Verizon Straight Talk APN Settings
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It is not uncommon to be confused about which APN settings to use when setting up your Straight Talk mobile device. Straight Talk is known as an MVNO or a mobile virtual network operator. This essentially means Straight Talk is a mobile service provider that doesn’t own or run its own connection towers. This network purchases the rights to use major brand name providers such as Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile and more.
Straight Talk uses Verizon towers and is one of their main MVNO brands. Verizon has a list of these providers who use their powerful connection towers. It is important to remember that if you use the wrong APN settings for the Straight Talk Verizon Towers, you may not be able to connect to the right area, which causes connectivity issues and tons of annoyance!
If you are strictly looking for Straight Talk APN settings for Verizon, see below for a detailed information guide. If you are looking for other Straight Talk APN settings for other carriers, be sure to simply perform a search for that. You can also give Straight Talk customer service a call at 1-877-430-CELL (2355), or view our Straight Talk Customer Service page here.
Where Can I Find the Settings on My Phone?
If you own and operate an Android phone you can find your settings by going to Settings > More > Networks > Access Point Names. If you’re operating an iPhone or any other Apple product, you can find the settings by going to Setup > General > Network Mobile Data.
Once you get to the right area on your phone and you reach a screen in which you may enter your regular Straight Talk APN settings, read the below values and enter them. It’s important to remember that Straight Talk’s APN settings are different on an iPhone, Android and Windows phones. These configurations and the MMS programming will also be different for every carrier. Verizon has very specific values that need to be entered in order for the setup to be successful. See below for Verizon’s APN Settings.
Straight Talk Verizon APN Settings
- Name: STRAIGHT TALK
- APN: ACCT.TF.GW6.VZWENTP
- MMSC: http://mms.vtext.com/servlets/mms
- MMS Proxy: Not Required
- MMS Port: 80
- MCC: 311
- MNC: 480
- APN Type: default,dun,stdhipri,supl
- APN Protocol: IPv4 / IPv6
- APN Roaming Protocol: IPv4 / IPv6
- Bearer: LTE
- Mobile Virtual Network Operator Type: Not Required
- Mobile Virtual Network Operator Value: Not Required
The rest of the blanks in the settings not listed above can simply be left alone or blank. If for any reason you are having trouble connecting with the settings listed above, you can also try the APN account as: TFFOR.GW16.VZWENTP – do not worry about changing any other piece of information in the setting, those still remain the same. Did you bring your own phone (Straight Talk BYOP)? Make sure check our APN straighttalkbyop setup guide.
If you have any other carrier, be sure to enter your correct APN settings. Pro tip, not all blanks in your Edit Access Point screen needs to be filled in, in order to connect. Be sure to enter all value as they were given, if there are no spaces, don’t add any unnecessary ones.
Example: APN Type: default,dun,stdhipri,supl – should not be APN Type: default, dun, stdhipri, supl.
Once all values are added accordingly, don’t forget to ‘Save’ the settings screen. Once you’ve saved, you can leave your Settings App and give your phone a few minutes to reconnect or update. If you don’t get any connection, you may want to check your values again and make sure they are exact, if they are, try restarting your cell phone. Restarting your phone helps to refresh all apps and all connections.
Your phone should connect once it’s turned back on! Your Verizon LTE on Straight Talk should be connected and now you should be able to receive messages including texts, pictures and have a connection to the internet. If you need to make sure you are up to date on all data usage you can do so by setting up any Data Saver software’s or settings so you can monitor your data usage. If you are still having trouble connecting, be sure to contact Straight Talk’s costumer service for a more details step by step connection process.
What Are APN Settings?
APN stands for Access Point Name; this is the setting used to connect your carrier’s data network to your phone. The APN settings are also used to connect your phone to the public internet. Most of the connectivity is up to our carrier’s network, however, it is up to us to ensure we have the right settings they can connect to. This is to make sure we are set up with the right settings for the network we need, our carrier will then use these settings as a doorway and determine the right IP address for our phones or other internet capable devices.
These settings are typically provided by your carrier, however, if you are still having trouble connecting, you can read on or Google how to find your APN settings for your carrier. Large name brand networks such as Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon typically offer default APN settings which will ensure your phone is connected right away. If you are using any other network or an MVNO network, you will likely need to input and update your settings manually.
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