Configuration to activate Internet on your smartphone

Configuration by SMS

To request for WEB settings on your mobile phone, send the following SMS to short code 8080.< phone brand >< space >< phone model >< space >Web E.g: Nokia 6288 Web

If the mobile phone request for PIN, enter “1234” or “0000” to save the settings.

Manual configuration

To configure internet access on smartphones with Android operating system
To configure internet access on Apple iPhones and iPads
To configure internet access on Nokia mobile phones (C3 series)
1. Go to Menu> Settings> Configuration> Personal settings
2. Under “Personal Account”, click on “Add” and select “Web”
  1. For Account name, enter Emtel Internet
  2. For User name, leave it blank
  3. For Password, leave it blank
  4. For Use preferred access pt, select “No”
3. Click on “Access point settings”, select “Disable” for Proxy
4. Click on “Bearer settings” followed by “Packet data access pt” and select Emtel Internet
  1. For “Authentication type” and select “Secure”
  2. For User name, leave it blank
  3. For Password, leave it blank
5. Click “Back” three times, select “Emtel Internet” and click on “Activate”
6. Restart the mobile phone
To configure internet access on Nokia mobile phones (C7, E5, E6 series)
1. Go to Menu> Settings> Connectivity> Settings> Destinations> Internet
2. Under “Internet”, click on “Options” and select “New access point”
3. When the message “Automatically check for available access points” appears (if any), select “No”
4. Click on “Packet data” and for Packet data access point name, enter Emtel Internet
5. If “Emtel Internet” has priority 1, skip step no. 6 and go to step 7.
6. Click on “Emtel Internet” for a second until a popup window is displayed. Select “Change priority” and choose the first priority.
7. Click on “Emtel Internet”
  1. For Connection name, enter Emtel
  2. For Data bearer, select “Packet data”
  3. For Access point name, enter web
  4. For User name, leave it blank
  5. For Prompt password, select “No”
  6. For Password, leave it blank
  7. For Authentication, select “Secure”
  8. For Homepage, select “None”
8. Go to Menu> Web and click on “Options”
9. Under “Settings”, click on “General”
  1. For Access point, click on “Options” and select “Emtel Internet”
  2. For Homepage, click on “Options” and select “Standard”

Mobile Internet Settings

Configuration by SMS

Manual configuration

Mobile Internet
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