Set up Mobile Phones for the Internet

Set up Mobile Phones for the Internet
If your phone hasn’t been set up by default, it’s pretty easy getting it ready for internet use in Singapore through GPRS/3G.





Short Story:
Find the network settings control on your phone. Use the following APN settings.

For Singtel -
APN: internet
Username: (blank)
Password: (blank)

For Starhub -
APN: shwapint
Username: (blank)
Password: (blank)

For M1 -
APN: mobilenet
Username: (blank)
Password: (blank)

Long Story:
Your phone is like a little mobile computer. In order for a computer to send and receive information from the internet, it needs to connect to a provider which will assign it an address.

Usually on your home wired networks, this is done by the modem given to you when you sign up for the service. With your phone, you need to access the network via what is called APN, or Access Point Name. This tells your phone where to join the external network.

There are two types of APN used, the WAP APN and the web/internet APN. Entering the different APN will connect your phone through a different system. The WAP APN will normally filter non-WAP content by traffic, ports or volume. This depends on the service provider. The web/internet APN gives full content and may be charged at higher rates. It would be best to check with your telco if your plan charges extra for web/internet data.

In general, I have found it not to be the case. Our telcos seem to charge no different for web/internet or WAP access. However, if you are worried or have found this to be otherwise, the following are the WAP APN settings.

Singtel -
APN: e-ideas
Username: 65IDEAS
Password: IDEAS

Starhub -
APN: shwap
Username: (blank)
Password: (blank)

M1 -
APN: miworld
Username: (blank)
Password: (blank)