T-Mobile US is an American wireless network operator and the second-largest carrier in the United States. The huge company with the third-largest 4G LTE network and the largest 5G coverage in America owns several smaller MVNOs that offer T-Mobile’s network yet different services in different parts of the country.
One of T-Mobile’s subsidiaries is Assurance Wireless – a company that is fully focused on providing Lifeline and Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) discounts on phone, wireless, and internet services to eligible low-income households. Assurance offers free monthly plans with unlimited talk, text, and data, up to 10GB of free mobile hotspot data, and a free smartphone per qualifying applicant.
The phones that are originally sold or provided free of charge by Assurance Wireless (or another provider) are likely to have the right APN settings pre-installed. As such, you won’t be required to change the settings manually.
Nevertheless, the unlocked, compatible phones that you may decide to bring to a provider and use with the provider’s services probably don’t have the right APN settings. If so, it’s highly advisable to change your APN settings manually, as only so will you able to get the most out of your service.
Luckily, it’s very easy to change your APN settings on your phone manually and you don’t need any knowledge or skills. You must simply follow the instructions provided in the following sections.
To get the most out of your Assurance Wireless’s T-Mobile network (the best connection, signal, data speeds, etc.) on your Android phone, you should check your APN settings and change them if necessary. You can change your APN settings right after you activate your device or later on.
To change APN settings on your Android phone, follow these simpler steps:
When you write the values, press Save and restart your phone.
To enable picture messaging, enter the following values:
Save the values and restart your phone.
T-Mobile Assurance Wireless APN settings are a bit different on iPhones. Therefore, let’s see how to enjoy the fastest T-Mobile network speeds and the strongest signals on your Assurance Wireless plan.
Depending on which iPhone model you have, you can access and change your device’s APN settings by following these simple steps:
Then, add the values exactly as described below and leave the rest unchanged.
Cellular Data/ Mobile Data
LTE Setup (Optional)
Once you have entered the values, save them and restart your device.
To enable picture messaging, add these values:
Save the values and restart your phone.
Finally, to enable personal hotspot on Assurance Wireless on an iPhone (or iPad), enter the following values in Personal Hotspot (under Cellular/Mobile Data).
Save the values and restart your phone. This way the new settings will surely override the old ones and stick.
APN is an acronym that stands for Access Point Names. APN settings are configuration settings included in every mobile device that enable the device to connect to a carrier’s network.
Every carrier and MVNO has its own APN settings and in order to enjoy the highest data speeds, picture messaging, and stronger signals, the phone you are using must have the exact right APN settings. If the device with which you are connected to a network has the wrong APN settings, you may experience a weaker connection.