Telcel America APN Settings – Step by Step Configuration

Telcel America apn settings – Step by Step Configuration.   For those guys using the Telcel America services, in this post we are going to provide you with the steps required to properly configure the APN and Picture Messaging Settings (MMS) for Telcel America.

As you  may know, TelCel America is a mobile service provider which is part of the Tracfone company, which offer services that are targeted for Hispanic consumers, as there is a major Mexican population living in the United States.

Telcel America apn Settings – Details:

The following are the most updated APN Settings you should use on your Telcel America services.  Just make sure you don’t omit any character as they are all relevant for your smartphone to properly work

Name: TelCel America
APN: wap.tracfone
Proxy: 216.155.165.40
Port: 8080
Username: <Leave in Blank>
Password: <Leave in Blank>
Server: <Leave in Blank>
MMSC: http://mms.tracfone.com
MMS proxy: 216.155.165.40
MMS port: 8080

MCC: 310
MNC: 260
Authentication type: <Leave in Blank>
APN type: default,supl,mms
APN Protocol: Leave it to the Default one

Telcel America apn Settings – Step by Step configuration:

Using the vales provided above, you should follow these following steps in order to finalize the configuration of the APN Settings for Telcel America

Telcel America APN Settings for Android:

For those using Android phones: Settings>More>Mobile networks>Access Point Names>Menu>

Telcel America APN Settings for iPhone or iPad.

For the iPhone or iPad community, you should go to: Setup > General > Network > Mobile Data

Some common rules to apply when you are working on the APN Settings of the smartphone:

1. Do not edit exiting ones, always Create a NEW Set of APNs
2. Make sure there is a valid data plan purchased on your Telcel America sim
3. Double check that the data is enabled on the phone

If you did the steps properly, at this point of time you should be able to do some mobile browsing on your smartphone.  In case you need to double check some information, you can access the Telcel America support site