APN & Cellphone Setup
Switched and data or MMS isn't working? It's almost always the APN.
After a port, your phone sometimes keeps the old carrier's APN. Pick your new carrier, copy the settings, restart — data, picture messages and hotspot should come back.
📱 iPhone: Settings → Cellular → Cellular Data Network🤖 Android: Settings → Network → Mobile Network → APN → + New🔄 Always restart after saving
Visible (Verizon)Mint Mobile (T-Mobile)US MobileGoogle FiCricket (AT&T)Metro (T-Mobile)Boost MobileTotal Wireless (Verizon)Red Pocket (Any network)Page Plus (Verizon)Straight Talk (Tracfone)Tello (T-Mobile)Ultra Mobile (T-Mobile)H2O Wireless (AT&T)Consumer CellularT-Mobile / Verizon / AT&T Postpaid
Pick your carrier
Each carrier on the left has its own page with the exact APN, MMSC, MCC/MNC values, iPhone and Android steps, and troubleshooting for that carrier.
APN settings by carrier — a full page for each
The quick picker above covers the fix in place. Each carrier also has its own page with the same settings, iPhone & Android steps and troubleshooting — open yours, or bookmark it for switch day.
Visible APN settingsAPN: VZWINTERNETMint Mobile APN settingsAPN: fast.t-mobile.com (or Wholesale)US Mobile APN settingsAPN: VZWINTERNET (Warp, Verizon SIM) · pwg (Light Speed, T-Mobile SIM) · ereseller (Dark Star, AT&T SIM)Google Fi APN settingsAPN: h2g2Cricket APN settingsAPN: ndoMetro APN settingsAPN: fast.metropcs.comBoost Mobile APN settingsAPN: fast.dish.com (Dish-network SIM) · boost.data (T-Mobile-network SIM)Total Wireless APN settingsAPN: TRACFONE.VZWENTPRed Pocket APN settingsAPN: ERESELLER (AT&T SIM) · wholesale (T-Mobile SIM) · VZWINTERNET (Verizon SIM)Page Plus APN settingsAPN: TRACFONE.VZWENTPStraight Talk APN settingsAPN: TRACFONE.VZWENTP (Verizon SIM) · tfdata (AT&T SIM)Tello APN settingsAPN: wholesaleUltra Mobile APN settingsAPN: WholesaleH2O Wireless APN settingsAPN: RESELLERConsumer Cellular APN settingsAPN: ereseller (AT&T SIM) · wholesale (T-Mobile SIM)Postpaid Carriers APN settingsAPN: fast.t-mobile.com (T-Mobile postpaid) · VZWINTERNET (Verizon postpaid) · nxtgenphone (AT&T postpaid)
iPhone eSIM switch checklist
- Settings → General → About — wait for carrier update
- Settings → Cellular — set Default Voice Line to new eSIM
- Turn Data Roaming ON for Fi / Visible travel
- iMessage: toggle off/on so it re-registers your number
Android eSIM switch checklist
- Settings → Connections → SIM manager — enable new eSIM
- Set Calls / Messages / Data to new SIM
- Delete old APNs, add the one above, select it
- Messages → RCS — verify number if chats pause
Port stuck? Fix in 5 mins
- Wrong transfer PIN is cause #1 — regenerate it in old app
- Name/ZIP must match old account exactly
- Don't use your new temp number to sign up for anything until port finishes