
  1. Choose + add an Internet APN

Fill in the following fields.

 

Profile name: EE MMS

APN: eezone

Username: eesecure

Password: secure

Proxy server: 149.254.201.135

Proxy Port: 8080

MMSC URL: http://mms/

Maximum MMS size: 1048576

 

Press Save and restart your phone.

 

 

Blackberry

 

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Go to Network Connections.
  3. Go to Mobile Network.
  4. Choose APN.
  5. Select Mobile Plan Selector.
  6. Choose Contract or Prepay.

Fill in the following fields.

 

Access Point Name: everywhere

Username: eesecure

Password: secure

 

Press Save.

 

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Go to Text Messages.
  3. Go to Advanced.
  4. Scroll past the SMS settings and find the APN Settings.

Fill in the following fields.

 

APN Settings:

APN: eezone

Username: eesecure

Password: secure

MMSC Settings:

MMSC URL: http://mms/

Proxy URL: 149.253.201.135:8080

 

Then Save and restart your phone.

 

 

Nokia

 

  1. Go to Menu.
  2. Go to Configuration.
  3. Go to Personal Settings.
  4. Choose Web.
  5. Press Account Name. Fill in EE Interent. Tap OK.
  6. Press Homepage. Fill in http://m.google.com. Tap OK.
  7. Press use pref.acc.pt then tap no.
  8. Press acc point sett > bearer settings.
  9. Choose pack. data acc. pt then type in everywhere and tap OK.
  10. Press username then type in eesecure and tap OK.
  11. Press password then type in secure and tap OK.
  12. Press the back button three times to go back to the network list.
  13. Press and hold the name EE Internet and then press activate.
  14. Press the back button.
  15. Choose def. config. sett and press personal config > default.
  16. Press the back button twice more and get back to the Home screen.
  17. Find and choose the menu option on the Home screen.
  18. Choose configuration.
  19. Choose personal settings.
  20. Choose options.
  21. Now choose add new.
  22. Choose multimedia msg. These settings will let you send picture messages.
  23. Choose account name, type in EE MMS, then choose OK.
  24. Choose server address, type in http://mms/ and choose OK.
  25. Choose use pref. acc. pt and Choose no.
  26. Choose acc point sett.
  27. Choose proxy, then Choose enable.
  28. Choose proxy address and type in 149.254.201.135, and choose OK.
  29. Choose proxy port, type in 8080 and choose OK.
  30. Choose bearer settings.
  31. Choose pack. data acc. pt, type in eezone and choose OK.
  32. Choose username, type in eesecure, and choose OK.
  33. Choose password, type in secure, and choose OK.
  34. Press the back button three times to return to the list of networks.
  35. Press and hold on to the network name, EE MMS, then choose activate.
  36. Choose the back button.
  37. Choose def. config. sett. and then choose personal config.
  38. Choose default.
  39. Press the back button twice, which will take you back to the Home screen.

 

 

iPhone

 

You are unable to update/change APN settings on an iPhone as these are locked out by the network. These are done by Carrier updates.

 

Cheers

Sean

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XRaySpeX
Grand Master
Grand Master

@Sean_D : The old "EE APN Settings: Where to find them" are still useful to users of mobile routers which your link does not cover.

If you think I helped please feel free to hit the "Thumbs Up" button below.

To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up => 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB => 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB => 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU => 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU => 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC => 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC => 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC => 2022: EE 80 Meg FTTC (no landline number)
Sean_D
Former EE Community Manager

Thanks, @XRaySpeX for the advice 👍  I have added the APN details to my post.

 

Thanks and acknowledgement to @BrendonH for supplying these details on the original post

 

Cheers

Sean

Thanks, @Sean_D .

If you think I helped please feel free to hit the "Thumbs Up" button below.

To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up => 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB => 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB => 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU => 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU => 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC => 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC => 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC => 2022: EE 80 Meg FTTC (no landline number)
grsdev
Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor

Users of a VPN might find the following of use.

If you're tethering to your phone's mobile connection from a PC or Mac and if you use a VPN service, then you might run into problems.

The default EE connection used IPv6 whenever possible, but many VPN packages have difficulty with this and only work with IPv4. What you have to do in this case is create and use an APN that restricts itself to IPv4.

The following instructions will work on a recent Android phone. If someone would like to chip in and give the same instructions for fruitphone, that would be most welcome.

Go into Settings > Connections > Mobile networks > Access Point Names

Tap on "Add" at the top-right and provide the following information (note that "Not set" or "Unspecified" means you should leave the setting alone at its default for a new APN):

Name: IPv4 (it's freeform but this makes most sense)
APN: everywhere
Proxy: Not set
Port: Not set
Username: eesecure
Password: secure
Server: Not set
MMSC: Not set
MMS proxy: not set
MMS port: Not set
MCC: 234
MNC: 30
Authentication type: PAP
APN type: Internet
APN protocol: IPv4
APN roaming protocol: IPv4/IPv6
Bearer: Unspecified
Mobile virtual network operator type: Not set

The APN roaming protocol setting allows you to still use IPv6 while roaming. The fact that it won't work with a VPN while tethered doesn't matter because you can't tether while roaming anyway.

Once you've finished, click on the 3 vertical dots menu and select "Save". Done. You now have an APN that will allow your VPN service to work. When you need it, just go back to this same settings page and tap on "IPv4". Your connection will drop for a couple of seconds and then re-establish itself with the IPv4 APN. You can now activate "Mobile hotspot" and use the connection through your VPN service.

andymac7up
Visitor

Have you got the APN for the netgear nighthawk M1 mobile router please?

 

@andymac7up : Try copying those for a mobile phone, in as far as it goes.

If you think I helped please feel free to hit the "Thumbs Up" button below.

To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up => 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB => 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB => 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU => 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU => 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC => 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC => 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC => 2022: EE 80 Meg FTTC (no landline number)

I have Huawei b900-230 4g router but the apn settings are limited only to name username password, if I ring EE amd ask them to stop ipv6 for my sim would it work? I'm having issue to connect my home monitoring cameras and Alexa to the network I guess that might be the reason.

@aido91 : In what way won't these devices connect? Is it they connect to the WiFi OK but can't get on the Net?

If you think I helped please feel free to hit the "Thumbs Up" button below.

To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up => 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB => 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB => 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU => 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU => 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC => 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC => 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC => 2022: EE 80 Meg FTTC (no landline number)
grsdev
Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor

@XRaySpeX Some devices and VPNs don't play nice with IPv6 and don't fall back to IPv4 for some reason. It could have something to do with this. It's the very reason why I had to create a new APN that was IPv4 only and posted the details in this thread.