No GPRS settings for MetroPCS

[Tony Espy]

Our current apns-conf.xml file doen't include APN details for MetroPCS which is a prepaid wireless service owned by T-Mobile.

When one of these SIMs is used in Ubuntu Touch, the provisioning data read from the SIM is:

Provisioning for MCC 310, MNC 260, SPN '(null)', IMSI '310260665761194', GID1 '6D38'

Checking the apns-conf.xml, this matches the following APNs:

1. T-Mobile GPRS ( apn=fast.t-mobile.com; includes MMS )

2. Tracfone ( apn=wap.tracfone; includes MMS )

3. Tracfone ( apn=simple; includes MMS )

None of these work for MetroPCS, instead the apn should be "fast.metropcs.com".

As MetroPCS isn't a MVNO, this may just be a mistake in the apns-conf.xml, however this will need some more investigation.

In the meanwhile, I'll attach a file to this bug that can be used as a workaround. It *only* provides GPRS support, MMS will still *not* work.

Also, just as an update, the Access Point List system settings code is being actively worked on, and will make this workaround much easier to manage in the near future.

[Tony Espy (awe)]

Here's an ofono gprs settings file that should provide working Internet connectivity for MetroPCS SIMs.

Here are the steps required to install:

adb into the phone and as root run this command:

# stop ofono

exit out of adb, and push the attached gprs file onto the phone:

% adb push gprs /var/lib/ofono/<IMSI>

where <IMSI> is your SubscriberIdentity. If you've only used one SIM card in the device, there should be only one directory in /var/lib/ofono ( note, ignore any of the directory with a -[1-9] suffix ).

if you're still unsure about SubscriberIdentity, you can find it by running the following command on the device, as root:

# /usr/share/ofono/scripts | grep SubscriberIdentity

after pushing the new gprs settings file, reboot the device:

$ adb shell reboot