Phone Settings

What is GPRS?

GPRS stands for General Packet Radio Service, and is a protocol for passing data over a mobile phone network. Here's what you need to know about GPRS:

  • GPRS replaced dial-up mobile phone Internet access, offering faster browsing of Internet content and email. It's an "always on" service".

  • GPRS on a mobile phone doesn't use a phone number to connect, it uses something called an APN (Access Point Name).

  • With GPRS, you don't pay for your online time per-minute, you pay for the amount of data you transfer.

  • GPRS has now been largely superseded by faster data network services known as 3G

UK GPRS and 3G APN settings

This section contains the GPRS Access Point and 3G settings for the UK network operators:

o2 GPRS settings:

O2 GPRS settings (WAP):

Note: Different settings for contract and PAYG (Pay as you go)

Homepage: http://wap.o2.co.uk/

Access point (contract):wap.o2.co.uk

Access point (PAYG):payandgo.o2.co.uk

Gateway (IP) address:193.113.200.195

Username : o2wap (contract) / payandgo (PAYG)

Password: password

Session type: Continuous / permanent

Authentication: Normal

Security: Off

Port number: 8080

O2 GPRS settings (Mobile Web / Email):

Homepage:http://pda.o2.co.uk/

Access point: mobile.o2.co.uk

Username: mobileweb

Password: password

Session type: Continuous / permanent

Authentication: Normal

Security: Off

Email servers (POP): mail.o2.co.uk

Email servers (SMTP): smtp.o2.co.uk

DNS Servers: 193.113.200.200 and193.113.200.201

Note: The "Mobile Web" service must be enabled for these settings to work.

* We've also been told of an alternative username of 'faster', with a password of 'password'

Contact o2 Customer Services to get this enabled.

For more details on o2, see our o2 info page, or our o2 WAP setup page.

Vodafone GPRS settings:

Vodafone GPRS settings (WAP) / Vodafone Live!:

Homepage:http://live.vodafone.com

Access Point (Contract):wap.vodafone.co.uk

Access Point (PAYG):pp.vodafone.co.uk

Username: wap

Password: wap

Session type: Continuous / permanent

Authentication: Normal

Network type: Ipv4

Security: Off

Gateway (IP) address:212.183.137.012

Port number: 8799

Vodafone GPRS settings (Email/Web):

Homepage: http://live.vodafone.com

Access Point (Contract): internet

Access Point (PAYG): pp.vodafone.co.uk

Access Point (3GB pre-payment): ppbundle.internet

Access Point (1GB pre-payment): pp.internet

Username* : web

Password*: web

Session type: Continuous / permanent

Authentication: Normal

Security: Off

Email SMTP server: send.vodafone.net

Email SMTP server: smtp.vizzavi.co.uk

Alt email SMTP server: mail.vizzavi.co.uk

Alt email SMTP server: mail.vodafone.net

Alt email SMTP server: 212.183.156.229

Alt email SMTP server: 62.213.128.092

DNS Server: 212.183.137.012

Note: GPRS subscription must be enabled for "Vodafone Internet Access Service".

Contact Vodafone Customer Services on 191 from your Vodafone handset

Orange GPRS settings:

Orange GPRS settings (WAP):

Homepage:http://orange.multimedia/

Access Point (Contract):orangewap

Access Point (PAYG): paygwap

Gateway (IP) address :192.168.071.35

Username: Orange

Password: Multimedia

Session type: Continuous / permanent

Authentication: Normal

Port number: 9201 (or 8080)

Orange GPRS settings (Email/Web):

Homepage: http://orange.multimedia/

Access Point: orangeinternet

Access Point (Old PAYG): payginternet

Access Point ( Internet Anywhere non bus):consumerbroadband

Username: user

Password: pass

Authentication: Normal

Email SMTP server: smtp.orange.net

Prim. DNS Server: 158.043.192.001

Sec. DNS Server: 158.043.128.001

T-Mobile GPRS settings:

Homepage: http://wap.t-mobile.co.uk/ or http://www.t-zones.co.uk/

Access Point: general.t-mobile.uk

Gateway (IP) address: 149.254.1.10 (alt: 149.254.201.132)

Username : user (alt: wapuser)

Password: wap

Session type: Continuous / permanent

Port number: 8080 (alt: 9201)

Authentication: Normal

SMTP email server: smtp.t-email.co.uk

3 GPRS Data settings:

Homepage: http://mobile.three.co.uk/

Access Point (contract): three.co.uk

Username : guest

Password: guest

Authentication: Normal

Tesco-Mobile GPRS settings:

Homepage: http://wap.tesco-mobile.com/

Access Point (contract): prepay.tesco-mobile.com

Gateway (IP) address : 193.113.200.195

Username : tescowap

Password: password

Session type: Continuous / permanent

Port number: 9201

Authentication: Normal

Virgin Mobile GPRS settings:

Homepage: http://www.virgin.com/mobile/wap/

Access Point (contract): goto.virginmobile.uk

Gateway (IP) address : 193.30.166.003

Port number: 8080

Username: user

Password: (leave blank)

Session type: Continuous / permanent

Authentication: Normal

Virgin Mobile GPRS settings:

Homepage: http://www.virgin.com/mobile/wap/

Access Point (contract): goto.virginmobile.uk

Gateway (IP) address : 193.30.166.003

Port number: 8080

Username: user

Password: (leave blank)

Session type: Continuous / permanent

Authentication: Normal

GiffGaff GPRS settings:

Access Point: giffgaff.com

Username: giffgaff

Password: password

Authentication: Normal

BT Mobile GPRS settings:

Homepage: http://wap.btmw.net

Access Point: btmobile.bt.com

Gateway (IP) address : 212.183.137.12

Username : bt

Password: bt

Session type: Continuous / permanent

Port number: 8799 or 9201

Authentication: Normal

We also have the following settings:

Homepage: http://wap.btmw.net

Access Point: mobile.bt.uk

Gateway (IP) address : 149.254.201.132

Username : user

Password: wap

ASDA Mobile GPRS settings:

ASDA GPRS settings (WAP) :

Homepage:http://www.asdamobile.com/wap

Access Point (Contract):asdamobiles.co.uk

Username: wap

Password: wap

Session type: Continuous / permanent

Normal

Security: Off

Gateway (IP) address: 212.183.137.12

Port number: 8799

ASDA GPRS settings (Email/Web):

Homepage:http://www.asdamobile.com/wap

Access Point (Contract):asdamobiles.co.uk

Username: web

Password: web

Session type: Continuous / permanent

Authentication: Normal

Security: Off