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Boost Mobile APN Settings to help fix your data & MMS problems

Updating Your Boost Mobile APNs
Updating Your Boost Mobile APNs

If you have no data and your internet doesn’t work unless you connect to WiFi you likely need to update your Boost Mobile APN Settings.

Before switching to one of the settings listed here, I recommend that you delete all the other non-working APNs on your phone or device by following the directions below. After applying the new settings, be sure to save it, and then select it for use. If you still find they don’t work, try rebooting your phone. If you still don’t have success, leave a comment so the issue can be looked into. If you find you have APN settings that work or ones that are different than those listed here, feel free to share them in the comments section below or send an email so that the database can be updated. If you need to send an email for any other reason, please list what phone you are using and which carrier/MVNO that you are having trouble getting your APN to work with.

Please note: It is very IMPORTANT that you follow all the formatting shown.

If you see something capitalized, then capitalize it. If you see a comma, use a comma, if there are no spaces between the comma and other words, then don’t make spaces between them. If you don’t follow these rules, your APN profiles will not work properly, and your internet and/or MMS picture messaging will continue to not work.

To configure your APNs and delete your old ones you’ll first have to find where the settings are located in your phone. Below are a couple of general guides that you can use to find them on Androids and iPhones. If you already know how to access them, just skip over the section and scroll further below to the actual settings themselves.

How To Change Your Device APNs To Boost Mobile

iPhones

APN settings on the iPhone can be difficult to change because in many cases Apple blocks full access to the settings unless you jailbreak and thus hack the phone.

For those of you who do have access to the settings they can be found by going to either:

  • Settings > Cellular > Cellular Data Options > Cellular Network

OR

  • Settings > Mobile Data > Mobile Data Options > Mobile Data Network.

Once there you can either tap to reset settings to default or manually edit them. Alternatively, you can also check for automatic APN configuration by using a carrier profile. You can do this by going to settings” followed by “general” and then “about.” If a carrier profile update is available you’ll see a notification for it there. If you have to add custom APNs to your iOS device, be aware that anytime you update iOS, Apple will reset the APN settings back to what they were before you put your custom ones in. So you will have to edit them all over again.

APN Update Guide For Android Phones And Devices

If you have an Android device, getting to the settings will vary a bit based on your device’s manufacturer and Android version. I currently have a Google Pixel 7, and to get to my APN settings I must go to “settings” then “Network & Internet” followed by “Internet” and then click on the gear icon next to my carrier’s name. Then I scroll down and click on “Access Point Names.”

How To Change Your Device APNs
How to change your device APNs. Click the gear icon next to your carrier’s name, then scroll to click on “Access Point Names”
Alternatively, I can just go to my phone’s settings, use the search bar, and type in “Access Point Names” to be taken to the right place. In general, you can access your APN settings by going to “settings” then clicking on “wireless networks” or “network & internet” then “mobile network,” and finally “Access Point Names.”

You can delete whatever settings are already in your phone or device before you attempt to add one of the new ones shown below. Deleting your existing APNs require you to first click on the actual APN itself, then click on the 3 dot menu, then click on delete. Sometimes it will not be possible to delete them. All you will be able to do is add new APNs to your existing ones or reset the ones that are already there. To reset your APNs, do not click on the actual APN settings, but rather click on the 3 dot menu and click “reset to default.” To add new APNs like the ones shown below, you should see either a + sign next to the 3 dot menu or the word “ADD” depending on your device. Clicking on that will allow you to add new APNS. Once your are done adding all the appropriate settings, you’ll have to click on the 3 dot menu again and then “save” to store them in your phone.

Below are tables of different APNs. You DO NOT need to add all the different tables of APNs to your device. You only need to add one. Once you have one that is working, stop. Do not try adding others. In general, the tables are listed in the order of which ones you should try first.

If you have a hotspot device, or have a phone where hotspot isn’t working properly, you may need to add two APNs to your device. One of the APNs should be a hotspot APN and the other for your phone’s data and MMS. You should first set up your phone’s data and MMS APN before moving on to adding the second APN for hotspot.

APN MAIN
APN NameBoost Mobile
APNwireless.dish.com
Proxy
Port
Username
Password
Server
MMSChttp://wholesale.mmsmvno.com/mms/wapenc
MMS Proxy
MMS Port80
MCC310
MNC240
Authentication Type
APN Typedefault,mms
APN ProtocolIPv4/IPv6
APN Roaming ProtocolIPv4/IPv6
BearerUnspecified
MVNO TypeGID
MVNO Type6432

APN Alt 2
APN NameBoost Mobile
APNereseller
Proxy
Port
Username
Password
Server
MMSChttp://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS Proxyproxy.mobile.att.net
MMS Port80
MCC310
MNC410
Authentication Type
APN Typedefault,mms,supl,fota,xcap
APN ProtocolIPv4/IPv6
APN Roaming ProtocolIPv4/IPv6
Bearer
MVNO TypeGID
MVNO Type3432

APN Boost Mobile Hotspot
APN NameBoost Mobile Hotspot
APNtethering.dish.com
Proxy
Port
Username
Password
Server
MMSC
MMS Proxy
MMS Port
MCC310
MNC240
Authentication Type
APN Typedun
APN ProtocolIPv4/IPv6
APN Roaming ProtocolIPv4/IPv6
BearerUnspecified
MVNO TypeGID
MVNO Type6432

APN Boost Mobile Hotspot Alternate
APN NameBoost Mobile Hotspot
APNresellermht
Proxy
Port
Username
Password
Server
MMSC
MMS Proxy
MMS Port
MCC310
MNC410
Authentication TypeNot Set
APN Typedun
APN ProtocolIPv4/IPv6
APN Roaming ProtocolIPv4/IPv6
BearerUnspecified
MVNO TypeGID
MVNO Type3432






If you tried the above and nothing at all works for you, your phone shows no signal and you still can’t place calls, send texts and use data, your phone is either not compatible with the Boost Mobile network or you have a bad SIM card and should request a new one from Boost Mobile.

If you can use some parts of the phone like make calls and send texts but can not connect to the internet or send MMS your SIM card is fine but your phone may not be compatible with the network. It may also be that you still haven’t found a working APN for your device. You should also double check your APN settings and make sure you haven’t accidentally added a space, or comma to a setting when there shouldn’t be any.

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Cheryl Huston
Cheryl Huston
3 years ago

I bought the Galaxy s20 fe 5g last week. I can surf the web and everything else but I can’t make or receive phone calls or texts.
None of the apn settings above worked. Boost has no idea what the problem is. Waste of time and money. Was a loyal boost customer for about 8 years. Got an uncompatible phone as a xmas present and switched. Decided to switch back due to problems and now I wish I hadn’t. Haven’t been able to use my new phone for calls or texts. But I will say it is fast on the internet. But quite costly for just that feature!

Evanna
Evanna
3 years ago

I have an LG phone from a Boost store. All the Access Point Name information on my phone is greyed out and there’s no option to either delete or revise the entries. The weird entries I have are under “cent”, “ims”, “internet”, “ota” and “pam”. I have NOTHING like the APN settings shown above… and I got this phone from a Boost Mobile store!

Yodles
Yodles
5 years ago

I tried all of them and none worked, my problem is that I can’t send or receive pictures. Then I did a system update because it was available and now when I enter in a new APN setting it won’t save it. I am annoyed.
I also can’t edit the APN settings that came on the phone.

Odiss
Odiss
5 years ago

I’m unable to select the network operators to even begin the process, I have a Samsung j7? Any advice

Joe P
Joe P
Reply to  Odiss
5 years ago

I’ve never heard of this problem. And that’s not how you begin the process. You need need to set the APN, which has nothing to do with selecting a network operator.

Landon
Landon
5 years ago

I can’t find APN settings on my iPhone 8+ with boost does anyone know how to change them