How to enter APN Settings into a Blackberry

Devices running Blackberry 10 or newer

  • Go to Text Messages
  • Press the Menu button (three dots)
  • Go to Settings
  • Press Text Messages
  • Press the MMS tab
  • Press the Advanced setting
  • Under APN enter the APN from ‘Provider Settings’ below this section.
  • Under MMSC URL enter MMSC from ‘Provider Settings’ below
  • Press Save

Passport Phones

  • On the home screen, swipe across and tap Settings
  • Under System Settings, select Networks and Connections
  • Select Networks
  • Choose Mobile Network
  • Ensure Mobile Network and Data Services are turned on.
  • Tap the cog icon at the bottom to open the APN settings
  • Under APN enter the word wholesale
  • Under MMSC URL enter MMSC from ‘Proivder Settings’ below this section.
  • Press Save

Older Blackberry Devices

Note: Contact the wireless service provider to obtain the Access Point Name (APN), user name, and password.

  1. On the Home screen of the BlackBerry smartphone, click Options.
    • Note: Depending on the theme running on the BlackBerry smartphone, click Settings > Options specific to the network being used.
  2. Complete one of the following:
    • For BlackBerry Device Software version 4.0 or earlier, click TCP/IP.
    • For BlackBerry Device Software version 4.1 to 5.0, click Advanced Options, then TCP/IP.
    • For BlackBerry OS version 6 to 7.1, click Device, then Advanced System Settings, then TCP/IP.
    • For BlackBerry OS 10, swipe down from the top of the home screen and choose Settings > Network Settings > Mobile Network