MTN South Africa APN Settings for Android and iPhone 2024
MTN South Africa is one of the most popular telecommunication companies in South Africa. It has almost 30 million subscribers/users in South Africa. In this tutorial, I will provide how to set APN (APN - Access Point Name) /internet/hotspot settings and MMS in MTN South Africa for Android, iPhone, and modem 2024. These settings for MTN South Africa will work for all network types such as 2G, 3G, 4G, LTE, VoLTE, and 5G. So you can enjoy high-speed internet using MTN South Africa SIM through this process.
What is APN Settings for MTN South Africa?
APN stands for Access Point Name. To access the internet via MTN South Africa SIM, you must configure APN Settings on your device. It is the name of a gateway between a GSM, GPRS, 2G, 3G, 4G, LTE, VoLTE, or 5G mobile network and another computer network.
MTN South Africa APN Settings for Android
The basic APN settings for MTN South Africa on Android are consistent across all devices. You can easily configure these APN settings for any Android device, including Samsung, Xiaomi, Realme, Nokia, Huawei, Sony, HTC, LG, Vivo, Oppo, OnePlus, Google Pixel, and others.
This guide will provide both automatic and manual APN configuration for MTN South Africa. To manually set up the APN (Access Point Name) for MTN South Africa on your Android device, follow these steps:
- Open Settings
- Select Mobile Network
- Tap on Access Point Name
- Choose Add Access Point
Then, fill in the required fields in the new access point name according to the following table (APN Fields). Only fill in the bold items and leave the other fields unchanged.
| Name | MTN South Africa-INTERNET |
|---|---|
| APN | internet |
| Proxy | Not Set |
| Port | Not Set |
| Username | Not Set |
| Password | Not Set |
| Server | Not Set |
| MMSC | Not Set |
| MMS Proxy | Not Set |
| MMS Port | Not Set |
| MCC | 470 |
| MNC | 02 |
| Authentication type | Not set/None |
| APN Type | default,supl |
| APN protocol | IPv4/IPv6 |
| APN roaming Protocol | IPv4/IPv6 |
| APN enable/disable | APN enabled |
| Bearer | Unspecified |
| MVNO type | None |
| MVNO Value | Not Set |
MTN South Africa MMS Settings for Android
MMS stands for Multimedia Messaging Service. To receive MMS on your iPhone and iPad, you must set MMS settings on Android. Here we will provide both manual and automatic MMS configurations for MTN South Africa. To set up MTN South Africa MMS on your android, go to:
- Settings
- Mobile Network
- Access Point Name
- Add Access Point
- And follow the next instructions
In the new access point name, fill the blanks according to the following table (MMS Fields). Just fill in the bold items only and keep the rest of the fields unchanged.
| Name | MTN South Africa-MMS |
|---|---|
| APN | mms |
| Proxy | Not Set |
| Port | Not Set |
| Username | Not Set |
| Password | Not Set |
| Server | Not Set |
| MMSC | Not Set |
| MMS Proxy | Not Set |
| MMS Port | Not Set |
| MCC | 470 |
| MNC | 02 |
| Authentication type | Not set/None |
| APN Type | default,supl |
| APN protocol | IPv4/IPv6 |
| APN roaming Protocol | IPv4/IPv6 |
| APN enable/disable | APN enabled |
| Bearer | Unspecified |
| MVNO type | None |
| MVNO Value | Not Set |
MTN South Africa APN Settings for iPhone
The basic APN settings for MTN South Africa on iPhone and iPad are the same for all iPhone models. You can simply configure APN settings for all iPhone models (iPhone 4, 5, 6, 6+, 6S, 7, 7s, 8, 9, 10, X 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, Mini, Pro, Pro Max, iPad) devices.
MTN South Africa High-Speed Internet Settings for all iOS devices (iPhone & iPad) 2024. To set APN in MTN South Africa on iPhone, go to Settings: Cellular: Cellular Data Network: APN. Then fill in the blanks according to the following table.
Cellular Data
| APN | internet |
|---|---|
| Username | Blank |
| Password | Blank |
MTN South Africa MMS Settings for iPhone
To set MMS in MTN South Africa on iPhone, go to Settings: Cellular: Cellular Data Network: APN. Then fill in the blanks according to the following table.
MMS
| APN | internet |
|---|---|
| Username | Blank |
| Password | Blank |
| MMSC | Unchanged |
| MMS Proxy | Unchanged |
| MMS Message Size | Unchanged |
| MMS UA Prof URL | Unchanged |
I hope this article helps you to set APN and MMS configuration in MTN South Africa -South Africa SIM. If you still cannot access the internet after successfully configuring MTN South Africa APN on your device, let us know by leaving a comment below.
