It may have happened to you when you travel abroad, or if you’ve changed operators, you can’t connect to the internet or can not send MMS. If that is the case, It’s presumably because of the APN seted up on your Sony Xperia Pro 1. So we made the decision to draft this post to fix this trouble. We will first discover what a APN is. We will see in a second time how to configure an APN on your Sony Xperia Pro 1. Finally, we will see in what situations you have to change the APN on the Sony Xperia Pro 1.
What is an APN
The APN means Access Point Name. The APN therefore represents a set of connection data. This connection data allows your Sony Xperia Pro 1 to connect to the internet and receive MMS. An improperly seted up APN can thus prevent your Sony Xperia Pro 1 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 Sony Xperia Pro 1
If you want to configure an APN on your Sony Xperia Pro 1, you will need to navigate to the Settings menu. Once you are there, go to Network and Internet and Mobile Network . You will need to navigate to Advanced Settings and then finally Access Point Names . Once you are 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 need 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. Most of the time, the APN of each operator are easily findable. You have to do it again two times the procedure on your Sony Xperia Pro 1. Indeed, you will need an APN for internet and an APN for MMS.
In which case should you configure an APN on your Sony Xperia Pro 1?
In general, you may not automatically need to set up an APN on your Sony Xperia Pro 1 as normally, this is done automatically. Nevertheless, there are some situations that require the setup of an APN on your Sony Xperia Pro 1. This is for example the case if you purchased your used Sony Xperia Pro 1 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 therefore change your SIM card.
