Airtel Internet Settings
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Posted by Felix Okoli on July 05, 2011 at 01:48:16:
Airtel is a telecommunication company operating in various countries of the world like India, Nigeria, Ghana, Bangladesh and a lot of others.
Airtel is mostly involved with providing voice call services to its numerous subscribers but also offers data services which allows users to get connected to the internet.
Airtel at times does promos and offers a lot of free stuff as it wants to launch a new package and this can at times include free data bundles for free internet browsing. With your Airtel sim card, you can browse the web with your mobile or desktop.
If you are connected to the Airtel network and want to be able to use it to connect to the internet, you will need to have your device configured for internet browsing. The sim card is already capable of browsing the web but in order to be able to connect, your device or hardward needs to havea local configuration setup that allows your sim card to link with the internet. How do you get connected to the internet using your Airtel line?
Well, for a start, you will need the following things:
- A capable device or hardware
- An Airtel sim card
How to really do it
So if you've got the above things ready, you should just open up your device and either:
1. Do manual configuration (having knowledge of the settings for Airtel in your country) or
2. Request for the internet settings from your local Airtel customer care How to configure a mobile phone like Nokia for mobile internet(For Nigeria only) Mobile phones mostly use GPRS platform to access the web so for phones like Nokia 6230, 6230i, 7200, here is what you do to set it up:For Nigeria, the settings for Airtel wap are:
APN (Access Point Name) : wap.ng.airtel.com
User wap
Password : wap
Homepage: http://airtellive.com/ 1. Go to Menu > Settings > Connectivity > GPRS
2. Select GPRS Connection and select Always online.
The handset will display the confirmation message "Always online enable."
3. Scroll down to GPRS modem settings> Edit active access point and press SELECT.
4. Select Alias for access point and type the name AIRTEL GPRS then press OK.
The handset will display the confirmation message "Alias saved"
5. Scroll down to GPRS access point and press SELECT.
6. Type wap.ng.airtel.com and press OK.
The handset will display the confirmation message "Access point changed."
7. Go to bearer settings and enter username and password as "wap" How to setup Airtel internet settings for your computer
For Nigeria the settings are:
APN (Access Point Name) : internet.ng.airtel.com
User internet
Password : internet- So start up your computer and Go to Start->Control Panel
- Click on Network and Internet Connections
- Under header "Pick a task" click on "Create a connection to the network at your workspace".
Now you will get "New Connection Wizard dialog box, select "Dial-up connection" and click next.
Dialog will ask for "Connection Name", give whatever you would like to. I gave "airtelgprs".
It asks for "Phone Number", enter number as "*99#"
- Enter username as internet and password as internet and select the box that says save this username and password so you don't have to enter it again.
If you like, you may choose to put a shortcut on your desktop
- The end
Comments:
Airtel is a telecommunication company operating in various countries of the world like India, Nigeria, Ghana, Bangladesh and a lot of others.
Airtel is mostly involved with providing voice call services to its numerous subscribers but also offers data services which allows users to get connected to the internet.
Airtel at times does promos and offers a lot of free stuff as it wants to launch a new package and this can at times include free data bundles for free internet browsing. With your Airtel sim card, you can browse the web with your mobile or desktop.
If you are connected to the Airtel network and want to be able to use it to connect to the internet, you will need to have your device configured for internet browsing. The sim card is already capable of browsing the web but in order to be able to connect, your device or hardward needs to havea local configuration setup that allows your sim card to link with the internet. How do you get connected to the internet using your Airtel line?
Well, for a start, you will need the following things:
- A capable device or hardware
- An Airtel sim card
How to really do it
So if you've got the above things ready, you should just open up your device and either:
1. Do manual configuration (having knowledge of the settings for Airtel in your country) or
2. Request for the internet settings from your local Airtel customer care How to configure a mobile phone like Nokia for mobile internet(For Nigeria only) Mobile phones mostly use GPRS platform to access the web so for phones like Nokia 6230, 6230i, 7200, here is what you do to set it up:For Nigeria, the settings for Airtel wap are:
APN (Access Point Name) : wap.ng.airtel.com
User wap
Password : wap
Homepage: http://airtellive.com/ 1. Go to Menu > Settings > Connectivity > GPRS
2. Select GPRS Connection and select Always online.
The handset will display the confirmation message "Always online enable."
3. Scroll down to GPRS modem settings> Edit active access point and press SELECT.
4. Select Alias for access point and type the name AIRTEL GPRS then press OK.
The handset will display the confirmation message "Alias saved"
5. Scroll down to GPRS access point and press SELECT.
6. Type wap.ng.airtel.com and press OK.
The handset will display the confirmation message "Access point changed."
7. Go to bearer settings and enter username and password as "wap" How to setup Airtel internet settings for your computer
For Nigeria the settings are:
APN (Access Point Name) : internet.ng.airtel.com
User internet
Password : internet- So start up your computer and Go to Start->Control Panel
- Click on Network and Internet Connections
- Under header "Pick a task" click on "Create a connection to the network at your workspace".
Now you will get "New Connection Wizard dialog box, select "Dial-up connection" and click next.
Dialog will ask for "Connection Name", give whatever you would like to. I gave "airtelgprs".
It asks for "Phone Number", enter number as "*99#"
- Enter username as internet and password as internet and select the box that says save this username and password so you don't have to enter it again.
If you like, you may choose to put a shortcut on your desktop
- The end
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Re: Airtel Internet Settings
Posted by lawal sherifat
on August 02, 2011 at 05:58:35:
I have received the internet settings for Samsung c3303k but it still not working. Please do something about it.
Thanks.
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