BSNL 3G APN settings

If your area is covered under BSNL 3G network and you have bought a BSNL 3G Sim card, here are the APN settings that you need to setup to access Internet via 3G network.

Note that for most popular handsets, BSNL has ready APN settings that can be delivered to your via a service message. All you need to do is send an SMS typing your Mobile Manufacturer, Mobile Model number to 58355.

Suppose, you have Nokia N97, type Nokia N97 and send it to 58355.

In response you will get 3G APN settings, BSNL LIVE, BSNL STREAM and BSNL MOBILITY.

Save them as your default settings.

3G APN Manual settings

If for some reason you didn’t receive settings, you should set up them manually. I’ll give the APN settings here for few popular handsets

Nokia 3G Handsets like 5800, N97, N96, N93, N85, N79

Go to Access points under Settings and click on Add new Access Point.

Select access point: Packet data

Packet data APN: bsnlnet

Destination: internet

Save this APN and then edit it to configure its settings.

Connection Name: BSNL GPRS

Data bearer: Packet Date

APN: bsnlnet

Username and password: None

Prompt Password: No

Authentication: Normal

Home page: Any thing you want, www.google.com for example

Use access point: Automatically (if your mobile also has Wifi, you can adjust priorities later to first access Wifi and then 3G cellular network)

Save it.

Go to advanced settings

Network type: IPv4

Phone IP address and DNS address: Automatic

Proxy server address: None

Proxy port number: 0

Samsung Corby

Most of the settings are same as above and here are the one’s specific to Samsung Corby handset:

Proxy address: Blank

Protocol: http

Secure connection: off

Linger time: Default

In Advanced settings

Static IP, Static DNS: Blank

Traffic Class: Subscribed

Save the settings.

For any other handsets such as iPhone, HTC, Motorola, LG, Acer, HP, Palm, Sony Ericsson, you may download this PDF.

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