Idea APN settings for Huawei Ascend Y550
Huawei Ascend Y550 is compatible with Idea GSM, Idea HSDPA and Idea LTE.
To configure Idea APN settings with Huawei Ascend Y550 follow below steps. Huawei Ascend Y550 maximum data transter speed with Idea is 102/51 Mbps while Huawei Ascend Y550 is capable of speeds up to 150.8/51 Mbps.
Idea Internet APN settings
Open App Drawer and go to Settings Mobile network settings Access point names
Press button on top right corner.
Enter name: Idea 1
APN: internet
Proxy:
Port:
Username:
Password:
Server:
MMSC:
MMS Proxy:
MMS Port:
MCC:
MNC:
Authentication type:
APN type: default,supl
Keep default values for all blank fields shown above.
Press menu button (top right) and select Save. Done.
If the above Idea Internet APN settings do not work on your Ascend Y550, make below changes to Idea Internet APN settings to get IDEA on your Huawei Ascend Y550.
| Authentication type | None |
Idea MMS APN settings
Open App Drawer and go to Settings Mobile network settings Access point names
Press button on top right corner.
Enter name: Idea 3
APN: mmsc
Proxy:
Port:
Username:
Password:
Server:
MMSC: http://10.4.42.21:8002/
MMS Proxy: 10.4.42.15
MMS Port: 8080
MCC:
MNC:
Authentication type:
APN type: mms
Keep default values for all blank fields shown above.
Press menu button (top right) and select Save. Done.
For Huawei Ascend Y550, when you type Idea APN settings, make sure you enter APN settings in correct case. For example, if you are entering Idea Internet APN settings make sure you enter APN as internet and not as INTERNET or Internet. If entering Idea MMS APN settings above to your Huawei Ascend Y550, APN should be entered as mmsc and not as MMSC or Mmsc.
Idea MCC-MNC values
Huawei Ascend Y550 compatibility with Idea
Huawei Ascend Y550 is compatible with below network frequencies of Idea. Ascend Y550 has variants Y550-L01 and Y550-L03.
2G | GSM | All versions | 900 MHz, 1800 MHz |
3G | HSDPA | Y550-L01 | 900 MHz, 2100 MHz |
4G | LTE | Y550-L01 | Band 3 1800 MHz, Band 1 2100 MHz |
| Y550-L03 | Not compatible |
Explain Huawei Ascend Y550 compatibility with Idea
Huawei Ascend Y550 has modal variants Y550-L01 and Y550-L03.
Idea 2G APN with Huawei Ascend Y550
Huawei Ascend Y550 supports Idea 2G on GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz.
Idea 3G APN with Huawei Ascend Y550
Y550-L01
Huawei Ascend Y550 Y550-L01 supports Idea 3G on HSDPA 900 MHz and 2100 MHz.
Idea 4G LTE APN with Huawei Ascend Y550
Compatibility of Huawei Ascend Y550 with Idea 4G depends on the modal variants Y550-L01 and Y550-L03.
Y550-L01
Huawei Ascend Y550 Y550-L01 supports Idea 4G on LTE Band 3 1800 MHz and Band 1 2100 MHz.
Y550-L03
Huawei Ascend Y550 Y550-L03 does not support Idea 4G LTE.
Overall compatibililty of Huawei Ascend Y550 with Idea is 100%. The compatibility of Huawei Ascend Y550 with Idea, or the Idea network support on Huawei Ascend Y550 we have explained here is only a technical specification match between Huawei Ascend Y550 and Idea network. Even Huawei Ascend Y550 is listed as compatible here, Idea network can still disallow (sometimes) Huawei Ascend Y550 in their network using IMEI ranges. Therefore, this only explains if Idea allows Huawei Ascend Y550 in their network, whether Huawei Ascend Y550 will work properly or not, in which bands Huawei Ascend Y550 will work on Idea and the network performance between Idea and Huawei Ascend Y550. To check if Huawei Ascend Y550 is really allowed in Idea network please contact Idea support. Do not use this website to decide to buy Huawei Ascend Y550 to use on Idea.
Max download & upload speeds on Idea 4G for Huawei Ascend Y550 per LTE band
| Band 1 2100 | Y550-L01 | 102 Mbps | 51 Mbps |
| Band 3 1800 | Y550-L01 | 102 Mbps | 51 Mbps |
Huawei Ascend Y550 network specifications
| OS | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
| Network bands | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Network frequencies | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Y550-L01 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Y550-L01 LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600) - Y550-L03 |
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