Vodacom South Africa APN Settings for Android and iPhone 2024


Vodacom South Africa APN Setting

Vodacom South Africa is one of the most popular telecommunication companies in South Africa. It has almost 40 million subscribers/users in South Africa. In this tutorial, I will provide how to set APN (APN - Access Point Name) /internet/hotspot settings and MMS in Vodacom South Africa for Android, iPhone, and modem 2024. These settings for Vodacom South Africa will work for all network types such as 2G, 3G, 4G, LTE, VoLTE, and 5G. So you can enjoy high-speed internet using Vodacom South Africa SIM through this process.

What is APN Settings for Vodacom South Africa?

APN stands for Access Point Name. To access the internet via Vodacom South Africa SIM, you must configure APN Settings on your device. It is the name of a gateway between a GSM, GPRS, 2G, 3G, 4G, LTE, VoLTE, or 5G mobile network and another computer network.

Vodacom South Africa APN Settings for Android

The basic APN settings for Vodacom South Africa on Android are the same for all devices. You can simply configure APN settings for all android devices (i.e. Samsung, Xiaomi MI, Realme, Nokia, Huawei, Sony, HTC, LG, Vivo, Oppo, One Plus, Google Pixel, etc).

Here we will provide automatic and manual APN configuration for Vodacom South Africa. To configure Vodacom South Africa manual APN - Access Point Name on your android, go to:

  • Settings
  • Mobile Network
  • Access Point Name
  • Add Access Point
  • And follow the next instructions

In the new access point name, fill the blanks according to the following table (APN Fields). Just fill in the bold items only and keep the rest of the fields unchanged.

Name Vodacom-INTERNET
APN internet
Proxy Not set
Port Not set
Username Not set
Passwords Not set
Server Not set
MMSC Not set
MMS Proxy Not set
MMS Port Not set
MCC 470
MNC 02
Authentication type Not set/None
APN Type default,supl
APN protocol IPv4/IPv6
APN roaming Protocol IPv4/IPv6
APN enable/disable APN enabled
Bearer Unspecified
MVNO (Mobile virtual network operator) type None
MVNO (Mobile virtual network operator) Value Not set
Vodacom South Africa APN Setiings for Android iPhone 3G 4G Internet

Vodacom South Africa MMS Settings for Android

MMS stands for Multimedia Messaging Service. To receive MMS on your iPhone and iPad, you must set MMS settings on Android. Here we will provide both manual and automatic MMS configurations for Vodacom South Africa. To set up Vodacom South Africa MMS on your android, go to:

  • Settings
  • Mobile Network
  • Access Point Name
  • Add Access Point
  • And follow the next instructions

In the new access point name, fill the blanks according to the following table (MMS Fields). Just fill in the bold items only and keep the rest of the fields unchanged.

Name Vodacom-INTERNET
APN mms
Proxy Not set
Port Not set
Username Not set
Passwords Not set
Server Not set
MMSC Not set
MMS Proxy Not set
MMS Port Not set
MCC 470
MNC 02
Authentication type Not set/None
APN Type mms
APN protocol IPv4/IPv6
APN roaming Protocol IPv4/IPv6
APN enable/disable APN enabled
Bearer Unspecified
MVNO (Mobile virtual network operator) type None
MVNO (Mobile virtual network operator) Value Not set

Vodacom South Africa APN Settings for iPhone

The basic APN settings for Vodacom South Africa on iPhone and iPad are the same for all iPhone models. You can simply configure APN settings for all iPhone models (iPhone 4, 5, 6, 6+, 6S, 7, 7s, 8, 9, 10, X 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, Mini, Pro, Pro Max, iPad) devices.

Vodacom South Africa High-Speed Internet Settings for all iOS devices (iPhone & iPad) 2024. To set APN in Vodacom South Africa on iPhone, go to Settings> Cellular> Cellular Data Network> APN. Then fill in the blanks according to the following table.

Cellular Data

APN internet
Username Blank
Passwords Blank

Vodacom South Africa MMS Settings for iPhone

To set MMS in Vodacom South Africa on iPhone, go to Settings> Cellular> Cellular Data Network> APN. Then fill in the blanks according to the following table.

MMS

APN wap
Username Blank
Passwords Blank
MMSC unchanged
MMS Proxy unchanged
MMS Message Size unchanged
MMS UA Prof URL unchanged

I hope this article helps you to set APN and MMS configuration in Vodacom South Africa -South Africa SIM. If you still cannot access the internet after successfully configuring Vodacom South Africa APN on your device, let us know by leaving a comment below.


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