Sprint, just like any mobile broadband service provider, requires APN settings once you have their SIM card installed in order to connect to the internet. This assumes that you are already within coverage and with an active data plan with Sprint. Access Point Name is the name of the gateway of the service provider that connects to the public internet. These APN settings are unique the every service provider and they are listed below.
Sprint APN Internet Settings for iPhone
To set up APN for an iPhone or any other iOS device, go to Settings > Mobile Data > Mobile Data Network then input the settings below.
- APN: cinet.spcs
- Username: (Leave it blank)
- Password: (Leave it blank)
Restart your iPhone if connection does not occur automatically. You can also easily access your SIM Applications.
Sprint APN Internet Settings for Android Devices
To set up APN internet settings for Samsung Android devices, go to Settings > Connections > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names then add the new APN. Add the settings below. For any other Android device, go to Settings > Wireless & Internet then locate Access Point name then add new. Different Android manufacturers locate this differently but you will generally find it under Wireless & Internet. Here are Sprint APN Internet Settings:
- Name: Sprint
- APN: cinet.spcs
- Username: (Not set – Leave it blank)
- Password: (Not set – Leave it blank)
- Proxy: (leave it blank – not set )
- Port: (Leave it blank – not set)
- Server: (leave it blank )
- MMSC: ( Leave it blank )
- MMS Proxy: 68.28.31.7
- MMS Port: (Not Set)
- MCC: 3234
- MNC: 15
- Authentication type: (none)
- APN type: (default,supl)
- APN protocol: (IPv4)
- Bearer: (Unspecified)
- Mobile virtual network operator: (none )
Save the setting then select the newly added Sprint APN setting to use. You may need to restart your device if the new settings not connect to the internet automatically.
