How To Use Android Phone on Vacation – Europe Asia

It happens all the time. You take the Android phone overseas, get a new sim card from the local carrier and the internet does not work.
After putting in your new SIM card you need to change the network settings on your android phone.
Although the phone detects the network in order to get internet you need to enter the local carriers APN information.
Follow these steps to get internet working in a foreign country.
- Press Main
- Select Settings
- Select Wireless and Networks
- Select Mobile Networks
- Select Access point Names
- Press Menu
- Press New APN
- Enter the settings for your Carrier and Country.

For example if you are in Israel using Golan Telecom these are the settings. Name: golan telecom
APN: internet.golantelecom.net.il
Proxy:
Port:
Username:
Password:
Server:
MMSC:
MMS Proxy:
MMS Port:
MCC: 425
MNC: 08
Authentication Type: None
APN type: default
APN Protocol: IPv4