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Android 6.0 Public Mobile data settings - step by step, w/ screenshots, WORKING SOLUTION!

todanielchow
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Ok this took me a while to figure out. Sharing for others with similar issue. 

 

Symptoms and problem

- New Public Mobile base plan $15 / mo, data and talk

- SMS / text and phone works with new Public Mobile plan

- Public Mobile data DOES NOT WORK 

- Previous carrier mobile data worked no problem (Freedom)

 

Phone specs

- Acer T08 

- Android 6.0 Marshmallow

- Factory reset

 

Solution that WORKS

- How to get to the screen below:

       - Settings [gear icon] > More > Cellular Networks > Access Point Names

 

- DELETE the other APN names or ADD and SELECT a Public Mobile one: 

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- APN Public Mobile data settings that WORK

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1 REPLY 1

popping
Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité

@todanielchow 

Everyone should do the simple procedure first before configure APM manually.

- Enable data

- Install PM SIM card

- Restart you phone to allow PM SIM to configure your APN automatically.  If this does not work, manually configure APN as above.

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