In the UK, and trying to edit APN settings prior to visiting France and Italy. The settings
are greyed out, and can’t be edited. So how can I edit them? (My mnvo is Lebara)
At my Fairphone 5 I go to the app Settings
In the search field I type APN
Then I tap on the word Access point names
And in the next popup I tap on the + in the right-hand top of the screen.
See photos.
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Thanks for the tip. Because the APN settings were greyed out so I couldn’t edit them, I added a new APN. The settings I needed were at: https://www.apnsettings.org/britain/lebara-mobile-uk/, which might be useful for any other Brits wanting to travel in mainland Europe. [Big thank you to my wife for finding that link!] Not tested the new APN settings outside the UK yet mind, I’ll report back when I have.
While it’s a good idea to prepare and make sure you have the relevant info if needed, I would advise against making any changes until you really need to. If your network operator(s) (Lebara carried by Vodaphone) and their partners in Europe have done their work properly, I would have thought that you shouldn’t need to make any changes when you get there.
Please note that the settings page you yourself indicated is for use in the UK, not when you’re roaming, and it’s from a third-party site that may contain errors or be incorrectly updated.
However on this page, Lebara do indicate that you should check APN settings (just the username and password) but, again, I think it’s best to see how things work when you get there. This page also supplies information about calling and data costs.
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Thanks for that advice - yes, I’m hoping the phone ‘will just work’ when we’re travelling. APN settings seems a murky business and Lebara don’t help by advising you to change settings that can’t be edited; whilst if you try to add another APN, they don’t provide enough settings!
I suspect the phone will work just fine, but will report back (and complain loudly to Lebara!) if it doesn’t.
i also think allowing “roaming” should be enough
(from France i already go to Belgium, Swiss, and Italy without issue using Orange carrier)
Right, we needn’t have worried, the phone worked perfectly when in France and Italy on the default APN settings. Thanks for the advice!