It may have happened to you when you travel abroad, or when you changed operators, you can’t connect to the web or can not send pictures. If that is the case, this is probably due to the APN configured on your Microsoft Lumia 950. So we decided to draft this article 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 Microsoft Lumia 950. Finally, we will see in what situations you need to change the APN on the Microsoft Lumia 950.
What is an APN
The APN means Access Point Name. The APN therefore represents a set of connection data. This connection data allows your Microsoft Lumia 950 to connect to the net and receive MMS. An improperly seted up APN can thus prevent your Microsoft Lumia 950 from receiving MMS or connecting to the internet. You should know that each operator has a different APN of their own.
How you can set up an APN on your Microsoft Lumia 950
If you’d like to configure an APN on your Microsoft Lumia 950, you will have to navigate to the Settings menu. Once you’re there, go to Network and Internet and Mobile Network . You need to navigate to Advanced Settings and finally Access Point Names . Once you’re there, you should click the three dots at the top right of the screen and choose New APN . You’ll then access a form that you will have to fill in with the data of your operator. For example, if you are at Vodafone , you must find the Vodafone APN data on the internet and copy it into the form. Normally, the APN of each operator are easily findable. You need to repeat 2 times the process on your Microsoft Lumia 950. Indeed, you will need an APN for internet and an APN for MMS.
In which case should you configure an APN on your Microsoft Lumia 950?
In most cases, you may not always need to set up an APN on your Microsoft Lumia 950 as normally, this is done automatically. Nevertheless, there are a few circumstances that need the setup of an APN on your Microsoft Lumia 950. This is for example the case if you purchased your used Microsoft Lumia 950 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.
