United States
APN in the United States
Access Point Name (APN) is a string of characters set up in mainly cellular devices to authenticate and establish connection to a gateway on the cellular network infrastructure in order access cellular network services. Cellar devices in return receive services like email, internet and more. APN setting in the United States are not as unique to every carrier as it may be assumed. This is because there are 4 main carriers (cellular infrastructure providers), and the rest just operate off these carriers.
Major Carries in the United States
There are three major, one small and a new upcoming cellular infrastructure provider in the United States.
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- T-Mobile
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- AT&T
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- Verizon
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- US Cellular
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- Dish Wireless (Emerging carrier)
GCI in Alaska runs its own network.
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) rely on one or more of these major operators to wireless services.
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) in the United States
There are several MVNOs in the United States that provide cellular services. Some of the common services offered by carries and MVNOs include texting, calling, wireless internet services and more. Here are some of the MVNOs in the United States.
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- QLink Wireless
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- AirTalk Wireless
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- Assurance Wireless
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- Mint Mobile
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- Google Fi Wireless
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- TextNow
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- TruConnect
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- Visible by Verizon
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- Spectrum Wireless
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- Tracfone
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- Cintex Wireless
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- Access Wireless
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- Tello Mobile
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- Free Mobile
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- Life Wireless
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- SafeLink Wireless
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- PagePlus Cellular
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- enTouch Wireless
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- StandUp Wireless
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- NewPhone Wireless
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- Ultra Mobile
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- Easy Wireless
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- Total Wireless
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- Assist Wireless
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- US Mobile
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- Metro by T-Mobile
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- Cintext Wireless
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- Boost Mobile
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- AirVoice Wireless
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- Optimum Mobile
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- Cricket Wireless
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- Hello Mobile
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- SpeedTalk Mobile
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- GoSmart Mobile
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- Tag Mobile
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- PureTalk Mobile
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- Public Mobile
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- C Spire Wireless
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- Ting Mobile
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- Jethro Mobile
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- Republic wireless
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- FreeUp Mobile
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- Freedompop
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- Twigby
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- Unreal Mobile
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- ReachOut Wireless
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- Liberty Wireless
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- Black Wireless
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- Red Pocket Mobile
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- Walmart Family Mobile
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- Net 10 Wireless
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- Good2go
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- Boom Mobile
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- Easy Wireless
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- NewPhone Wireless
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- Pix Wireless
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- SafeLink Wireless
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- SFone Wireless
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- Access Wireless
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- Straight Talk
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- Assurance Wireless
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- Life Wireless
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- Simple Mobile
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- H2O Wireless
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- Gen Mobile
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- TerraCom Wireless
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- Infiniti Mobile
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- Tempo Wireless
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- feelsafe wireless
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- True Wireless
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- Lyca Mobile
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- SafetyNet Wireless
MVNOs and the major carrier that they rely on.
MVNOs | Major Carrier |
Consumer Cellular | AT&T, T-Mobile |
Lively | Verizon |
QLink Wireless | T-Mobile |
AirTalk Wireless | AT&T |
SafetyNet Wireless | AT&T, T-Mobile |
Ting Mobile | T-Mobile, Verizon |
Lyca Mobile | T-Mobile |
True Wireless | T-Mobile |
Feelsafe wireless | T-Mobile |
Tempo Wireless | T-Mobile |
TerraCom Wireless | T-Mobile |
Infiniti Mobile | T-Mobile |
PagePlus Cellular | Verizon |
H2O Wireless | AT&T |
Simple Mobile | T-Mobile |
Life Wireless | T-Mobile |
Assurance Wireless | T-Mobile |
Straight Talk | Verizon, T-Mobile |
Access Wireless | T-Mobile |
SFone Wireless | T-Mobile |
SafeLink Wireless | T-Mobile, Verizon |
Pix Wireless | T-Mobile |
NewPhone Wireless | T-Mobile |
Assurance Wireless | T-Mobile |
Easy Wireless | T-Mobile |
Boom Mobile | Verizon |
Good2go Mobile | AT&T |
Net 10 Wireless | Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile |
Walmart Family Mobile | T-Mobile |
Red Pocket Mobile | AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon |
GCI | GCI |
Black Wireless | T-Mobile |
Liberty Wireless | T-Mobile |
ReachOut Wireless | T-Mobile |
Unreal Mobile | T-Mobile |
Twigby | T-Mobile, Verizon |
Freedompop | T-Mobile |
FreeUp Mobile | AT&T |
Republic wireless | T-Mobile |
Jethro Mobile | T-Mobile |
Mint Mobile | T-Mobile |
C Spire Wireless | C Spire Wireless |
PureTalk | AT&T |
Tag Mobile | T-Mobile |
GoSmart Mobile | T-Mobile |
SpeedTalk Mobile | T-Mobile |
Hello Mobile | T-Mobile |
Cricket Wireless | AT&T |
Optimum Mobile | T-Mobile |
AirVoice Wireless | AT&T |
Boost Mobile | T-Mobile, Dish Wireless |
Cintext Wireless | T-Mobile |
Metro by T-Mobile | T-Mobile |
US Mobile | T-Mobile, Verizon |
Assist Wireless | T-Mobile |
Total Wireless | Verizon |
Easy Wireless | T-Mobile |
Ultra Mobile | T-Mobile |
NewPhone Wireless | T-Mobile |
StandUp Wireless | T-Mobile |
Cintex Wireless | T-Mobile |
enTouch Wireless | T-Mobile |
SafeLink Wireless | T-Mobile |
Life Wireless | T-Mobile |
Free Mobile | T-Mobile |
Tello | T-Mobile |
Access Wireless | T-Mobile |
Google Fi Wireless | T-Mobile, US Cellular |
Tracfone | Verizon, AT&T |
Spectrum | Verizon |
Visible by Verizon | Verizon |
TruConnect | T-Mobile |
TextNow | T-Mobile |
Common APNs in the United States
Since many cellular network providers in the United States rely on mainly 3 major carriers, their APNs are mostly the same.
For the major carriers, it is fast.t-mobile.com for T-Mobile, vzwinternet for Verizon and NXTGENPHONEÂ for AT&T.
As for MVNOs, it is wholesale for T-Mobile, ereseller for AT&T and vzwinternet for Verizon carriers.
If you are not provided with the network that your carrier uses, try searching this blog and if you can’t find then try the possibilities above. One should work for you.
MCC – Mobile Country Code
The MCC for the United States is 310. This is the same across all networks in the United States.
Mobile Network Code (MNC) is however unique to the network.