Airtel APN settings for Huawei Ascend Y221
Huawei Ascend Y221 is compatible with Airtel GSM and Airtel HSDPA.
Airtel Internet APN settings
Open App Drawer and go to Settings Mobile network settings Access point names
Press button on top right corner.
Enter name: Airtel 1
APN: airtelgprs.com
Proxy: 202.56.231.117
Port: 8080
Username:
Password:
Server:
MMSC:
MMS Proxy:
MMS Port:
MCC:
MNC:
Authentication type:
APN type: default
Keep default values for all blank fields shown above.
Press menu button (top right) and select Save. Done.
If the above Airtel Internet APN settings do not work on your Ascend Y221, make below changes to Airtel Internet APN settings to get AIRTEL LIVE on your Huawei Ascend Y221.
| APN | airtelfun.com |
| Proxy | blank |
| Port | blank |
| APN type | default,supl |
| Authentication type | None |
If the above Airtel Internet APN settings too do not work on your Ascend Y221, make below changes to Airtel Internet APN settings to get AIRTEL LIVE on your Huawei Ascend Y221.
| APN | airtelfun.com |
| Proxy | blank |
| Port | blank |
| APN type | default,supl |
| Authentication type | None |
Airtel MMS APN settings
Open App Drawer and go to Settings Mobile network settings Access point names
Press button on top right corner.
Enter name: Airtel 3
APN: airtelmms.com
Proxy:
Port:
Username:
Password:
Server:
MMSC: http://100.1.201.171:10021/mmsc
MMS Proxy: 100.1.201.172
MMS Port: 8799
MCC:
MNC:
Authentication type:
APN type: mms
Keep default values for all blank fields shown above.
Press menu button (top right) and select Save. Done.
If the above Airtel MMS APN settings too do not work on your Ascend Y221, make below changes to Airtel MMS APN settings to get Airtel MMS on your Huawei Ascend Y221.
| Authentication type | PAP |
If the above Airtel MMS APN settings too do not work on your Ascend Y221, make below changes to Airtel MMS APN settings to get Airtel MMS on your Huawei Ascend Y221.
| Authentication type | PAP |
For Huawei Ascend Y221, when you type Airtel APN settings, make sure you enter APN settings in correct case. For example, if you are entering Airtel Internet APN settings make sure you enter APN as airtelgprs.com and not as AIRTELGPRS.COM or Airtelgprs.com. If entering Airtel MMS APN Settings above to your Huawei Ascend Y221, APN should be entered as airtelmms.com and not as AIRTELMMS.COM or Airtelmms.com.
Airtel MCC-MNC values
Huawei Ascend Y221 compatibility with Airtel
Huawei Ascend Y221 is compatible with below network frequencies of Airtel.
2G | GSM | 900 MHz, 1800 MHz |
3G | HSDPA | 2100 MHz, 900 MHz |
| 2100 MHz |
Explain Huawei Ascend Y221 compatibility with Airtel
Huawei Ascend Y221 has modal variants v2.
Airtel 2G APN with Huawei Ascend Y221
Huawei Ascend Y221 supports Airtel 2G on GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz.
Airtel 3G APN with Huawei Ascend Y221
Compatibility of Huawei Ascend Y221 with Airtel 3G depends on the modal variants and v2.
Huawei Ascend Y221 supports Airtel 3G on HSDPA 2100 MHz and 900 MHz.
v2
Huawei Ascend Y221 v2 supports Airtel 3G on HSDPA 2100 MHz.
Overall compatibililty of Huawei Ascend Y221 with Airtel is 100%. The compatibility of Huawei Ascend Y221 with Airtel, or the Airtel network support on Huawei Ascend Y221 we have explained here is only a technical specification match between Huawei Ascend Y221 and Airtel network. Even Huawei Ascend Y221 is listed as compatible here, Airtel network can still disallow (sometimes) Huawei Ascend Y221 in their network using IMEI ranges. Therefore, this only explains if Airtel allows Huawei Ascend Y221 in their network, whether Huawei Ascend Y221 will work properly or not, in which bands Huawei Ascend Y221 will work on Airtel and the network performance between Airtel and Huawei Ascend Y221. To check if Huawei Ascend Y221 is really allowed in Airtel network please contact Airtel support. Do not use this website to decide to buy Huawei Ascend Y221 to use on Airtel.
Huawei Ascend Y221 network specifications
| OS | Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) |
| Network bands | GSM / HSPA |
| Speed | HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps |
| Network frequencies | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (single or dual SIM) HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM) HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM) |
