topic Re: Nexus 5 in Other Help

Nexus 5

Anon — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 02:57:45 GMT

Hello , I have a nexus 5 and I do not have data access after steting up the configuration from site. All data roaming and mobile data are enabled. Pls let me know what should be the issue

Re: Nexus 5

dalyer — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 10:23:32 GMT

Can you post your APN settings here please?

Did you reboot?

Hope this helps.

Re: Nexus 5

thesoupthief — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 14:40:45 GMT

Hi laurastr

I have a Nexus 5 too and really struggled with the APN settings

I've posted about it in another thread - found it and copied the settings below

The Tweakker app and the published settings didn't work so try this:

Install guides

SETTING_Internet

Press the "Menu" button.
Press "Settings" and scroll to and select "Wireless & networks".
Select "More".
Scroll to and select "Mobile networks" and "Access Point Names".
Press the "Menu" button and press "New APN".
Scroll to and select "Name" and enter Internet.
Press "OK".
Scroll to and select "APN" and enter48months.liffeytelecom.com.
Press "OK".
Scroll to and select "Username" and enter (No input required. Please disregard this step and continue).
Press "OK".
Scroll to and select "Password" and enter (No input required. Please disregard this step and continue).
Press "OK".
Scroll to and select "APN type" ~~and enter "default"~~ LEAVE IT BLANK
Press the "Menu" button and press "Save".
Scroll to and select the new profile.
Press the "Home" button to return to the main screen.

Whenever I switched sims (so, when I was in the UK and used a UK sim) the 48 APN settings were erased and I'd have to enter them all over again when I came home and put my 48 sim back in. I got a new micro sim sent out and miraculously, that applies all the correct APN settings straight off with no faffing, so you might think about just getting 48 to send you a new sim and see how you fare

Re: Nexus 5

dalyer — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 14:52:04 GMT

If you leave the APN Type blank then can you send/receive MMS messages?

I thought that for the APN configuration to cover internet and MMS you needed something like "*" or "default" or "default,mms" or "default,mms,supl" etc.?

I too found that I had to mess around with the APN Type and Authentication settings to get things to work and in some cases (on some phones or ROMs) the settings were not the same as those recommended by the guides.

As I keep saying I really don't understand why it seems so difficult to get the APN configured and working in the general case on 48 (or maybe any virtual or real operator).

If you lose APN settings when roaming and then coming back then perhaps APN Backup and Restore might be of some use to you (but I think you need to have a rooted device)?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.APNBackupRestore

Hope this helps.

Re: Nexus 5

1amcn — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 18:44:37 GMT

Hi lautastr

Follow up:

Have you had success with the settings? Is your Internet up & running?

🙂

Re: Nexus 5

thesoupthief — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:31:07 GMT

Hi Dalyer,

I think picture messaging probably doesn't work - I never use them and don't know anyone who does. It's no loss since at least I can use the internet with these settings

Also APN backup and restore doesn't work with Android 4.0 and above

Re: Nexus 5

dalyer — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:38:49 GMT

Just a reminder that to send MMS you need three things ... (a) a data allowance (b) your internet/MMS APN configured correctly and (c) cash credit - 30c per MMS. That said I'm sure that there are people (like you?) who don't need MMS but others may want to configure the APN so that it works for both internet and MMS.

Apologies about APN Backup and Restore - I did not realise that it doesn't work on more recent versions of Android. But I'm sure that there are other APB backup/restore utility apps out there...?

Hope this helps.

Re: Nexus 5

thesoupthief — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 19:35:39 GMT

Hi Dalyer,
Configuring the APN to give Internet & MMS would be great. Not been possible for me other than by getting a new 48 sim. I settled for settings that gave Internet access.
As far as I can tell there are no apps that save / restore apns on phones later than 4.0. I read somewhere that Google disabled this as a potential risk. Might be possible if you root your phone though

Re: Nexus 5

dalyer — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 22:08:02 GMT

Strange you cannot get MMS working but if you don't need it then I guess you can do without...? 🙂

I forgot that the security settings on more recent Android releases prevents stuff like APN backup/restore.

And yes - I think you need to root and maybe convert the user app to a system app to be able to do that.

Hope this helps.

Re: Nexus 5

Anon — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:55:19 GMT

i cant get it to work.....fkme,u buy a 350 quid fone and the internet set is crap!!!

i had a duel sim android fone...internet worked a1....cost me 75 quid

any one else got a fix on this bugger???

thanks

Re: Nexus 5

dalyer — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 22:12:34 GMT

Any use?

http://community.48months.ie/t5/Need-Help/nexus-5-internet-settings/m-p/20947#M6360

Hope this helps.

Re: Nexus 5

thesoupthief — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:38:33 GMT

Hi Musky

This is still working for me - screenshots attached

Crappy signal here so not many bars as you can see but I got some intermittent data! Works fine in other areas. Picture messaging no worky but that is not a problem for me.

Try using those settings, save them (obv), turn the phone off and on.

If that still doesn't work, try ordering a microsim (if you don't already have one).

If that doesn't work, I'm out of ideas

Re: Nexus 5

dalyer — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:55:07 GMT

Slightly off topic but if you play around with the APN Type setting can you get MMS to work? E.g. see here:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1685273

Remember that you need credit to send MMS messages (30c each).

Hope this helps.

Re: Nexus 5

Anon — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:59:41 GMT

Ta. Bud...works a treat!...putty 02 signal is so poor in buncrana/inishowen....I can get E most time....but H has appeared to in certain places....ta again

Re: Nexus 5

thesoupthief — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 14:41:25 GMT

@musky Yay! Glad it worked

@dalyer Maybe I could but it ain't worth 30 beans to me to check it, partic when there's so many more useful free ways to send pictures around

Actually, now I think about it, someone sent me a picture message months back (first one i'd received in years) and I couldn't read it, so probably that wouldn't work (I don't tend to keep cash in my 48 balance, so if having less than 30c in credit would have stopped me receiving an MMS then that would have been what stopped it working, but I'm assuming it just costs to send them). Whenever I meddle with APN Type the internet seems to stops working so i'd rather not rock the boat!

If I remember right, to configure MMS you add a second APN rather than ammending the first one - I might give that a go on the off chance that someone I know sends me an MMS by accident one day. I'll repost if it breaks the internet (guessing it won't break the whole internet - just my bit of it, so no need to worry!)

Re: Nexus 5

thesoupthief — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 14:39:58 GMT

Ok, so I just got curious and added a new MMS APN (in addition to my first one, as you can see from the first screenshot below - I rebooted and happily I still have internet access on my Nexus 5!

Here are screenshots:

I can now (maybe) receive picture messages. Will post back if I ever get one and it works (or doesn't)

Really, does anyone actually use MMS? If so, why?

Re: Nexus 5

tommybc — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:59:40 GMT

me too

Re: Nexus 5

dalyer — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 11:32:32 GMT

For what it's worth ... you don't need separate APNs for internet access and MMS.

You can have a single one.

Mine is:

Name: 48
APN: 48months.liffeytelecom.com
Proxy: Not set
Port: Not set
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
Server: Not set
MMSC: http://mmc1/servlets/mms
MMS proxy: 10.1.11.19
MMS port: 8080
MCC: 272
MNC: 11
Authentication type: None
APN type: default,mms,supl
APN protocol: IPv4
APN roaming protocol: IPv4
APN enabled/disabled: enabled

Hope this helps.