How to: Manually Or Automatically Get/Configure your Airtel GPRS Settings

Of all the Nigeria networks, Airtel sends GPRS configuration settings to more phones once Airtel detects the kind of phone on which the SIM is inserted though, the settings that Airtel sends may not work properly with the kind of phone on which the Airtel GPRS configuration settings is sent. This because, more often than not, Airtel sends GPRS configuration settings to phones that cannot even browse. Well, in case you need to configure your phone for the Airtel GPRS settings below are the parameters to imput.

Airtel GPRS, MMS Configuration Settings

Box Title on Phone	Data to be Entered
Connection Name or Title:	Airtel Internet. Or any text
Data Bearer:	Here, select Packet Data or GPRS
Authentication:	Here, select Normal
APN:	internet.ng.airtel.com
User Name:	web
Password:	gprs
Home Page:	www.facebook.com/saibven

***Becareful to enter the text above in the appropriate box to make the configuration settings work with the phone as expected.

How to Request Airtel Automatic Configuration Settings

Just in case you could not manually set up your phone for the Airtel GPRS configuration, you may request for the automatic configuration settings by sending

"internet  phone brand  phone model "

in a text message to 232
e.g

"internet  nokia  6600 "

and a response would be sent to you shortly.

NOTEICE
Please note that the format of input given above is as per the format of input most Nokia phone requires. However, in any device that accesses the internet, the "APN", "User Name" and "password" is always required and that given above works with Airtel Nigeria on any device.

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