GCI APN settings for Samsung Galaxy A40

Mar 30, 2019, Updated: Jan 10, 2021 GCI Samsung Galaxy A40 Android

Samsung Galaxy A40 is compatible with GCI GSM, GCI HSDPA and Samsung Galaxy A40 is not compatible with GCI LTE.

To configure GCI APN settings with Samsung Galaxy A40 follow below steps.

GCI Internet APN settings

Open Settings Connections Mobile networks Access Point Names of your Samsung Galaxy A40.

Press ADD on right top corner. If Samsung Galaxy A40 has already set values for GCI 1 for any fields below leave them. Change the other fields as below.

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

GCI 1 APN settings for Android 9 screenshot

Restart Samsung Galaxy A40 to apply new GCI 1 APN settings.

If the above GCI Internet APN settings do not work on your Galaxy A40, make below changes to GCI Internet APN settings to get GCI WEB on your Samsung Galaxy A40.

Authentication type

None

GCI MMS APN settings

Open Settings Connections Mobile networks Access Point Names of your Samsung Galaxy A40.

Press ADD on right top corner. If Samsung Galaxy A40 has already set values for GCI 3 for any fields below leave them. Change the other fields as below.

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

GCI 3 APN settings for Android 9 screenshot

Restart Samsung Galaxy A40 to apply new GCI 3 APN settings.

If the above GCI MMS APN settings too do not work on your Galaxy A40, make below changes to GCI MMS APN settings to get GCI MMS on your Samsung Galaxy A40.

Proxy	blank
Port	blank
MMSC	http://mmsc.gci.csky.us:6672
MMS proxy	209.4.229.92
Authentication type	None

For Samsung Galaxy A40, 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 Samsung Galaxy A40, APN should be entered as mms.gci and not as MMS.GCI or Mms.gci.

GCI MCC-MNC values

311-370

Samsung Galaxy A40 compatibility with GCI

Samsung Galaxy A40 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

*These frequencies of GCI may not have countrywide coverage for Samsung Galaxy A40.

Explain Samsung Galaxy A40 compatibility with GCI

GCI 2G APN with Samsung Galaxy A40

Samsung Galaxy A40 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 Samsung Galaxy A40

Samsung Galaxy A40 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 Samsung Galaxy A40

Samsung Galaxy A40 does not support GCI 4G LTE.

Overall compatibililty of Samsung Galaxy A40 with GCI is 50%. The compatibility of Samsung Galaxy A40 with GCI, or the GCI network support on Samsung Galaxy A40 we have explained here is only a technical specification match between Samsung Galaxy A40 and GCI network. Even Samsung Galaxy A40 is listed as compatible here, GCI network can still disallow (sometimes) Samsung Galaxy A40 in their network using IMEI ranges. Therefore, this only explains if GCI allows Samsung Galaxy A40 in their network, whether Samsung Galaxy A40 will work properly or not, in which bands Samsung Galaxy A40 will work on GCI and the network performance between GCI and Samsung Galaxy A40. To check if Samsung Galaxy A40 is really allowed in GCI network please contact GCI support. Do not use this website to decide to buy Samsung Galaxy A40 to use on GCI.

Samsung Galaxy A40 network specifications

OS	Android 9.0 (Pie)
Network bands	GSM / HSPA / LTE
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 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), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)