In short
For KPN, set the APN to internet and leave the username and password blank. Below are the mobile data settings for all 5 carriers in the Netherlands: KPN, Vodafone, Odido, Simyo and Ben. Tap a value to copy it.
Updated 1 October 2026 · SimVala editorial
5 carriers in the Netherlands
Odido
KPN APN
internet
Username and password: leave blank
Checked 2026-10-01
APN for mobile data
Your phone usually fills this in by itself.
We found no separate MMS settings for KPN. Picture messages usually work with the APN above, or your phone sets them itself.
APN for mobile data
On Android, add dun to the APN type if you want to use hotspot.
Other APNs
Business customers
office.vodafone.nlWe found no separate MMS settings for Vodafone. Picture messages usually work with the APN above, or your phone sets them itself.
APN for mobile data
Odido used to be T-Mobile Netherlands. Leave username and password blank.
Other APNs
Gaming SIM
internetUse internet on a SIM that you only use for gaming.
We found no separate MMS settings for Odido. Picture messages usually work with the APN above, or your phone sets them itself.
APN for mobile data
The profile name is Mobiel Internet.
We found no separate MMS settings for Simyo. Picture messages usually work with the APN above, or your phone sets them itself.
APN for mobile data
Your SIM sends the settings automatically. Text Ben to 1300 to get them again.
On iPhone, go to Settings > Mobile Data > Mobile Data Options > Mobile Data Network and enter internet.ben.
We found no separate MMS settings for Ben. Picture messages usually work with the APN above, or your phone sets them itself.
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Carriers in the Netherlands
3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KPN | internet | blank | Not listed | Own network |
| Vodafone | live.vodafone.com | blank | Not listed | Own network |
| Odido Odido | internet.mobiel | blank | Not listed | Own network |
| Simyo | internet | KPN / gprs | Not listed | Runs on KPN |
| Ben | internet.ben | blank | Not listed | Runs on Odido |
3 of the 5 carriers here run their own network, and 2 rent space on one. Simyo runs on KPN and Ben runs on Odido. A carrier that rents a network often has its own APN, so copy the one on its card, not the host's.
Simyo is the only carrier here that uses a username and password in the APN. For the others, leave both fields empty: a username where none is needed can stop data from working. Where an authentication type is given: Ben uses PAP.
None of the carriers here list separate MMS settings. Picture messages usually work with the internet APN, or the phone sets them up itself. Vodafone and Odido also have a second APN for some plans or devices, shown on their cards.
The carriers here use the mobile country code 204, the first three digits of every network code in the Netherlands. Android usually fills in the MCC and MNC from the SIM, so you rarely need to type them.
Visiting the Netherlands 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 the Netherlands. Or skip the SIM shop with a Netherlands 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 KPN that is internet. One wrong dot or capital is enough to block data.
Username only if listed
Only Simyo needs one here. Leave it blank for the rest.
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 KPN internet APN is internet, with the username and password left blank.
The Vodafone internet APN is live.vodafone.com, with the username and password left blank. Some plans use a different APN, listed on this page.
The Odido internet APN is internet.mobiel, with the username and password left blank. Some plans use a different APN, listed on this page.
The Simyo internet APN is internet, with username KPN and password gprs.
Simyo uses a username and password in the APN. For the others, leave both 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 the Netherlands.
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.