BT Mobile APN Settings
Quick Answer
The BT Mobile APN is everywhere, username eesecure, authentication PAP. Use secure as the password — BT’s own page gives both “secure” and “ee” in different places, and the evidence favours “secure”.
BT Mobile runs on EE and its APN values are EE’s. You should rarely need them, since BT texts setup instructions when you insert a SIM and says most handsets configure themselves. The part worth reading carefully is the password, because BT documents it two different ways.
BT Mobile APN Settings
| Name | BT Mobile (or Internet) |
| APN | everywhere |
| Username | eesecure |
| Password | secure — see the note below |
| Authentication type | PAP |
| APN type | Not published by the operator |
| MCC / MNC | Not published by the operator |
| Proxy / Port / Server | Not published by the operator |
| APN protocol | Not published by the operator |
The Password BT Gives Twice, Differently
On a single BT help page, the summary list of “the four main settings you need for data” gives the password as ee. The numbered walkthrough further down that same page tells you to type secure.
Weighing it up: a second, separate BT page also gives secure, and Plusnet — same group, same EE platform — published secure too. Two of BT’s three renderings say secure, and ee has the look of a truncated entry in a summary table.
So use secure. But BT has not resolved the contradiction, and we are not going to pretend it is settled: if secure is rejected, ee is the next thing to try.
BT Publishes No MMS Settings for Consumer BT Mobile
There is a trap here for anyone searching. A BT help address still contains “for-mms”, but the page it serves has been retitled to cover data setup and holds no MMS values at all — no MMSC, no MMS proxy, no MMS port.
BT Business does publish MMS settings, including an eezone MMS APN and an MMSC of http://mms/. But BT scopes that page to BT One Phone, a different product. Those values may well work on a BT Mobile line, since both sit on EE, but BT does not say so, and relabelling one product’s documentation as another’s is how wrong settings get into circulation. If you need MMS working on a consumer BT Mobile line, BT support is the right route.
Try Automatic Setup First
BT’s guidance is that most of the time you can set the phone up by following the instructions it texts you once the new SIM is in, and that most handsets configure themselves. That text is triggered by inserting the SIM — BT publishes no keyword or shortcode you can send to request it.
Note how narrowly BT scopes its manual guide: it is “for older Android phones only”, and BT states that recent Android models and all iPhones should connect on their own.
Entering the Settings Manually on Android
- Go to Settings > Network & internet > Mobile network > Access Point Names.
- Add a profile with APN everywhere.
- Set username eesecure, password secure, authentication type PAP.
- Save, select the profile, and restart the phone.
Our Android APN guide covers manufacturer differences. On iPhone, BT publishes nothing and the page it links for that purpose is dead, so if an iPhone on BT Mobile has no data, try a network settings reset first. See mobile data not working.
BT Mobile Runs on EE
BT Group has owned EE outright since 2016, and BT’s own coverage checker refers to EE 4G and 5G when checking BT Mobile coverage. The APN everywhere and username eesecure are EE platform values, which is confirmation enough, and unlike some virtual networks there is no recent host change to account for. See EE APN settings for EE’s own lines.
BT Mobile is being retired as a brand for new sales in favour of EE, though existing contracts continue. If your line has already moved across, use EE’s settings rather than these.
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What is the APN for BT Mobile?
The BT Mobile APN is everywhere — one word, lowercase, no dots — with username eesecure and authentication type PAP. For the password, see below: BT gives two different answers.
Is the BT Mobile password "ee" or "secure"?
BT’s own manual setup page says both. Its summary list of the four data settings gives ee, while the numbered walkthrough further down that same page tells you to enter secure. A second BT page also says secure, and so did Plusnet for the same EE platform. On that basis use secure — ee looks like a truncation. But BT has not corrected it, so if secure is rejected, try ee before assuming something else is wrong.
What are the BT Mobile MMS settings?
BT does not publish any for consumer BT Mobile. The page whose address still mentions MMS has been retitled and now lists only the four data fields. BT Business does publish MMS values, including an eezone MMS APN, but scopes them to BT One Phone, which is a different product — so they are not presented here as BT Mobile settings.
Do I need to set up an APN on BT Mobile at all?
Probably not. BT says most phones set themselves up when a BT Mobile SIM is inserted, and that it texts you setup instructions at that point. It scopes its manual Android instructions to “older Android phones only” and states that recent Android models and all iPhones should connect automatically.
Where are BT Mobile iPhone APN instructions?
There are none. BT links to an iPhone APN page from its own manual setup guide, but that link is dead and redirects to a generic help hub. BT’s position is that iPhones configure themselves, so if an iPhone on BT Mobile has no data, a network settings reset is a more likely fix than manual APN entry.
Which network does BT Mobile use?
EE, which BT Group has owned outright since 2016. BT’s own coverage checker describes checking EE 4G and 5G availability for BT Mobile. The APN everywhere and username eesecure are EE platform values, which is the clearest confirmation. Note that BT Mobile is being wound down as a brand in favour of EE for new sales, though existing contracts continue.
