Offline SIM APN Database Pro
IMPORTANT NOTE:If you find a SIM that does not have a valid APN in the database please email me the settings displayed on the first screen so we can find the correct settings together. I would like the APN list to be as complete as possible, but I will need help from everyone. Please check against the database using the free version first.
I wrote this app for my own travels, so I have a personal desire for it to work whenever I happen to be. I don't want to buy a SIM I can't get the settings for either.
How does this app save money?Most cell providers charge outrageous fees for international roaming. You can avoid international roaming fees by purchasing a local SIM. In many countries you can get one for less than $10.
In order to do this you need a phone that is not carrier locked (this is not the same as rooting). You can get your phone's unlock code and instructions on how to use it from your carrier. Most of the time you can get this over the phone from your service provider.
Using a local SIM will give you a local phone number. However, If the purchased SIM card includes data getting an internet connection requires the service providers APN settings. This can be difficult to get if you do not speak the local language.
You can learn more about APN settings and how they work here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_Point_Name
This app contains a huge database of known APN settings for SIM cards. Run the app and search for your SIM's APN settings. Then you can add these settings automatically, or in the case of Ice Cream Sandwich users copy and paste the individual settings into a new APN entry.
PROFESSIONAL VERSION:The professional version displays now includes an option for rooted phones to add settings directly to the database rather then having to copy and paste each setting. This version displays the SIM phone number if available, and adds the ability to browse the included APN database by country. This will allow people to check on what APN strings are in the system before travelling to a new destination.
APPLICATION LIMITATIONS:This application will not give your phone signal where it normally will not get it.This app will NOT UNLOCK YOUR PHONE. Please stop emailing me asking for an unlock code. :)
My email is provided for support with the application. If you have a SIM card that was not provided with the phone and the application does not have your APN setting please email me. If you have any other issue please contact your service provider. Again, don't ask me for an unlock code.
Category : Travel & Local
Reviews (30)
Followed instructions on free app, allows data on my phone now, bought the pro app as a way to thank the designer of the app. Works good!
did not change anything on my rooted phone says i have no sim card but the free one has no problem finding the sim
Awful... Does nothing for net10. I WANT MY MONEY BACK. OTHERWISE I HAVE A APP THAT IS OF NO USE.. REFUND PLEASE ๐. Oh and why no update since October 2017??
Used to be the best developer need to make a quick update from online sources .
Still no network
How to connect the internet
Best buy it for me and u greatest thing ever Thanks again for all your hard work and dedication to this
Great app love โค it ( jerry ellison )
Work, thanks.
Same apns out there and none will work plus have to enter them manually even when rooted. App will tell you to go back and select? Yup never there wasted more money.recommend never purchasing an app from these people again .I'm now looking for an option for excluding certain company's from being listed as options
Good app, HUGE database, but does not have straighttalk or freedompop info. Will not read 2nd SIM.
It technically does as promised, however there are many apns not listed. This is not a miracle tool, it is a large archive of known apn settings.
You would think it would have T Mobile and EE in the UK tricks you into buying pro before knoing it supports your countries ..refund please..
This app performs exactly as advertised, providing SIM APN settings for all kinds of regions. Check out the free version first, then help support the author with this version.
Does not work for cricket in us... please fix
I run android 4.4, coming from Verizon, so changing APN is not easy to begin with. Was able to do it through free version of this app, so bought it. Write as root didn't work. Switched to GIV Mobile, which isn't in db. Would like to add it myself, but can't. Seems silly that I can't just add it, as db is already in place ... this means I *still* have to enter the settings everytime. I'd like to be able to add, or to get a refund.
As of 5-16-15 does not work with i535 even with pro. Move it to system, says it added apn list, but nothing is there. I'm running 4.4.2 should let you have a clean build for apns not listed and still be able to add apns
Keeps crashing. Would like refund.
I'm sure it would have worked if it had straight talk in the data base. If you can add it or figure out what I can do I'll change it to 5*
worked thanks
I wasn't sure if I wanted to buy the Pro version, but after the ease of use if the free version I definitely wanted the full version so I could access all of the APNs before traveling. I have a rooted S3 and added this app to the system. This allowed me to insert a local SIM card, open the app, and write to the APN list on my phone. This was especially important as the 4.1 & 4.2 version of Verizon software did not allow you to add APNs. This app worked correctly for both Germany and Italy.
Would love to see functionality for dual Sim phones to be able to select which Sim to scan and deploy the APN settings to.
Great for getting APN settings for a multitude of carriers :)
Saved me
I often switch devices, and the APN settings aren't always preserved. This is exactly the sort of time-saver I was looking for.
I am currently in Bahrain and needed to get a sim for my Motorola phone. After purchasing the added data plan, I was informed that viva did not have APN settings for my phone and that the money I paid for the added data was not refundable. I searched the internet with no luck, and by chance found this app browsing the google store. Downloaded the app and within seconds I was up ne running with full data access. Thank you so much for the app. You are a life saver!
Installed this on my Google Nexus 4. I am on ATT pre-paid (GoPhone) plan. First off, the app recognized my phone as running on Ice Cream Sandwich, wrong. I am running the latest rev of Jelly Bean. I used the APN settings listed for an ATT phone, only one was listed and I cannot send or receive MMS. Worst off, I would not be writing this review had I been able to email the developer, but when I click on the link, nothing happens. Don't buy this app, waste of money. It is nothing more than a list of known APN settings which you can find on your own using a Google search. This app is BS!
I have a Verizon 4g nexus on a separate provider. I couldn't send MMS. This app fixed w/o rooting or unlocking. He worked with me until we got it fixed. Would give 10 stars if I could
Nice work!! Worth the investment. Thanks!!
I give you a 3 because I do realize how much effort it takes to gather so many APN'S. However, TracFone owns multiple mvnos across the US, 2 of which Walmart sells plans for constantly under Verizon (my recent search), AT&T, $ T-Mobile carry them. I have a working apn written down that includes 3 more options than your app does. Bearer, Mvno type, and Mvno value. Since my apn settings are greyed out even after rooting I cannot add them manually. Hoped your app could. But hey, if I ever travel๐