First of all, let us get to know What is APN?
Simply speaking, it is An access point name (APN) on mobile phones that establishes a connection to the gateway between the carrier’s network and the internet. To summarize, we need to configure the APN if the watches don’t connect with the Internet.
1. How to check the APN information for my SIM card?
- prepare an Android phone
- In Settings, look under Wireless & Networks or tap the Connections tab.
- TapMobile network. You may need to touch More settings
- TapAccess Point Names.
- Tap the Access Point you would like to check
Then you find the following information or similar.
Text Example:
Name: T-Mobile
APN: Fast.t-mobile.com
Proxy: <Not set>
Port: <Not set>
Username: <Not set>
Password: <Not set>
Server: <Not set>
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMS proxy: <Not set>
MMS port: <Not set>
MMS protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
Authentication Type: <Not set>
Picture example:
Please notice only the APN information and MCCMNC is important. We will use them in the APN command.
2. How to configure the APN for the GPS Watches?
Here the APN command example:
pw,123456,APN,APN name,user name,password,MCCMNC#
Then we have to fill in the information we find above.
For T-mobile SIM Card, we have to send this command by SMS. Send from From your cell phone to the phone number in the watch.
pw,123456,apn,fast.t-mobile.com,,,310260#.
(Please notice no words should be capitalized or the configuration will be failed)
Any other questions about the GPS watch setup, please check other articles.
