Why is my Mint Mobile hotspot not working as it should?

int Mobile offers hotspot access with all its plans, although the exact amount of data varies from plan to plan. While most of us only use hotspot access for emergencies, like when our home Wi-Fi is down, it’s still a nice addition to have. At least it is if it works as it should! If your hotspot feature If Mint Mobile isn’t working at all or is performing significantly lower than you expected, you may have a configuration problem.

In theory, your phone should automatically configure itself to the correct APN settings, but often times phones that aren’t specifically designed for the T-Mobile network can give you problems, especially Android devices. This includes devices intended for the international market as well as many older US-specific devices. The good news is that in most cases all you need to do is try changing your APN settings to the latest Mint recommendations.

Sometimes when you set up Mint Mobile, your phone will default to a direct T-Mobile APN setting, but this often causes problems. It is possible that your calls, texts and data still work but could cause hotspot issues and poor performance. The easiest possible fix is ​​to create a new APN. Note that this is usually an Android issue, but the exact steps may vary depending on your version. by Android as well as by the manufacturer.

In many cases, you will find the correct setting by typing Access point names in the Settings search bar. You should see Mint Mobile listed as one of the options (although it may be labeled as T-Mobile in some cases), and there should be some sort of plus button or other toggle that allows you to manually add APN settings. You will want to change all of the following values ​​as such:

• Name – Mint
• APN – Wholesale
• proxy – (leave blank)
• Port – (leave blank)
• Username – (leave blank)
• Password – (leave blank)
• Server – (leave blank)
• MMSC –
• Proxy for multimedia messages – (leave blank)
• Multimedia messaging port – 8080
• MCC – (don’t change the defaults)
• MNC – (don’t change the defaults)
• Authentication Type – (leave blank)
• APN Type – default, supl, mms, take
• APN protocol – IPv4/IPv6
• APN Roaming Protocol – IPv4/IPv6
• MVNO type: GID
• MVNO value: 756D

In most cases, it is! your hotspot it should work correctly. If you’re still having problems, it’s possible that your phone have network issues due to the lack of Band 71 support. We highlight what’s happening in our guide The latest T-Mobile network changesbut the short of it is that many older and foreign phones without band 71 no longer work properly due to changes in the way the network is set up. If this is your problem, you will probably need to call Mint Mobile customer service and possibly even get a new phone.