Maybe it happened to you when you travel abroad, or when you changed operators, you can’t connect to the web or can not send MMS. If so, it is probably because of the APN configured on your Huawei Honor 6. So we decided to draft this post to fix this trouble. We will first of all discover what a APN is. We will see in a second time how to configure an APN on your Huawei Honor 6. Finally, we will see in what situations you have to modify the APN on the Huawei Honor 6.
What is an APN
The APN means Access Point Name. The APN consequently represents a set of connection data. This connection data allows your Huawei Honor 6 to connect to the internet and receive MMS. An improperly seted up APN may therefore prevent your Huawei Honor 6 from receiving MMS or connecting to the internet. You need to know that each operator has a different APN of their own.
How you can set up an APN on your Huawei Honor 6
If you desire to set up an APN on your Huawei Honor 6, you will have to navigate 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 lastly Access Point Names . Once you’re there, you should click on the three dots at the top right of the screen and choose New APN . You will then access a form that you will have 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 must repeat twice the process on your Huawei Honor 6. Indeed, you need an APN for internet and an APN for MMS.
In which case should you set up an APN on your Huawei Honor 6?
In general, you will not always need to set up an APN on your Huawei Honor 6 as normally, this is done automatically. Nevertheless, there are a few cases that need the configuration of an APN on your Huawei Honor 6. This is for example the case if you purchased your used Huawei Honor 6 and that the person who sold it to you was with a different operator than yours. This can also be the case if you’re traveling abroad and consequently change your SIM card.
