How to configure Movistar APNs on any mobile phone? Step by step guide

It should be noted that today many mobile phone users still do not know the term APN , also called "access point" . This tool allows users to establish 3G and 4G internet connections via their mobile phones.

In general, each time a Smartphone is purchased and the SIM card is placed, it is usually configured automatically but, this is not the case in all cases, it is the importance of being able to know its meaning for configure it on your mobile , which will allow you to benefit from a better quality telephone network service.

This type of inconvenience can be encountered by people who acquire a new phone, when a new version of Android is installed, or by those who buy a telephone marketed in another country. It can prevent the mobile from having Internet access or its connection is not working at the correct speed . If you are one of those who have this type of problem, here we will teach you how to fix it quickly and easily.

Steps to configure and add the APNs of Telefónica Movistar

The configuration of APN de Movistar is extremely important on smartphones, whether they are Android, iPhone or Windows Phone, because this tool will take care of allowing users to benefit from a fast and secure connection. Today, no mobile operating system is immune to this type of problem, which usually occurs with some frequency on mobile devices.

Therefore, we bring you how to fix this problem for different mobile phones , you just have to follow the steps that we will explain below:

For android

Carrying out this process for Android smartphones is totally simple, it won't take you more than 5 minutes to do it. This way you can start enjoying a 3G and 4G connection on your device without any problem.

To perform this process, you just need to follow these steps:

• The first thing to do is go to the your android menu , then you will select the option "Settings".

• Once you are in "Settings", you select “Wireless and networks”.
• Now you need to select the option "More".

• When you are in the menu "More" , you select the section "Mobile networks".

• To finish you will click on "Access point names".

There is also the case where you do not see "Name of access points" if this happens to you you must click on "APN".

Then in the sign "+" . There you will need to complete the following series of points:

• Name: Movistar Internet
• APN: internet.movistar.mx
• Proxy: not modified
• Port: not modified
• Username: movistar
• Password: movistar
• Authorization type: PAP
• MCC: 58
• MNCs: 0414
• APN type: movistar

Once done, press menu and finally "Record".

On iOS / iPhone

In the case of' iOS/iPhone this process is very similar to that of Android phones, which will allow you to reestablish your connection Internet on your Smartphone. To perform this process, you need to follow these steps:

• To get started, the first thing you need to do is check if you have the mobile data option. "Active".
• Once done, if you want to see it again or change the AFN you will go to the menu of your smartphone and there we select "Settings".

• You will now choose the option "General".

• Once in the menu "General" You Come in “Mobile data”.
• Then you will enter “Mobile data network”.
• Finally, a window is displayed with the data APNs.

This series of steps is intended for old iOS / iPhone devices , if you have a recent model, this series of steps changes to a single step which we explain here:

• To begin with, you will enter "Settings".
• Then you select the option “Mobile data”.
• You will now choose "Options" and finally “Mobile data network”.

On Windows Phone

It will depend mainly from the version of the system that the device has installed . As on the iPhone, you need to check that the option "Mobile data" is on "Activated". To perform this process, you need to follow these steps:

• The first thing you need to do is enter "Settings".
• Once you are in the configuration menu, you select "Mobile data" ou "Mobile network", it will depend on the equipment system.
• Finally, you will choose the option "Add APN".

In Windows 8

If you are one of the users with a Windows Phone 8 computer, you need to follow these steps to complete the process:

• You will go to the option "Settings" .
• Now we select “Mobile network and SIM”.
• Then you choose "SIM settings"
• Once this is done, select "SIM" and now click on "Add or modify the APN for the Internet" .

On Windows 10 Mobile

Now if your computer is Windows 10, the steps are very similar to the previous version , but it varies in a few points, for that you have to follow these instructions:

• To begin with, you will enter "Settings".
• Select now “Wireless and network connection”.
• A menu will appear in which you can choose “Mobile network and SIM”.
• Accounts Manager "SIM settings"
• To finish, you just have to click on "Add an APN for the Internet".

If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments, we will get back to you as soon as possible, and it will be a great help for more community members as well. Thank you!