Plusnet Mobile APN Settings
Quick Answer
Plusnet Mobile has closed. There is no current APN to configure — customers were directed to EE, and you get a new EE number rather than transferring your old one. If you are setting up a replacement SIM, use EE’s APN settings.
If you came here looking for Plusnet Mobile APN settings, the useful answer is not a table of values: the service no longer exists. Plusnet notified customers individually of the date their service ceased, issued final bills and refunds, and removed its mobile help pages.
What Happened, and What to Do
Plusnet Mobile customers were moved towards EE, which sits in the same group. Two consequences worth knowing:
- You cannot transfer your old number after the event. Plusnet is explicit that because the service has ceased, number transfer is unavailable and you will receive a new EE number on signing up.
- Your settings barely change. Plusnet Mobile ran on EE, so its APN was already an EE one. Moving to EE means broadly the same configuration.
For a replacement SIM, our EE APN settings guide has the current values. If you moved to BT Mobile instead, that is also on EE and documented separately — though BT Mobile is itself being wound down for new sales, so EE is the more durable choice.
Plusnet Mobile APN Settings, For Reference
These are historical. They come from an archived copy of Plusnet’s own documentation, since the live pages are gone, and they will not help you on a current SIM. They are here only for anyone reconciling an old handset configuration.
| Name | EE Internet |
| APN | everywhere |
| Username | eesecure |
| Password | secure |
| Authentication type | PAP |
| APN type | internet+mms, or * where that was not offered |
| MMSC | http://mms/ |
| MMS proxy | 149.254.201.135 |
| MMS port | 8080 |
| MMS APN (iPhone) | eezone |
| SMS message centre | +447870002308 |
Plusnet contradicted itself on the MMS proxy: most sections gave 149.254.201.135, but its BlackBerry and Windows Phone 8 sections gave 149.253.201.135. BT Business publishes .254 for the same EE platform, so that is the one to believe. The fact that page still carried BlackBerry instructions gives a fair sense of how long it had been since anyone revised it.
Plusnet Mobile Ran on EE
Plusnet described itself and EE as part of the same family, and its APN values — everywhere and eesecure — are EE platform values. That is why the migration was straightforward from a settings point of view: customers were already on EE’s network, and only the billing relationship and the number changed.
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Is Plusnet Mobile still running?
No. Plusnet Mobile has closed. Plusnet notified customers of the date their individual service ceased, issued final bills and refunds, and has removed its mobile help pages.
Can I keep my Plusnet Mobile number?
Not after the fact. Plusnet states that because the service has ceased you cannot transfer your number, and that you will get a new EE mobile number when you sign up. If your service has already ended, the window for a PAC transfer has closed.
What APN should I use now Plusnet Mobile has closed?
EE’s, since that is where Plusnet Mobile customers were directed. In practice the values barely change, because Plusnet Mobile already ran on EE — its APN was everywhere with username eesecure, both EE platform values.
What were the Plusnet Mobile APN settings?
APN everywhere, username eesecure, password secure, authentication PAP, with APN type internet+mms where the handset offered it. For MMS, the MMSC was http://mms/ with proxy 149.254.201.135 on port 8080. These are historical, for reference only.
Why do some Plusnet guides show a different MMS proxy?
Because Plusnet’s own page gave two. Its Android, iPhone and Windows Phone sections said 149.254.201.135 while its BlackBerry and Windows Phone 8 sections said 149.253.201.135 — the third block differs. BT Business publishes .254 for the same platform, so that is the one to trust.
Where is Plusnet own mobile settings page?
Gone. Plusnet removed its mobile help section when the service closed, so the values here come from an archived copy of Plusnet’s own documentation rather than a live page — another reason to treat them as historical.
