Vodacom Internet Settings USSD Code South Africa

Are you looking for the code to request Vodacom South Africa internet settings? If yes, then this article is for you. Vodacom is the biggest mobile communications company in South Africa. If you are one of the company’s customers, a time may come when you need to automatically get internet and MMS settings on your phone. The following is how to do it;

How to Request Vodacom Internet Settings using a USSD Code

To automatically get Vodacom internet settings on your phone, you need to do the following;

1. Dial *111# on your Vodacom phone.
2. Choose the settings that you wish to receive.
3. You will now receive an SMS with the correct internet settings for your phone.
4. Save the settings.

What’s the Vodacom Internet Settings USSD Code?

The Vodacom Internet Settings USSD code is *111#. Dial this and you will receive an SMS containing the appropriate internet settings for your mobile device.

Vodacom APN Internet Settings Manual Setup

In the event that you are unable to receive Vodacom internet settings using the USSD code given above, the good news is that you can still manually setup internet on your phone. The steps for doing this are listed below. Please note that these steps are going to be slightly different depending on the version of Android that you have on your device;

1. Open Settings on your Android Device.
2. Click on Network and Internet.
3. Open Mobile network.
4. Next, click on Access Point Names.
5. You now need to click on the + sign to the top right of your screen.
6. The name is Vodacom 4G.
7. APN is internet.
8. For Proxy, Port, Username, Password, Server, MMSC, MMS Proxy, MMS Port leave at Not Set.
9. MCC is 655.
10. MNC is 01.
11. Authentication Type leave at Not Set.
12. APN type is default, supl.
13. APN protocol is Ipv4.
14. Leave everything else as is.
15. Save your changes by clicking on the three dots to the top right of your screen and selecting Save.

You usually automatically get the correct settings on a new phone

In most instances, you don’t need to request for these settings. That’s because the moment you put your Vodacom SIM into a new phone, Vodacom will automatically send you the required settings. So, the above instructions are in case you have accidentally deleted the message containing the settings. Or perhaps you have not received the settings.

Why it’s important to get internet settings on your phone?

That’s how to automatically receive Vodacom settings for internet on your phone in South Africa. But why would you wish to receive these settings. Well, fact of the matter is that most things that we do on our phones these days require internet connectivity.

In fact, calling is but a small part of how we use our phones! Today, most people go to WhatsApp or Telegraph. People also access Facebook on their phones. Some read the news on their phones. Others watch DSTV now. You can do that if you have enough data.

These settings are important

Whatever the case, it’s clear that it’s important to know the Vodacom code to receive internet settings in South Africa. This is something that you will want to do. You never know when they are going to be needed. If you have a question or comment, feel free to leave it in the section below. We love hearing from you. Meanwhile, here is how to transfer Vodacom airtime.