New Configuration Setting for Mobile Phones (Airtel)

Steps to follow in setting up your Internet and Wap setting on mobile phones

To have access to the Internet on your mobile phones and tablets or other data enabled devices, you will have to ensure your APN settings are configured correctly on the Airtel 3.75G network.

APN simply means: Access Point Name.This is a requirement on the network for all data users. It is your gateway to accessing the web on the Airtel Network. Our APN is: internet.ng.airtel.com. If your phone/device has no APN settings or incorrect APN settings, you would be unableto access the web.
Typically, once you insert the Airtel SIM, the settings are automatically configured. However, a need to configure manually might occur. This varies from device to device.

iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad Mini

Go toSettings>Cellular data>APN settings>APN>type in the following details:

  
• Username:Please leave blank
  
• Password:Please leave blank
  
• Access Point Name (APN):internet.ng.airtel.com
 
• Home Page:www.ng.airtel.com

  
  

iPhones 3G and 4

Go toSettings>General>Network>Mobile Data Network>APN>type in the following details:

  
• Username:Please leave blank
  
• Password:Please leave blank
  
• Access Point Name (APN):internet.ng.airtel.com
 
• Home Page:www.ng.airtel.com

  
  

iPhone 4S and iPhone 5

Go toSettings>General>Cellular>Cellular Data Network>APN>type in the following details:

  
• Username:Please leave blank
  
• Password:Please leave blank
  
• Access Point Name (APN):internet.ng.airtel.com
 
• Home Page:www.ng.airtel.com

  
  
  

Go toSettings>More Settings>MobileNetwork>Access Point Names>Click onMenu options> New APN> Name>type inaccess.Click onAPN>type in the following details:

  
• Username:Please leave blank
  
• Password:Please leave blank
  
• Access Point Name (APN):internet.ng.airtel.com
 
• Home Page:www.ng.airtel.com

Click onAuthentication type>type inPAP

Windows OS e.g. Lumia Series

Go toSettings>MobileNetworks>Edit APN>type in the following details:

  
• Username:Please leave blank
  
• Password:Please leave blank
  
• Access Point Name (APN):internet.ng.airtel.com
 
• Home Page:www.ng.airtel.com

  
  
  

Symbian OS e.g. Nokia N8

Go toSettings>Connectivity>AdminSettings>Mobile Data>Access Point name>type in the following details:

  
• Username:Please leave blank
  
• Password:Please leave blank
  
• Access Point Name (APN):internet.ng.airtel.com
 
• Home Page:www.ng.airtel.com

  
  
  

Symbian OS e.g. Nokia C5

Go tosettings>settings>Connection>Packet Data>Access Point>typein the following details:

  
• Username:Please leave blank
  
• Password:Please leave blank
  
• Access Point Name (APN):internet.ng.airtel.com
 
• Home Page:www.ng.airtel.com

  
  
  

OS 7 e.g. Bold 5

Go toOptions>Device and Status information>Advanced System settings>TCP/IP> Click onAPN settings enabled>type in the following details:

  
• Username:Please leave blank
  
• Password:Please leave blank
  
• Access Point Name (APN):internet.ng.airtel.com
 
• Home Page:www.ng.airtel.com

  
  
  

OS 5 e.g. Bold 2

  Go toOptions>Advanced Options>TCP/IP> Click onAPN settings enabled> Click onAPN>type in the following details: 

  
• Username:Please leave blank
  
• Password:Please leave blank
  
• Access Point Name (APN):internet.ng.airtel.com
 
• Home Page:www.ng.airtel.com

You can also get the settings by sending ‘S’ to 232.

For further assistanceand inquiries on how to get APN settings on your phones/devices and how to browse the internet in general, get in touch with us through the following avenues;

  
• Call 111 toll-free and 24hrs to access our Customer call center and log your complaints
   
• Visit any of there shops/showrooms across Nigeria.