iPhone APN Changer

As I’ve said in the past I don’t like naming and shaming Carriers but I have take exception with my latest endeavor to get information will help customers of a Certain Carrier.

I have been rethinking about doing this more often now as Carriers have to be more proactive in getting customers onto their service and actually helping them.

Ok.. So this time I got a few emails regarding the Carrier they call LIME – “the Caribbean’s leading communications company” (http://www.time4lime.com)

I emailed them to their customer service email address regarding MMS Settings for their service. After a few emails they said all their settings there on their website and there where no more settings..

Go to :-Settings – General – Network – cellular Data Network
Cellular Data
· APN – ppinternet / internet
MMS
· APN – ppmms / multimedia"


I emailed them back and asked them for the other settings such as MMS Proxy/MMSC/MNC/MCC etc and they said they couldn’t help me and their was no more settings. (REALLY??) and for me to call 100 to talk to the help desk.. (As I’m not using their service (and not even in their country)) this was impossible to do and I found it strange that someone had to call LIME and the email support couldn’t help me.

So.. If anyone has the full settings for LIME and maybe if someone from LIME wants to comment on this issue with your service representatives not being/unable/not knowing this information it would be great.

I’ve contacted 100′s of Carriers in there past and LIME support seems very lacking on actually helping people use their service.

20/2/2012 – Update: I have added the proxy information into the profile as for some people (I have no idea why) the proxy for data was needed. If you have tried in the past using the profile and it has not worked download the new profile and try again.

Since Straight Talk started to sell just SIMS I’ve had lots of email on how to get them working on the iPhone so here goes.

If you don’t want to jailbreak and get Data going (Works any Any iPhone) just:

- Place the Straight Talk Sim into the iPhone
- Connect to the internet via wireless on the iPhone
- Go to http://www.unlockit.co.nz (on the iPhone) and Choose United States, Straight Talk and install the Profile
- Cellular Data Works

If you want MMS to work as well and not jailbreak the iPhone then you can use the “SIM” Swap method but this only seems to work on the iPhone 4S. People with 3GS/3G/4 have reported it doesn’t work at all.

To do this you will need a T-Mobile sim .It doesn’t need to be activated and can be easily acquired from many places around the USA (I have been told)

- Go to Settings->General->Network
- Place T-Mobile SIM into iPhone
- A New Menu will come up (Cellular Data Settings)
- Go into this Menu and make sure the Details are are as below (Don’t exit)
- SIM Swap back to the Straight talk SIM Card
- Exit Cellular Data Settings Menu (Click Network up the top)
- The Cellular Data Settings Menu will Disappear now.
- MMS Works

If you want to Enable MMS (and you have a jailbroken iPhone ) then install Tetherme from Cydia and you can go into the Settings->General->Network->Cellular Data Settings Menu and Edit them as below

Settings
Cellular Data
APN: att.mvno
Username:
Password:
MMS
APN: att.mvno
Username:
Password:
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.33:80
MMS Max Size: 1048576
MMS UA Prof URL:

Update: MMS Proxy Fixed … I had the name not the IP Address for the MMS Proxy . people have said the Name not work and the IP Address works.. but I’ll leave it as the IP Address..
Note: If anyone wants to update this please let me know) – I am not in the USA but talking to many people this is how you do it

A new iPhone Webapp is coming soon. Here is a preview screenshot and should be available within the next couple of weeks.

Update: The NZNOG Conference has finished now so live stream taken down.

Not iPhone related as such but this is the live stream of NZNOG 2012 Conference which I am attending at the moment.

“NZNOG is the New Zealand Network Operators’ Group – an online community of network operators, predominantly in the Internet and Online Services area.

NZNOG has no king, president, or formal membership. It consists of the subscribers to the NZNOG mailing list. The group is intended to facilitate discussion among operators of networks in New Zealand on matters relevant to network operators.

Conference
Our annual conference provides both an opportunity to exchange technical information, and a high-value opportunity for NZ’s networking staff to ‘network’ amongst themselves. This is New Zealand’s only technical networking conference.”

iOS 5.1 Beta 3 for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch was released today for developers only.

There is no information on bugs or features in this version apart from “This beta version of iOS 5.1 contains bug fixes and improvements.”

If you are a developer and have Beta 2 installed you should be able to upgrade Over the Air by going to Settings,General, Software Update.

Changes Found (On my iPhone 4S)
Version: 5.1 (9B5141a)
Baseband: 1.5.04
Carrier Bundle version has updated on My Local Carrier (Telecom NZ 11.1 -> Telecom NZ 11.2)
With Telecom NZ Sim installed you can Edit the Tethering APN/Username/Password (but no other APN Details) ? WHy?
You Can Enable/Disable 3G (No use on Telecom as they are 3G Only)
You can Enable Airplane Mode and then Enable Wifi on (or was this in previous versions?) (Some Planes have Wifi)

Note: I am not in the USA and have not personally tested this myself but doing similar works with other carriers I have tested. Please let me know if it works for you or any problems. This May only work with an iPhone 4 or 4S as some people show say its not working are using 3G/3GS

There is a method which can be used to enter MMS Settings in but you will need a SIM Card which the iPhone doesn’t have the settings in for. In the US you will need a T-Mobile Sim (or alike) which seems the easiest to get. This same method can be used on other Carriers/Network as well.

- Make sure you can make calls etc via Go Phone sim
- Install US – GoPhone Profile (When connected via wireless) (or US – AT&T – its the same)
- Make sure Data over the Cell network works (see http://www.unlockit.co.nz/unlockit/?p=568 under “Why doesn’t the GoPhone $50 unlimited plan work”)
- Remove GoPhone SIM
- Place T-Mobile SIM in
- Go to Settings -> General -> Network -> Cellular Data Network (this will come up now)
- Swap AT&T sim back in
- Waiting until it says AT&T up the top again
- Now Enter in the MMS Settings (For GoPhone/AT&T) – If you are using another Carrier please check http://www.unlockit.co.nz/mobilesettings for MMS Settings

APN: wap.cingular
User Name: WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
Password: CINGULAR1
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com:80
MMS Max Size: 1048576
MMS UA Proof URL:

- Exit by clicking on Network up the top
- Send MMS (and hope it works)

Updated: A Skinny user has noted the Skinny SIMS may just work with the Telecom XT APN Settings so all of this is probably not needed and will just work with the Built in Settings on the iPhone for XT.

Skinny is a new Carrier in New Zealand (http://www.skinny.co.nz) which is using the Telecom Network.

The Data APN Details are know (Data Supported Only at the moment – no MMS or WAP) but there is no way to enter the details in by hand (as the Editing of APN Details are hidden when using a Telecom Based SIM (which Skinny is)

So how do people get the Skinny APN Details in:

Easy way: go to http://www.unlockit.co.nz from your iPhone (whilst your connected via Wifi) and Go thru the normal process (Choose New Zealand – Skinny) and install profile.

Not So Easy Way: (Not verified to work in latest version of software on phone but used to work – let me know if it does work). You will need a 2Degrees or Vodafone SIM. Place 2Degree/Vodafone SIM in phone and go to Settings > General > Network > Cellular Data Network. Swap SIM to Skinny SIM. In the Data APN Settings put in wapaccess.co.nz with no username or password and then go back to home screen.

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I get lots of emails per day and I try and answer them all but the biggest questions I get are below. I will try and answering them.

“Why don’t you include MMS Settings”

- Apple doesn’t include any method of setting MMS Settings at all via any kind of automation thus I cannot set them. I have requested from apple in the past regrading this and maybe in the future I may have the ability to.

“Why doesn’t the GoPhone $50 unlimited plan work”

With the GoPhone “unlimited” plan it does not give you unlimited data on Smart Phones (i.e. iPhones) with the United States AT&T Profile . Saying that for a small percentage of people they do get “unlimited” data on the iPhone without doing anything but for most people you will have to buy a “data feature”  with a limited amount of data.  For some people it doesn’t work at all even after a data feature. Why this works in different ways I don’t know but I presume it depends where in the USA people are and the regional differences between their network.

“You website didn’t carrier unlock my phone”

My website does not carrier unlock iPhones. It sets APN (Carrier Settings) for iPhones.

Over the last day I have added another 40+ APN Settings for Different Countries and Carriers around the world.

If your Carrier is not listed please let me know via the application or via email (or comment on here)

I’m trying to add many more as quick as I can but please don’t ask for carriers which are already on the list (as there is no point). Also if you are going to ask for  an APN Setting for your carrier please let me know its correct name as over the last 2 days I’ve had 150 requests for different carriers but only about 1/3 of them have been valid.

Thanks

admin@unlockit.co.nz