How to Configure your Phone with MTN Sim Card to Browse the internet

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June 23,2012
How to configure Your phone with MTN Sim card to Browse the Internet is not a difficult process. It can be done automatically or manually. The handset need to be internet enabled in order to be able to browse the net.

When a registered Sim card is inserted into an internet compactible phone and no internet Settings is received, SMS the word SETTINGS to 3888 Toll free. If the handset allows it, over the air configuration would be casrried out immediately via an SMS. The SEETINGS received should be saved immediatelly. Ensure you do so quickly to avoid deleting it.
Not all phones that will allow over the air configuration with MTN Sim card to browse the Internet. If the phone falls into this category there is the need to configure it manually with the following steps:
Go to MENU and navigate through to configuration settings then fill in the following:

Account Name = MTN GPRS
IP Address = 10.199.212.2
Port = 9201(for WAP) 8080(for HTML)
Username = Web
Password = Web
Access Point Name (APN) = Web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net
Press MENU/OPTIONS and select SAVE SETTINGS/CHANGES

NOTE: The same Configuration applies to GPRS and 3.5G
For any further enquiries you can visit MTN on www.mtnonline.com or
Email your comments to onlinenaija@gmail.com .

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