Today, 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 Automatic Settings: 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

By now, you should be able to setup up your mobile phone to use the internet. For more info and addition, use the comment box.

How would you configure an android phone to browse when you space for Apn ? I saw only VPN