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[Louis Holbrook <accounts@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Done:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1628394


On Tue, 2016-09-27 at 07:49 -0700, Tony Espy wrote:
> On 09/27/2016 01:56 AM, Louis Holbrook wrote:
> > 
> > I've never looked at how APN config works. Thing is, with this
> > provider
> > ("Drillisch") no APN configuration options are really available in
> > the
> > APN menu. When I tried an Ay Yildiz SIM (Eplus), I got two options
> > automagically in the APN menu - one for internet and one for MMS.
> > Maybe
> > that hints to the provider's configuration being broken, or in some
> > format or whatever that Ubuntu doesn't understand?https://bugs.laun
> > chpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+filebug
> I would suggest filing a bug, and adding some screenshots to help us 
> better understand the problem.
> 
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+filebug
> 
> Also, please provide the operator APN details you were given in the
> bug.
> 
> Operator APN configurations are stored in a file called apns-
> conf.xml 
> located inside the AOSP container.  If your operator is new enough,
> it's 
> possible that it doesn't have an entry, which is why it's not being 
> provisioned automatically.
> 
> > 
> > The internet connection worked before without having to specify
> > anything in the APN. (It still "works" although it's has gotten
> > excruciatingly slow, but that's another story)
> That's because ofono use's a default setting internally as a
> fallback. 
> It's still suggested that you configure an Internet APN with the
> correct 
> name, as this *may* improve the performance of your data connection.
> 
> As Jonas pointed out, none of the other parameters are required for 
> Ubuntu Touch, as we tried to simplify the APN configuration as much
> as 
> possible.
> 
> Regards,
> /tony
> 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Mon, 2016-09-26 at 18:17 +0200, Jonas Drange wrote:
> > > 
> > > Doesn't look like you need any of the other fields, from my
> > > limited
> > > understanding. The UI does offer MMSC, Proxy, Port, etc—if you
> > > choose
> > > an Internet and MMS APN type. But it seems simply entering the
> > > APN
> > > name should suffice. Is this not the case? Are you not able to
> > > connect to the Internet after adding this APN configuration?
> > > 
> > > BR,
> > > Jonas
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On 26 September 2016 at 17:09, Louis Holbrook <accounts@holbrook.
> > > no>
> > > wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > My (horrible) Mobilfunk-provider WinSim is telling me to enter
> > > > the
> > > > following APN data:
> > > > 
> > > > --
> > > > 
> > > > Name: winSIM (frei definierbar)
> > > > APN: internet
> > > > Proxy: Nicht festgelegt
> > > > Port: Nicht festgelegt
> > > > Benutzername: Nicht festgelegt
> > > > Passwort: Nicht festgelegt
> > > > Server: Nicht festgelegt
> > > > MMSC: Nicht festgelegt
> > > > MMS-Proxy: Nicht festgelegt
> > > > MMS-Port: Nicht festgelegt
> > > > MCC: 262
> > > > MNC: 07
> > > > Authentifizierungstyp: Nicht festgelegt
> > > > APN-Typ: default,supl,mms (bitte nur Kleinbuchstaben)
> > > > APN-Protokoll: IPv4
> > > > APN-Roaming-Protokoll: IPv4
> > > > 
> > > > --
> > > > 
> > > > However, in the APN menu only APN name, username and password
> > > > are
> > > > possible to enter.
> > > > 
> > > > How can I provide this configuration to the device?
> > > > 
> > > > (They tried to send me a configuration SMS, but I never got it
> > > > - I
> > > > presume the device doesn't support it?)
> > > > 
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