In short
For Telstra, set the APN to telstra.wap and leave the username and password blank. Below are the mobile data settings for all 4 carriers in Australia: Telstra, Optus, Vodafone Australia and amaysim. Tap a value to copy it, and open the MMS settings if picture messages fail.
Updated 1 October 2026 · SimVala editorial
4 carriers in Australia
Telstra APN
telstra.wap
Username and password: leave blank
Checked 2026-10-01
APN for mobile data
Telstra phones use telstra.wap. Mobile broadband devices use telstra.internet.
Other APNs
Mobile broadband (USB modems)
telstra.internetLeave username and password blank.
APN for mobile data
Optus phone guides name the profile Optus Yes Internet. Use CHAP on macOS.
Other APNs
Mobile Broadband
connectWireless Broadband
LTEBROADBANDBusiness Mobile Broadband
yesbusinessAPN for mobile data
Your phone may not need the MCC, MNC or APN type fields. Tablets, pocket WiFi and USB modems also use live.vodafone.com.
Other APNs
Older WAP phones
live.vodafone.comUse proxy 10.202.2.60 and port 8080.
APN for mobile data
amaysim uses the Optus network and the same APN as Optus. Name the profile amaysim internet.
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Carriers in Australia
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From the carrier's own pages
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With MMS settings
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Need a username
The main internet APN for every carrier in one table. The cards above have the full settings, other APNs and the MMS values.
| Carrier | APN | Username / password | MMS | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telstra | telstra.wap | blank | Listed | Own network |
| Optus | yesinternet | blank | Listed | Own network |
| Vodafone Australia | live.vodafone.com | blank | Listed | Own network |
| amaysim | yesinternet | blank | Listed | Runs on Optus |
3 of the 4 carriers here run their own network, and 1 rents space on one. amaysim runs on Optus. A carrier that rents a network often has its own APN, so copy the one on its card, not the host's.
None of the carriers in Australia need a username or password. Leave both fields empty: typing one where none is needed can stop data from working. Where an authentication type is given: Optus uses PAP and amaysim uses PAP.
All 4 carriers list separate settings for picture messages (MMS). If texts work but photos in messages do not, those are the values to check. Telstra, Optus and Vodafone Australia also have a second APN for some plans or devices, shown on their cards.
The carriers here use the mobile country code 505, the first three digits of every network code in Australia. Android usually fills in the MCC and MNC from the SIM, so you rarely need to type them.
Visiting Australia with your own SIM? Keep your home APN: roaming data still goes through your home carrier. You only need these settings with a local SIM bought in Australia. Or skip the SIM shop with a Australia eSIM, which sets its own APN.
iPhone
No Mobile Data Network option? Your carrier locks it, and the iPhone sets the APN for you.
Android
Made a mess of it? Reset to default in the same menu brings the original settings back.
Data and roaming on
Mobile data must be on, and airplane mode off. On a local SIM, data roaming can stay off.
The APN, letter for letter
For Telstra that is telstra.wap. One wrong dot or capital is enough to block data.
Username only if listed
No carrier here needs one. Clear the fields if an old value is still there.
Select it and restart
On Android, tap the entry so its dot is filled. Then restart the phone and open a website.
Calls and texts work, only data does not? That points to the APN, because calls and normal texts do not depend on it. If nothing works at all, the SIM itself may not be active yet: ask the shop or the carrier.
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The Telstra internet APN is telstra.wap, with the username and password left blank. Some plans use a different APN, listed on this page.
The Optus internet APN is yesinternet, with the username and password left blank. Some plans use a different APN, listed on this page.
The Vodafone Australia internet APN is live.vodafone.com, with the username and password left blank. Some plans use a different APN, listed on this page.
The amaysim internet APN is yesinternet, with the username and password left blank.
None of the 4 carriers on this page need one. Leave the username and password fields blank.
Usually not. Your phone reads the APN from the SIM and sets it for you. You only need to add it by hand if mobile data does not work, often after moving a phone between networks or on an unlocked import.
Not if you use your own SIM: roaming uses your home carrier's APN. You only need the settings on this page if you buy a local SIM from a carrier in Australia.
No. At worst, mobile data or picture messages stop working until you fix it. On Android, Reset to default in the APN menu puts the carrier's own settings back.
A travel eSIM installs before you fly and usually sets its own APN. Pay in crypto, no ID, no email.