It may have happened to you when you travel abroad, or when you changed operators, you can not connect to the web or can not send pictures. If so, It’s presumably because of the APN seted up on your Razer Phone 2. So we decided to draft this post to fix this issue. We will first of all find out what a APN is. We will see in a second time how to configure an APN on your Razer Phone 2. Finally, we will see in what situations it is necessary to change the APN on the Razer Phone 2.
What is an APN
The APN means Access Point Name. The APN therefore represents a set of connection data. This connection data allows your Razer Phone 2 to connect to the web and receive MMS. An improperly seted up APN may therefore prevent your Razer Phone 2 from receiving MMS or connecting to the internet. You need to know that each operator has a different APN of their own.
The right way to configure an APN on your Razer Phone 2
If you desire to set up an APN on your Razer Phone 2, you will have to navigate to the Settings menu. When you are there, go to Network and Internet and Mobile Network . You will need to go to Advanced Settings and then finally Access Point Names . When you are there, you should select 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. For example, if you are at Vodafone , you must find the Vodafone APN data on the net and copy it into the form. Most of the time, the APN of each operator are easily findable. You have to repeat 2 times the operation on your Razer Phone 2. In truth, you need an APN for internet and an APN for MMS.
In which case should you set up an APN on your Razer Phone 2?
Typically, you may not necessarily need to configure an APN on your Razer Phone 2 as this is usually done automatically. Nevertheless, there are a few cases that need the configuration of an APN on your Razer Phone 2. This is for example the case if you purchased your used Razer Phone 2 and that the person who sold it to you was with a different operator than yours. This can also be the case if you are traveling abroad and therefore change your SIM card.
