It may have happened to you when you went abroad, or if you’ve changed operators, you can not connect to the net or can not send MMS. If so, It’s presumably because of the APN seted up on your Huawei MediaPad T1. So we made the decision to write this content to fix this trouble. We will initially discover what a APN is. We will see in a second time how to configure an APN on your Huawei MediaPad T1. Finally, we will see in what situations you need to change the APN on the Huawei MediaPad T1.
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 MediaPad T1 to connect to the net and receive MMS. An incorrectly configured APN may therefore prevent your Huawei MediaPad T1 from receiving MMS or connecting to the internet. You should know that each operator has a different APN of their own.
The right way to set up an APN on your Huawei MediaPad T1
If you’d like to set up an APN on your Huawei MediaPad T1, you will need to go to the Settings menu. Once you are there, go to Network and Internet and Mobile Network . You need to navigate to Advanced Settings and finally Access Point Names . Once you are there, you need to click 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. Almost always, the APN of each operator are quickly findable. You need to do it again twice the operation on your Huawei MediaPad T1. In fact, you need an APN for internet and an APN for MMS.
In which case should you set up an APN on your Huawei MediaPad T1?
In general, you may not necessarily need to set up an APN on your Huawei MediaPad T1 as it’s usually done automatically. Nevertheless, there are several situations that require the setup of an APN on your Huawei MediaPad T1. This is for example the case if you bought your used Huawei MediaPad T1 and that the person who sold it to you was with a different operator than yours. This may also be the case if you’re traveling abroad and consequently change your SIM card.
