Optus APN settings for Huawei Y5 Prime (2018)

Jan 6, 2020 Optus Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) Android

Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) is compatible with Optus HSDPA and Optus LTE.

To configure Optus APN settings with Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) follow below steps. Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) maximum data transter speed with Optus is 150.8/51 Mbps while Optus is capable of speeds up to 300/100 Mbps.

Optus Internet APN settings

In Huawei app drawer, go to Settings Wireless and networks Mobile networks Access Point Names

Add a new APN by pressing ADD on right top corner. If device has already set values for Optus 1 for any fields below leave them. Change others as below.

Name: Optus 1
APN: yesinternet
Proxy:
Port:
Username:
Password:
Server:
MMSC:
MMS proxy:
MMS port:
MCC: 505
MNC: 02
Authentication type: PAP
APN type: default
APN protocol: IPv4
APN roaming protocol: IPv4
Bearer: Unspecified
APN PPP phone number: Not set

If the above Optus Internet APN settings do not work on your Y5 Prime (2018), make below changes to Optus Internet APN settings to get Optus Yes Internet on your Huawei Y5 Prime (2018).

APN type	default,supl
Authentication type	None

If the above Optus Internet APN settings too do not work on your Y5 Prime (2018), make below changes to Optus Internet APN settings to get Optus Business Mobile Broadband on your Huawei Y5 Prime (2018).

APN	yesbusiness
APN type	blank
Authentication type	None

If the above Optus Internet APN settings too do not work on your Y5 Prime (2018), make below changes to Optus Internet APN settings to get Optus Internet on your Huawei Y5 Prime (2018).

APN	internet
Authentication type	None

If the above Optus Internet APN settings too do not work on your Y5 Prime (2018), make below changes to Optus Internet APN settings to get Optus Internet on your Huawei Y5 Prime (2018).

APN	internet
APN type	default,supl
Authentication type	None

Optus MMS APN settings

In Huawei app drawer, go to Settings Wireless and networks Mobile networks Access Point Names

Add a new APN by pressing ADD on right top corner. If device has already set values for Optus 3 for any fields below leave them. Change others as below.

Name: Optus 3
APN: mms
Proxy:
Port:
Username:
Password:
Server:
MMSC: http://mmsc.optus.com.au:8002/
MMS proxy: 61.88.190.10
MMS port: 8070
MCC: 505
MNC: 02
Authentication type: PAP
APN type: mms
APN protocol: IPv4
APN roaming protocol: IPv4
Bearer: Unspecified
APN PPP phone number: Not set

If the above Optus MMS APN settings too do not work on your Y5 Prime (2018), make below changes to Optus MMS APN settings to get Optus MMS on your Huawei Y5 Prime (2018).

Authentication type

None

For Huawei Y5 Prime (2018), when you type Optus APN settings, make sure you enter APN settings in correct case. For example, if you are entering Optus Internet APN settings make sure you enter APN as yesinternet and not as YESINTERNET or Yesinternet. If entering Optus MMS APN Settings above to your Huawei Y5 Prime (2018), APN should be entered as mms and not as MMS or Mms.

Optus MCC-MNC values

505-02

505-90

Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) compatibility with Optus

Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) is compatible with below network frequencies of Optus.

3G	HSDPA	2100 MHz, 900 MHz
4G	LTE	Band 7 2600 MHz Band 3 1800 MHz, Band 1 2100 MHz*
		Band 7 2600 MHz Band 3 1800 MHz, Band 1 2100 MHz*

*These frequencies of Optus may not have countrywide coverage for Huawei Y5 Prime (2018).

Explain Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) compatibility with Optus

Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) has modal variants v2.

Optus 3G APN with Huawei Y5 Prime (2018)

Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) supports Optus 3G on HSDPA 2100 MHz and 900 MHz.

Optus 4G LTE APN with Huawei Y5 Prime (2018)

Compatibility of Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) with Optus 4G depends on the modal variants and v2.

Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) supports Optus 4G on LTE Band 7 2600 MHz.
It will also support Optus 4G on LTE Band 3 1800 MHz and Band 1 2100 MHz only in some areas of Australia.

v2

Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) v2 supports Optus 4G on LTE Band 7 2600 MHz.
It will also support Optus 4G on LTE Band 3 1800 MHz and Band 1 2100 MHz only in some areas of Australia.

Overall compatibililty of Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) with Optus is 100%. The compatibility of Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) with Optus, or the Optus network support on Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) we have explained here is only a technical specification match between Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) and Optus network. Even Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) is listed as compatible here, Optus network can still disallow (sometimes) Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) in their network using IMEI ranges. Therefore, this only explains if Optus allows Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) in their network, whether Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) will work properly or not, in which bands Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) will work on Optus and the network performance between Optus and Huawei Y5 Prime (2018). To check if Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) is really allowed in Optus network please contact Optus support. Do not use this website to decide to buy Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) to use on Optus.

Max download & upload speeds on Optus 4G for Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) per LTE band

Band 3 1800		150.8 Mbps	51 Mbps
Band 7 2600		150.8 Mbps	51 Mbps
Band 3 1800	v2	150.8 Mbps	51 Mbps
Band 7 2600	v2	150.8 Mbps	51 Mbps

Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) network specifications

OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Network bands	GSM / HSPA / LTE
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Network frequencies	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)