Configuring your Smartphone for MMS on the Rogers Network

If there’s one thing I love doing, it’s playing around with smartphones. I have an HTC HD2, and I fear I’m addicted to upgrading its software and running bleeding edge operating systems on it. So when I bricked it (messed it up so badly that it effectively turned into little more than a brick) the other day for the 62,498th time, I decided it was time to abandon Windows Mobile 6.5 and install Google Android 2.3.

If you’ve ever used an unlocked phone on a network that doesn’t support it (like an HD2 on the Rogers network in Canada), you may be familiar with issues such as your data connection failing to work, or MMS (picture) messages failing to send. This is because your phone needs to know where on the internet to look to get a connection. Phones sold directly by service providers come with these settings already configured, unlike unlocked phones that they don’t support.

If you’ve ever dealt with Rogers’ tech support department, you know that getting help with such issues can be as fun as trying to pry a banana from the thick, leathery hands of an angry gorilla that doesn’t like to share.

This post is for anyone on the Rogers network in Canada who happens to be seeking this information for a quick fix to their MMS woes. I found that the settings in my new Android Cyanogen ROM were entered incorrectly, and these are the settings I used to regain the ability to send pictures of my ugly mug to anyone I want to scare the crap out of an a given day.

Configuring Your Smartphone to Use MMS on the Rogers Network

Find your phone’s network connection settings. On Android, they’re located under Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile networks > Access Point Names. You should find an entry dedicated to Rogers MMS. Open it, and fill in the following settings:

• Name: Rogers MMS
• APN: media.com
• Username: media
• Password: mda01
• Server: 172.25.0.107
• MMSC: http://mms.gprs.rogers.com (make sure “gprs” is spelled correctly; on mine, it was misspelled as “grps”)
• MMS Proxy: 10.128.1.69
• MMS Port: 80
• MCC: 302
• MNC: 720
• APN Type: mms

An example of what your Rogers MMS settings should look like

Check the entry for your normal data connection, and under APN Type, ensure that “mms” is NOT in the list. This will ensure your phone looks to the Rogers MMS profile when you’re sending and receiving pictures messages, and not the normal data connection.

If your normal data connection isn’t working either…

If your normal data connection isn’t working either, check the settings in the other connection profile against the following:

• Name: Rogers
• APN: internet.com
• Username: wapuser1
• Password: wap
• MCC: 302
• MNC: 720

You should be able to leave all other fields blank, as long as you have the above details entered.

You’re Welcome

A simple fix that I’m sure will only be useful to a handful of people looking for very specific information, but I thought I’d share. Questions? Feel free to leave them in a comment or email me. Don’t thank me; Just give me that banana the next time we run into each other.