This article is good for iOS 8. If you are employing iOS 9, you'll not be able to manually set your APN. Your iPhone will perform it automatically. Many people are actually telling mw about difficulties with Metro PCS and iOS 9 along with the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. Make sure to see the read through the comments on this article.

This guide explains the best way to set up your Metro PCS Cellular Data, Internet, MMS Picture Messages, and Group Texts for the iPhone. The guide shows step-by-step instructions for your iPhone 6 using iOS 8.2. The guide must also work for the iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s. iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, iPhone 4s, and iPhone 4 using other versions of iOS 8 and iOS 7 at the same time.

Resetting Your Network Settings

To use cellular data to get into the Internet, at the same time as send and receive MMS picture messages and group texts, you must set the information and MMS settings for the phone on the Cellular Data Network page within your iPhone's Settings. Your iPhone might automatically setup the APN in your case. If it's not working you should try Resetting Your Network Settings.

Tap Settings->General->Reset->Reset Network Settings

Enter your PIN (Your phone will prompt you if you have one set)

Tap Reset Network Settings

Testing Your Internet and Messaging

After resetting your network settings, test Your Cellular Data, MMS Picture Messages, and Group Texts. Remember to switch off your W-Fi link to test data. Remember to test sending and receiving MMS picture messages and group texts with individuals that are utilizing phones aside from the iPhone. This will be sure that the messages are employing MMS and never Apple's iMessage. For more information and details about this, see Understanding the Difference between MMS and iMessage on Your iPhone

Entering Your APN Settings Manually

If Resetting your network settings didn't fix the problem, enter your APN settings manually.

Here is will be the settings you'll want to add to your iPhone.

Data APN

MMS APN

Below will be the step-by-step instructions to setup your APN,

Follow these steps. Note, that's your Cellular Data Network settings already have values set, delete them first. Leave MMS Max Message Size set to1048576.

From Home, Tap Settings

Slide the on screen Power button right.

Testing Your Internet and Messaging

Once again, test Your Cellular Data, MMS Picture Messages, and Group Texts. Remember to switch off your W-Fi link to test data. Remember to test sending and receiving MMS picture messages and group texts with others that are using phones besides the iPhone. This will be sure that the messages are using MMS and never Apple's iMessage. For more information and information about this, see Understanding the Difference between MMS and iMessage on Your iPhone

Finishing Up

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