GCI APN settings for Huawei Y3 (2017)
Huawei Y3 (2017) is compatible with GCI GSM, GCI HSDPA and Huawei Y3 (2017) is not compatible with GCI LTE.
GCI Internet APN settings
Go to Settings More / Mobile networks Access Point Names
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Name: GCI 1
APN: web.gci
Proxy:
Port:
Username:
Password:
Server:
MMSC:
MMS proxy:
MMS port:
MCC:
MNC:
Authentication type:
APN type: default,supl
APN protocol: IPv4
APN roaming protocol: IPv4
Bearer: Unspecified
APN PPP phone number: Not set
Do not change the default values set by device for all blank fields above.
If the above GCI Internet APN settings do not work on your Y3 (2017), make below changes to GCI Internet APN settings to get GCI WEB on your Huawei Y3 (2017).
| Authentication type | None |
GCI MMS APN settings
Go to Settings More / Mobile networks Access Point Names
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Name: GCI 3
APN: mms.gci
Proxy: 24.237.158.34
Port: 9201
Username:
Password:
Server:
MMSC: http://mmsc.gci.net
MMS proxy: 24.237.158.34
MMS port: 9201
MCC:
MNC:
Authentication type:
APN type: mms
APN protocol: IPv4
APN roaming protocol: IPv4
Bearer: Unspecified
APN PPP phone number: Not set
Do not change the default values set by device for all blank fields above.
If the above GCI MMS APN settings too do not work on your Y3 (2017), make below changes to GCI MMS APN settings to get GCI MMS on your Huawei Y3 (2017).
| Proxy | blank |
| Port | blank |
| MMSC | http://mmsc.gci.csky.us:6672 |
| MMS proxy | 209.4.229.92 |
| Authentication type | None |
For Huawei Y3 (2017), when you type GCI APN settings, make sure you enter APN settings in correct case. For example, if you are entering GCI Internet APN settings make sure you enter APN as web.gci and not as WEB.GCI or Web.gci. If entering GCI MMS APN Settings above to your Huawei Y3 (2017), APN should be entered as mms.gci and not as MMS.GCI or Mms.gci.
GCI MCC-MNC values
Huawei Y3 (2017) compatibility with GCI
Huawei Y3 (2017) is compatible with below network frequencies of GCI.
2G | GSM | 1900 MHz, 850 MHz 1900 MHz, 850 MHz* |
3G | HSDPA | 1900 MHz, 850 MHz 1900 MHz, 850 MHz* |
4G | LTE | Not compatible |
Explain Huawei Y3 (2017) compatibility with GCI
GCI 2G APN with Huawei Y3 (2017)
Huawei Y3 (2017) supports GCI 2G on GSM 1900 MHz and 850 MHz.
It will also support GCI 2G on GSM 1900 MHz and 850 MHz only in some areas of United States.
GCI 3G APN with Huawei Y3 (2017)
Huawei Y3 (2017) supports GCI 3G on HSDPA 1900 MHz and 850 MHz.
It will also support GCI 3G on HSDPA 1900 MHz and 850 MHz only in some areas of United States.
GCI 4G LTE APN with Huawei Y3 (2017)
Huawei Y3 (2017) does not support GCI 4G LTE.
Overall compatibililty of Huawei Y3 (2017) with GCI is 50%. The compatibility of Huawei Y3 (2017) with GCI, or the GCI network support on Huawei Y3 (2017) we have explained here is only a technical specification match between Huawei Y3 (2017) and GCI network. Even Huawei Y3 (2017) is listed as compatible here, GCI network can still disallow (sometimes) Huawei Y3 (2017) in their network using IMEI ranges. Therefore, this only explains if GCI allows Huawei Y3 (2017) in their network, whether Huawei Y3 (2017) will work properly or not, in which bands Huawei Y3 (2017) will work on GCI and the network performance between GCI and Huawei Y3 (2017). To check if Huawei Y3 (2017) is really allowed in GCI network please contact GCI support. Do not use this website to decide to buy Huawei Y3 (2017) to use on GCI.
Huawei Y3 (2017) network specifications
| OS | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) |
| Network bands | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE |
| Network frequencies | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) |
