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A guide to Airtel GPRS And Airtel GPRS Configuration Settings
about Mobiles on 25/10/2008 - like it?

I get quite a lot of mails asking about Airtel’s GPRS services and their settings, so I thought I’ll post this here.

First things, you should know that Airtel provides 3 types of GPRS services:

• Airtel Live
• Airtel NOP (or Net On Phone)
• Airtel Mobile Office

So what’s the differences between them ?

1. Airtel Live – Airtel Live is the so-called “free” GPRS service. Free in the sense that there are no monthly rentals. You get access ONLY to their Airtel Live portal, where you can download some wallpapers, games, ringtones etc. Note that EXCEPT when explicitly mentioned, these downloads ARE NOT free, and will be charged. Majority of the time, Airtel Live will be activated free of cost, and people start exploring and downloading these games and then wonder why their balance has gone low. Now you know why. There have been instances (has happened to my sister) where just opening Airtel Live Portal has resulted in dwindling of balance/credit.
2. Airtel Net-on-Phone (or NOP) – This is my preferred way of GPRS. You have to pay a rental of Rs.5 a day for pre-paid, or RS 99 a month for post paid. There are NO charges for browsing, downloading(provided you download games, ringtones from free sites like getjar) and the speed- its reasonably okay. What makes NOP a killer is that its reasonably priced, and you get access to ALL sites. There’re couple of downsides though, such as blocking of ports – essentially this means that only Port 80 is open(so that your web browser can communicate), and most other ports are blocked – so you cannot make use of your phone’s Email client, Instant messenger etc. Other bad part is that you cannot use your Phone as a modem on this plan. Also I’ve been told that for some circles like Maharashtra, Goa, NOP has been discontinued. I hope they don’t discontinue it in Chennai circle. It’ll be huge loss for me! (Update: This plan is now cancelled.)
3. Airtel Mobile Office: The big daddy of GPRS services – Mobile is same as that of Net on Phone, except that it’s charged at Rs 15/day for pre-paid users. Postpaid users – I think its like Rs 650 a month for 1GB of usage – there’s no Unlimited plan(a huge deal breaker for me) (update: the tariff now is Rs/ 98 per month w/ a datacap of 2GB, anything over is something on the lines of 3op/10KB). UNLIKE the Net-on-Phone plan, all of the ports are open – so you’re free to use an application of your choice, and they’ll work fine. This plan also allows you to use your phone as a modem, for those emergency-need-to-get-online-ASAP situations.

With a little introduction, lets have a look at configuration and settings.

First, this assumes that you’ve already activated GPRS. If not, call up customer care(dial 121 from your cellphone) and ask them to activate GPRS. It should be activated within 5 minutes, and you should get the settings soon.

However for some phones the settings might not be accepted, you’ll have to enter them manually.

So in your phone, just search for a settings -> Internet/Data accounts -> Create a new account.

Enter the following details:

Name: Just give a name of your choice

Address or access point or APN: This is a critical one. The 3 services have different access points.

• For Airtel Live: airtelfun.com
• For Airtel Net-On-Phone(NOP): airtelwap.com
• For Airtel Mobile Office: airtelgprs.com

Username: Leave it blank

Password: Leave it blank

Next search for Proxy server option, and enter the following details

Proxy server address/IP: 100.1.200.99

Proxy server Port: 8080

Do note that Proxy details are require ONLY FOR Airtel Live and Airtel NOP, Mobile Office doesn’t require any proxies.

That’s it! Save the settings, restart your phone(this is a must) and start surfing!

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Tags: Airtel, Airtel Live, free, free GPRS, GPRS, Live, MO, Mobile Office, Net on Phone, NOP

AirTel Mobile Office is really a strange service as per rate is concern.

In Kolkata its Rs. 498/- (pre-paid) for unlimited usage and speeds are pretty good with around 20 to 25 kilo bites per seconds with any EDGE class 32 based phone !!!

In Hariaya, its Rs. 225/- for the same plan.

In Mumbai, they pay around Rs. 15/- a day with no unlimited plan !!

The most surprising this is, that every where it comes with Free Roaming, meaning I can buy a Hariya SIM card and keep using it in Mumbai / Chennai / Kolkata or anywhere I want.

With the help of easy recharge, I can recharge it any where in India with the same amount of my circle !!

Written by Choto Cheeta on 26/10/2008

I am sorry, its Hariyana.

Written by Choto Cheeta on 26/10/2008

Interesting thoughts there, don’t know why there’s this disparity in the tariffs though.
BTW the get SIM from Hariyana plan is..interesting

And yes thanks for the comment and dropping by my blog

Written by Sathya on 27/10/2008

Dear Sir,
Now facing different problem in my Sim card(AirTel Card)…
last week i was lost my mobile so i get the duplicate number from Airtel… after activation insert the card to my mobile(Nokia 6233 or Nokia 1108) its shows display for my mobile “SIM CARD UPDATE STARTED” … after the Msg Signal is disconnected after 10 or 15 mins take for signal…

Pls help me wat we Do…

My Mail: [email protected]
Thanks
Vijayabaskar G
9894120440

Written by Vijayabaskar on 07/11/2008

Sathya, Suprisingly Airtel Mumbai circle have stopped AirTel NOP service O_o.

Written by Shadez on 19/11/2008

Only for new subscribers. I still use it at Rs. 2 / day.

Written by Pathik on 19/11/2008

Sir,
I am actvate mobile office and net is open on my phone but whenever i connect my phone to pc net can’t open.display the massage of seting requirement.mobile is sony ericsson w200i
Sir please send send me advice if any on sat3133rediffmail.com

Written by Satish on 21/11/2008

Hi
The scene has changed a bit now.

Airtel has hiked the GPRS monthly pack charge all across the nation. i am in kerala, here it used to be 274 a month or 1999 a year, almost a year ago. They hiked it to 374 a month few months ago, and the latest announcement says, the ‘next recharge of 374 will be only valid for 15 days, for 1 month GPRS, please recharge with 674 rupees’. I enquired about other circles, the situation is same, ex 999 a month in west bengal and likewise.

back in 2002-03 i used to use the airtel gprs service for free in punjab. it was officially free, not the sporadic hack methods which kept popping sometime or the other.

Now the point is, i am getting second thoughts about airtel, i used to use it as a modem and leech it to max with 24KB/s speeds, but now paying close to 1k for internet on phone – “ye baat kuchh hazam nahee hui”.

KG

Written by Kumar Gautam on 07/12/2008

Hi Kumar Gautam!
Thanks for dropping by my blog! Well I see that they’ve made the plans more or less uniform. I remember back in 2003-2004 I used to surf for free, then they started blocking. Even then with those “hacks” I kept accessing the net. But yes now its going beyond reasonably priced. A shame I say,so much potential.
Sorry for the late reply.

Written by Sathya on 09/12/2008

How to enable
Airtel Net-on-Phone (or NOP) ?

Written by Aravind Jose T. on 11/12/2008

Aravind, call Customer Care @ 121 and tell them you want to enable Net on phone. They will tell you the details

Written by Sathya on 11/12/2008

Okay.
Will do that.

Written by Aravind Jose T. on 12/12/2008

Hi,
If I enable airtel Net-on-Phone/NOP, Can I use Opera mini On my phone!!!!I was using airtel mobile office +opera mini for the last 2 years.
Thank you

Written by Ravi on 01/01/2009

Ravi,

you can use NetOnPhone with Opera mini, I used it extensively

Written by Sathya on 01/01/2009

Can any one pls send the steps for connecting to opera mini with airtel nop. [email protected]

Written by Jiyas on 07/01/2009

Hi guys! M using airtel mobile office in Delhi (chennai sim in roaming). But my problem is that i have lost the mobile office settings send by the operator. So i can browse only from browser like opera mini..but cannot use phone browser. I need this coz i want to download softwares an the phone. So anybody please help me how to get the settings from operator? I’m using sony ericsson k800i handset. Please help..and how to activate NOP service? (Chennai sim)
Thanks.

Written by Jacky on 08/01/2009

Jacky,Jiyas Call customer care @ 121 and tell them you want to know the settings.

Written by Sathya on 10/01/2009

To get mobile office settings just send MO to 2567. Join orkut and get into the community airtel. I’ve explained how 2 use nop in pc. Njoy.

Written by Syam on 29/01/2009

In kerala airtel provides nop but can access wap sites only.so opera mini doesn’t work with NOP.What next?

Written by Ravi on 02/02/2009

Finally! Something that clearly explains the difference between Airtel Live, NOP and MO [http://tinyurl.com/dz73bx]

Written by Ramkumar Ramachandra on 05/02/2009

I got wrong info from here…opera mini won’t work with NOP i can access wap sites only so the story ends and i lost my Rs150 for one month crap wap subscription.

Written by ravi on 04/03/2009

Well sorry about that. I know quite a few people who use NOP with Opera Mini. As I’ve mentioned before, I myself have used NOp with Opera mini for over 3 years. Maybe Airtel has changed their plan recently.

Written by Sathya on 04/03/2009

For NOP setting you can send the sms for this number
Capital later me NOP likhkar 52567 par send kare aapke NOP setting aajayge
Mobile office ka leya MO 52567. or manul setting.

Written by Haseeb on 11/03/2009

hello,

whenever i try to download mobile office from airtel i receive the package on my mobile nokia 2600 classic, but when i try to save it, a message comes “not enough space” and th epackage vanishes. though i have emptied my mobile and it has space upto 13 MB.what shall i do?

Written by juhi on 12/03/2009

Use Sony, Motorola, Samsung to use Operamini with NOP. Setting: Change Connection type to: http Enjoy.

Written by Ajay on 13/03/2009

You can use nop with opera by downloading from pc and transfer it to mob

Written by Jaskirat on 22/03/2009

hi..i m having nokia 6300 with BSNL postpaid connection. I have activated GPRS on this..now as i want to connect to my laptop to my mobile with GPRS to run internet..after all settings and connections it is giving error :Subscribe to PACKET DATA first…i m unable to solve it and even BSNL Customer Care is also unable to solve it…can u give me any solution

Written by Gaurav on 26/03/2009

hey im having 5800 nokia touch…im in kerala and i hav airtel sim…now anyways for free gprs hack??? plz do reply me…

Written by chris on 20/04/2009

hey friends plz help me i have LG GM 200 mobile i have active ted mobile office but my mobile require m annul setting………..so if u know abt mobile office setting for LG then plz reply.

Written by rajthakur on 06/06/2009

Hi I have activated my airtel live and mobile office gprs settings but in roaming it’s not working.

Can u give some settings for use free airtel gprs for Andra pradesh region?
My sim card is in roaming from Bihar.

Written by rajeev ranjan on 15/02/2010

no this is not working, it will block my phone plzzz do not try

Written by sodium sulphate on 27/02/2010

Please, try to use your brains a little bit and comment. These settings are provided by Airtel. Sheesh.

Written by Sathya on 28/02/2010

hey friends plz help me i have LG GM 200 mobile i have active ted mobile office but my mobile require mannul setting………..so if u know abt mobile office setting for LG then plz reply.

Written by vaibhav vyas on 26/04/2010

i need default satings for airtel GPRS.

Regards

Dip

Written by Dip Gope on 02/06/2010

Hi,
I am from kerala n using nokia 5800 for net. I uses 13rs recharge for using net for free. The problem is when i recharged from kerala, mobile office activated for 3 days. But whn i do it frm outside kerala, ie frm tamilnadu, nop activated for 3days. Both plans are unlimited but i already config.d my opera mini n google maps with mobile office n when i starts these, they automatically selects it for conn. n charges. I changed conn. Type to nop in mob. Browser but i dont know how to change it in opera mini. Plz help me by saying how 2change conn. Type to nop in opera?

Written by Dan on 23/06/2010

Hi,

I am using Samsung Monte (S5620) with Airtel connection. All applicaitons in the phone are working perfect on Airtel Mobile Office as AP except Google Maps. When I try to connect Google maps it says “data connection lost and says something like visit http://www.google.com/gmm/configure.html“. I visited this location in vain. Google maps works perfect with Wifi.
Airetel customer service did not help me in this.. they just asked me to approach Samsung and Google.. thats easy isnt it….
Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance

Written by Manu on 04/07/2010

Airtel GPRS And Airtel GPRS Configuration Settings

Written by sunil on 07/07/2010

Hey friend, thanks a lot for your article. It really helped me.
I found one more link on Airtel GPRS over here:
Airtel GPRS Settings
I guess this will be helpful for all over here.

Written by Harsh on 11/07/2010

"A guide to Airtel GPRS And Airtel GPRS Configuration Settings » My World" – http://bit.ly/bnJ634 via @Apture

Written by Dhaval Chitre on 11/07/2010

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am having HTC Touch Viva T2223 Handset and want Airtel Live Settings on my handset…. Can U please help me…..
Thanks….

Written by yogesh on 22/08/2010

A guide to Airtel GPRS And Airtel GPRS Configuration Settings http://tinyurl.com/dz73bx

Written by Rajagopal Sarathi on 24/08/2010

I can’t connect operamini using NOP service of Airtel .what should I do?

Written by Justine on 02/09/2010

i am using samsung monte when ever i trying to connect to the server it showing dns failed so help me i talk to the customer care and gprs help care but no resolve help me…………

Written by reza on 18/10/2010

SIR,
I AM USING SAMSUNG CORBY MATE(GT-B3313) WITH AIRTEL SIM.
I CAN ACCESS GOOGLE MAP WITH AIRTEL LIVE SETTING BUT I CAN’T ACCESS IT WITH MOBILE OFFICE SETTING.
pls HELP ME ON http://[email protected]

Written by NOMAN on 28/12/2010

please i want to know what i will type to airtell for them to configure my phone automaticaly. am from NIGERIA.

Written by obaro on 05/02/2011

Dear Sir/Madam,
I need if possible the airtel madagascar gprs’configuration please…..save me!!!

Written by Rojo Aimé on 16/03/2011

i want to know gprs connection of airtel ,profile name,Dial No,APN,AUTH TYPE

Written by vksrivatav on 14/04/2011

Hi,
Thanks for your post. I have a problem though in activating MO. I have activated GPRS Rs 18/ 3 days package but I am not able to surf. I have tried sending MO to 54321 but received SMS back saying this service as not available and that I should call 12118. However, the latter number does not work. How do I receive the GPRS settings? Please let me know.
Tanmoy

Written by Tanmoy on 06/06/2011

4trs

Written by Raju Panwar on 23/06/2011

thanks for the note… the last line – restart the phone made all the difference to use the airtel sim card in my US bought Ipad…
thanks.

Written by nicholas on 29/07/2011

SIR,
I’M USING SAMSUNG E2652 CHAMP DUOS WITH AIRTEL PRE-PAID SIM.I’M NOT ABLE TO CONNECT INTERNET ON MY MOBILE AFTER ADDING CONFIGURATION SETTINGS IN THE MOBILE.PLEASE HELP ME

Written by Tushar Kant Naik on 28/08/2011

I have bought a mini ard from air-tel, for my Ipad 3g, have inserted the card, swithed on cellur data “on”, data roaming “on”, then apn settings shows user name and password, left both empty as per your suggestion, but can find no proxy server.
how do i proceed to connect??? pl. help

Written by anand on 28/08/2011

@anand You don’t need to provide the Proxy server details. For the iPad you’ll need a Mobile Office plan.

Written by sathya on 28/08/2011

@Tushar Call customer care. Also, please don’t use ALL CAPS, it’s equivalent to shouting.

Written by sathya on 28/08/2011

I do have a mobile office plan, unfortunately, when I went to USA, I turned the cellular data off, as I had acess to wi-fi everywhere and the cellular would have been unnecessarily expensive, on coming back to Inda I switched off the wireless and kept cellur on but did not see thelogo of airtel as i should see when connected to cellular.

Now I removed the mini card and cleaned it and put it back and it is WORKING!!!, guess it got little askew, as they cut the card and it was not a mini card.
many thks for your prompt reply will keep in touch for future problems
best Regards
best Regards
anand badve

Written by anand on 29/08/2011

Hi,i m using LG set,GU285.I called 121 more than 4 times..i want to activate gprs in my mobile.i hav tried
Service name: MO
use proxy ff
access point:Mobile office and tried to swithoff and on again..

i hav also tried by making the proxy on, IP 202.56.231.117,port:8080,apn:Mobile office

Written by malini on 24/10/2011

The APN should be airtelgprs.com, not Mobile office

Written by sathya on 24/10/2011

my mobile shows connecting…..(5 sec) then comes connection failed.usage made 0.04MB.but the thing is i cant able to see any web page..kindly resolve my issue…

Written by malini on 24/10/2011

You don’t have to aneter anything in the proxy port.

Have a look at the article – it mentions everything.

Access point: airtelgprs.com, proxy, username, password should be all blank.

If you’re still facing problems please contact customer care.

Written by sathya on 24/10/2011

connection title? , bearer: ‘utms’ or ‘gprs’ ?,authenication: ‘no auth’ or’ pap’ or ‘chap’?

Written by malini on 24/10/2011

Give any name for title. Bearer should be GPRS. Authenticatio: None

Written by sathya on 24/10/2011

menu>>settings>>connectivity>>> (internet profiles or accesspoints)??

Written by malini on 24/10/2011

thanks fr ur help sathya,,but the thing is i , still facing the same probs… i m frustrated..it says connection failed..but i m getting a msg that usage made is 0.04MB ,39.06MB left ,valid upto oct 26,2011..

Written by malini on 24/10/2011

rammetre ma carte sim au service gps

Written by herve masey on 25/10/2011

plz send me airtel 3g free internet setting

Written by haider ali on 05/11/2011

please i would like you to send me configuration setting on my Nokia 2600 i am using Glo sim card now.

Written by terver jacob on 10/11/2011

Pls send Sony Ericsson W8 Airtel Configuration settings

Written by gijo on 15/11/2011

Pls send Sony Ericsson W8 Airtel Configuration settings to [email protected]

Written by gijo on 15/11/2011

I activated the Rs.30/- NOP plan on my Airtel number thru *567# and then proceeded to use the internet. Shockingly, my balance was still being deducted. And that too around 20 bucks while i was just testing the connection. Called 12118, they had no answers so they referred me to the costumer care representatives at 198. The rep there had no answer as well and forwarded the call to a senior rep. And that guy jst repeatedly told me i had no settings installed even though I had received a msg on activation of NOP that the settings were already installed. The guy just disconnected without solving the problem. I just dnt knw what to do now!! I’m so frustrated!!

And this is the third time my balance has been deducted without any reason whatsoever- Rs.80/- once and Rs.24/- the second time around…

Written by Ginni on 02/12/2011

thank you………..:-)

Written by gora on 07/12/2011

Sir, i want airtel gprs tricks for life time free internet without cost………

Thanking you……..

Written by Kedar Nath Patra on 11/01/2012

There are *no* such tricks

Written by sathya on 12/01/2012

comment configurer un mobile pour surfer sur internet, sur le réseau airtel madagascar?
Thanks!!!!

Written by ramanana on 23/01/2012

I whant to know how to activate airtel sl sim on the internet. what is the code.

Written by Alusine on 29/01/2012

I am useing fly e321 handset any body send me gprs setting

Written by DHARAM CHAND on 20/02/2012

M using ‘Airtel’ & LG-T325…. Which settig is more suitable to access internet on laptop using my phone as modem…? pls. tell me about fast browsers for it…

Written by biswajyoti laskar on 25/02/2012

M using ‘Airtel’ & LG-T325…. Which setting is more suitable to access internet on laptop using my phone as modem…? pls. tell me about fast browsers for it…

Written by biswajyoti laskar on 25/02/2012

Sir I have use “x260 Micromax” mobile Phone
and also activate gprs but I could not open the internet
please help me how can i open the internet.

Ashish

Written by Ashihs on 08/03/2012

Please can somebody help me, i am using HTC Hero and i try to configure it to AIRTEL internet and it’s not working..please help.

Written by Okechukwu Ndafia on 18/04/2012

how to get the settings we get of internet after inserting the sim in nokia 2690 for the first time

Written by abhishek maheshwari on 06/02/2013