Samsung Galaxy S4: APN Straight Talk settings HELP

Christy B1

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Hi, so I got myself the new samsung galaxy s4 from AT&T and unlocked it. Everything is working great except for the mobile data, I can't send or receive mms and can't get on the Internet. I'm really at a loss on what to do with the APN; I did try the settings straight talk provided but that didn't work. Someone please help if you can. Thanks!
 
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Re: Samsung Galaxy S4 APN Straight Talk settings HELP

Hi.. I just bought my self a samsung s4... And for the data setting n mms we just need to follow step at straighttalk.com choose data setting .. Its pretty easy.. G luck n this helps

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What kind of answer is that?
Here is how I have it set up and calls, internet, & mms are all working GREAT! The munite I put these settings in I got the 4G icon. Funny, this is completely different than the APN settings for my S3.

My APN settings are:

Name: straight talk
APN: att.mvno
Proxy: proxy.mvno.tracfone.com
Port: 80
Server: not set
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS proxy: mms2.tracfone.com
MMS port: 80
MCC:310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: none
APN type: not set

I hope this helps....
 

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Re: Samsung Galaxy S4 APN Straight Talk settings HELP

What kind of answer is that?
Here is how I have it set up and calls, internet, & mms are all working GREAT! The munite I put these settings in I got the 4G icon. Funny, this is completely different than the APN settings for my S3.

My APN settings are:

Name: straight talk
APN: att.mvno
Proxy: proxy.mvno.tracfone.com
Port: 80
Server: not set
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS proxy: mms2.tracfone.com
MMS port: 80
MCC:310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: none
APN type: not set

I hope this helps....

Just want to make sure this is for the new galaxy s4
 

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Re: Samsung Galaxy S4 APN Straight Talk settings HELP

So weird - with those settings, neither data nor MMS works for me. If I remove the first proxy, data works, but MMS still doesn't. I can't get MMS to work no matter what I try!
 

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I have the same problem. I have good data and regular text works, but no MMS. I have tried numerous different APNs from across the web, but no luck. Frustrating.
 

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If you just take the phone without unlocking it and insert the right tmobile/ att sim from straight it would work . if you had your phone illegally unlocked it will not work. I was told any phone made after January 2013 is supposed to be (legally) unlockable. I am not positive if this is maybe why you are having problems but makes since.
 

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I have the same problem. I have good data and regular text works, but no MMS. I have tried numerous different APNs from across the web, but no luck. Frustrating.

Hello

Did you figure out the problem? I have the same issue also... I have data, text and calling but MMS is not working. I've tried numerous APN settings but nothing helps...

Please let me know. Thanks
Maxie
 

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Still no luck. I basically gave up and will have to use Skype or Facebook to send MMS. I bought my phone online, unlocked, and not tied to a specific carrier. Works great with my current ST sim from my old iPhone 4 (which DID have MMS). Hopefully someone will figure this out.
 

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Re: Samsung Galaxy S4 APN Straight Talk settings HELP

So here is the little trick I happened to stumble across reading a few threads about people having Straight Talk ATT APN issues.

The Magic Key:
YOU MUST EDIT THE ORIGINAL DEFAULT APN YOUR PHONE GIVES YOU. Editing or making the original default APN correct is the key.

Why this is??? I have no idea... However I can tell you that Straight Talk really doesn't care or have the motivation to fix this due to them not really wanting us on ATT anymore anyway. I believe somehow the phones are holding what they have in the default as the only APN that works no matter what second, third, forth, etc....APN you select.


Tmobile Samsung Galaxy S3(JB 4.1.2) - I spent all of about 2 minutes editing my Unlocked Tmobile Galaxy S3's default APN it gave me. Mine worked perfect in 2 minutes because Samsung allows this.

Tmobile Optimus L9(JB 4.1.2) - I spent just about all weekend slamming my head against the wall on my wife's Unlocked Tmobile Optimus L9. In the infinite wisdom of LG they decided to be cute and lock down the default APN setting from being editable. I tried every secondary APN settings on the net I could find. None worked. She did have internet, just no MMS.(Her default APN was partially correct which is why I think she had internet only.) So I had to friggen go as far as rooting her phone and editing the apns-conf.xml file located in the \system\etc folder with the proper settings shown below. Doing this corrects the default APN the phones sees for what sim card is in it. For tracphone on hers I believe it comes up under "Media Net" for whatever reason.

Once you do the edit I have listed above, reboot the phone. Add in a temp fake second APN, then get back to the main APN screen. Once you are there hit the menu button and select reset to default. Magically the new edit you did to the apns-conf.xml file will show with your Straight Talk edits. After that everything will work!

Even if you deleted out the original default APN the above step of reset to default will bring back the original one so you can edit for say on a Samsung S3. Remember editing or making the original default APN correct is the key.


APN settings that work:

Name : Straight Talk
APN : att.mvno
Proxy : Left Blank
Port : Left Blank
User name : Left Blank
Password : Left Blank
Server : Left Blank
MMSC : http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS proxy : 66.209.11.33
MMS port : 80
MCC : 310
MNC : 410
Authentication type : Left Blank
APN type : default,supl,mms
APN protocol : IPv4

Enjoy!
 
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There doesn't seem to be a way to edit the ATT Apn. I am rooted and have copied the apns-conf.xml file out, edited it and put it back and there is still the ATT APN there and no changes can be made to it. I even removed that file, restarted and still the same ATT un-editable APN. I am stumped as to where this APN is?
 

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I think you might have missed this step:

Once you do the edit I have listed above, reboot the phone. Add in a temp fake second APN, then get back to the main APN screen. Once you are there hit the menu button and select reset to default. Magically the new edit you did to the apns-conf.xml file will show with your Straight Talk edits. After that everything will work!

If you fixed up the apns-conf.xml file once you do the above step it will edit the default apn listed. You still will not be able to actively change it inside the android gui, however since you edited it at the file level you should be fine.
 

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Re: Samsung Galaxy S4 APN Straight Talk settings HELP

Those settings did not work with my unlocked I9500 with Net10 AT&T sim. No internet or MMS. After many many many attempts I finally got it to work with these settings.

Name: Net10
APN: tfdata
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: 80
Server: cingulargprs.com
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.32
MMS Port: 80
 

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Re: Samsung Galaxy S4 APN Straight Talk settings HELP

So this is what I was using for about a month. Worked great on my galaxy S4

Name: Straight Talk
APN: att.mvno
Proxy: Not set
Port: Not set
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
Server: Not set
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMSC proxy: 66.209.11.33
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication Type: Not set
APN type: default,supl,mms,hipri
APN protocol: IPv4
APN enable/disable: APN enabled
Bearer: Unspecified

But now my data and mms quit.

I got the data working again using these settings:

NAME Straight Talk
APN tfdata
PORT 80
APN type: default,supl,mms,hipri
APN protocol: IPv4
APN enable/disable: APN enabled
Bearer: Unspecified

Nothing i try works for mms. I can send but not receive.
 

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I'm considering getting the Galaxy S4 and using straight talk. I'm not as computer savy as you but you said it works for you? Did you get your phone unlocked? I'm afraid of purchasing the phone and not being able to use it. Can you tell me exactly what I need to buy to make it work? I know it has to be an ATT phone. Thank you!
 

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Ok. I spent 40 mi uses on the phone with straight Talk today. The 'support specialist' simply could not understand that my battery is not removable. Using a combination of the above suggestions I have gotten my data back but still no mms. Very frustrating. I'll be visiting To Mobile tomorrow even though they don't have the best coverage where I live.
 

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