[Q] APNs for internet and mms

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Hey guys

I set up an APN for my Internet service which works fine.
I then set up a second APN for my MMS service which also works fine.

(running stock 2.2 Android on my O2X)

Here is the problem... I can only have one service operating at any one time.
The APNs have radio buttons beside their names which means you can only select one APN at a time.

I have to switch out of 3G to send and receive MMS.

My telco has informed me that I cannot combine the Internet and MMS settings on a single APN to prevent the need to switch APNs.

They have told me their must be a setting on the handset to make both APNs work at the same time.

Does this make sense to any of you?
To me it seems logical to have a single APN handling both Internet and MMS.

Is it a matter of setting the correct "APN type" in the APN settings?

Thanks for any help.

Just merge your them.

Apn type should then be: default, supl, mms

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Thanks for the reply.
What would you set as the APN... internet or mms or something else?

Should work with whatever you want. Its just a name

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Originally Posted by HerrKuk

Should work with whatever you want. Its just a name

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Thanks again for your help.
I greatly appreciate any assistance.

Unfortunately, it is not so simple.
My telco is definitely using the APN field as more than just a name.
If I do not set APN as "internet", the 3G stops working.
Similarly, I need to use "mms" in the APN field for mms services.
So it seems to demand one or the other.

My telco (amaysim) gave me the following settings:

INTERNET SETTINGS
Tap APN and enter internet and tap Ok
Ensure Proxy is Not Set
Ensure Port is Not Set
Ensure Username is Not Set
Ensure Password is Not Set
Ensure Server is Not Set
Ensure MMSC is Not Set
Ensure MMS Proxy is Not Set
Ensure MMS Port is Not Set
Ensure MCC is 505
Ensure MNC is 02
Tap Authentication Type and select Not Set
Tap APN Type and select Not Set


MMS SETTINGS
Tap APN and enter mms and tap Ok
Ensure Proxy is Not Set
Ensure Port is Not Set
Ensure Username is Not Set
Ensure Password is Not Set
Ensure Server is Not Set
Tap MMSC and enter http://mmsc.optus.com.au:8002/
Tap MMS Proxy and enter 61.88.190.10
Tap MMS Port and enter 8070
Ensure MCC is 505
Ensure MNC is 02
Tap Authentication Type and select Not Set
Tap APN Type and select Not Set


So my telco requires 2 APNs to be set up, but the O2X only seems to use 1 APN setting at a time.

This means I have to switch to the mms APN whenever I want to use MMS.

Can the O2X be set to read 2 APN settings at the same time?

If not, I have to merge the settings into a single APN.

When I try to merge the settings into a single APN, I get stuck with the APN field.

The telco wants APN set as "internet" or "mms".

I have tried setting APN to:
"internet, mms"
"internet + mms"
"internet and mms"

...but this stops the internet from working.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Either to get 2 APNs working at the same time, or to merge the settings into 1 APN.


Thank you in advance.

Try this

Add new APN
Name: HerrKuk
APN: http://internet.optus.com.au
Proxy: Not Set
Port:Not Set
Username: Not Set
Password: Not Set
Server: Not Set
MMSC: http://mmsc.optus.com.au
MMS Proxy: 61.88.190.10
MMS Port: 8070
MCC:505
MNC: 02
Authentication Type: Not Set
APN Type: default,supl,mms

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Please differentiate between "APN type" and "APN name".
I have APN type as "default, supl" for internet and "mms" for mms.
The MMS one does not even have a radio option.

Originally Posted by mathew7

Please differentiate between "APN type" and "APN name".
I have APN type as "default, supl" for internet and "mms" for mms.
The MMS one does not even have a radio option.

You have 2 separate APNs (one for internet and one for MMS) set up that work simultaneously on an O2X with Android 2.2?

Originally Posted by HerrKuk

Try this

Add new APN
Name: HerrKuk
APN: http://internet.optus.com.au
Proxy: Not Set
Port:Not Set
Username: Not Set
Password: Not Set
Server: Not Set
MMSC: http://mmsc.optus.com.au
MMS Proxy: 61.88.190.10
MMS Port: 8070
MCC:505
MNC: 02
Authentication Type: Not Set
APN Type: default,supl,mms

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Thanks for your help HerrKuk

I spoke to my Telco again today and they continue to state that the internet and MMS settings for their service cannot be combined into a single APN.

They told me that other Android handsets do not have the same problem and can manage two separate APNs.

At this stage I think I will just leave it on the internet APN by default and switch APNs temporarily whenever I have to send and receive an MMS.

A messy solution, but maybe this will do until the 2.3 upgrade is finally released by LG.