It may have happened to you when you travel abroad, or when you changed operators, you cannot connect to the net or can not send pictures. If so, it is probably because of the APN seted up on your Acer Liquid Jade. So we therefore decided to write this content to solve this situation. We will first of all discover what a APN is. We will see in a second time how to configure an APN on your Acer Liquid Jade. Finally, we will see in which situations you have to change the APN on the Acer Liquid Jade.
What is an APN
The APN means Access Point Name. The APN therefore represents a set of connection data. This connection data allows your Acer Liquid Jade to connect to the internet and receive MMS. An incorrectly configured APN may therefore prevent your Acer Liquid Jade from receiving MMS or connecting to the internet. You have to know that each operator has a different APN of their own.
The right way to configure an APN on your Acer Liquid Jade
When you want to configure an APN on your Acer Liquid Jade, you will need to go to the Settings menu. Once you’re there, go to Network and Internet and Mobile Network . You’ll have to go to Advanced Settings and ultimately Access Point Names . Once you’re there, you must select the three dots at the top right of the screen and choose New APN . You will then access a form that you will need to fill in with the data of your operator. One example is, if you are at Vodafone , you must find the Vodafone APN data on the net and copy it into the form. As a general rule, the APN of each operator are quickly findable. You have to repeat twice the process on your Acer Liquid Jade. In truth, you will need an APN for internet and an APN for MMS.
In which case should you configure an APN on your Acer Liquid Jade?
In general, you may not always need to configure an APN on your Acer Liquid Jade as this is usually done automatically. Nevertheless, there are a few situations that need the configuration of an APN on your Acer Liquid Jade. This is for example the case if you purchased your used Acer Liquid Jade and that the person who sold it to you was with a different operator than yours. This may also be the case if you are traveling abroad and therefore change your SIM card.
