GCI APN settings for Samsung Galaxy M30

Jan 16, 2020, Updated: Jan 5, 2021 GCI Samsung Galaxy M30 Android

Samsung Galaxy M30 is compatible with GCI GSM, GCI HSDPA and Samsung Galaxy M30 is not compatible with GCI LTE.

To configure GCI APN settings with Samsung Galaxy M30 follow below steps.

GCI Internet APN settings

In your Samsung Galaxy M30 app drawer, go to Settings Connections Mobile networks Access Point Names

Add a new APN by pressing ADD on right top corner. If Samsung Galaxy M30 has already set values for GCI 1 for any fields below leave them. Change others 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 8 screenshot

Restart your Samsung Galaxy M30 to apply GCI 1 APN settings.

If the above GCI Internet APN settings do not work on your Galaxy M30, make below changes to GCI Internet APN settings to get GCI WEB on your Samsung Galaxy M30.

Authentication type

None

GCI MMS APN settings

In your Samsung Galaxy M30 app drawer, go to Settings Connections Mobile networks Access Point Names

Add a new APN by pressing ADD on right top corner. If Samsung Galaxy M30 has already set values for GCI 3 for any fields below leave them. Change others 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 8 screenshot

Restart your Samsung Galaxy M30 to apply GCI 3 APN settings.

If the above GCI MMS APN settings too do not work on your Galaxy M30, make below changes to GCI MMS APN settings to get GCI MMS on your Samsung Galaxy M30.

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

For Samsung Galaxy M30, 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 M30, APN should be entered as mms.gci and not as MMS.GCI or Mms.gci.

GCI MCC-MNC values

311-370

Samsung Galaxy M30 compatibility with GCI

Samsung Galaxy M30 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 M30.

Explain Samsung Galaxy M30 compatibility with GCI

GCI 2G APN with Samsung Galaxy M30

Samsung Galaxy M30 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 M30

Samsung Galaxy M30 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 M30

Samsung Galaxy M30 does not support GCI 4G LTE.

Overall compatibililty of Samsung Galaxy M30 with GCI is 50%. The compatibility of Samsung Galaxy M30 with GCI, or the GCI network support on Samsung Galaxy M30 we have explained here is only a technical specification match between Samsung Galaxy M30 and GCI network. Even Samsung Galaxy M30 is listed as compatible here, GCI network can still disallow (sometimes) Samsung Galaxy M30 in their network using IMEI ranges. Therefore, this only explains if GCI allows Samsung Galaxy M30 in their network, whether Samsung Galaxy M30 will work properly or not, in which bands Samsung Galaxy M30 will work on GCI and the network performance between GCI and Samsung Galaxy M30. To check if Samsung Galaxy M30 is really allowed in GCI network please contact GCI support. Do not use this website to decide to buy Samsung Galaxy M30 to use on GCI.

Samsung Galaxy M30 network specifications

OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Network bands	GSM / HSPA / LTE
Speed	HSPA, LTE-A
Network frequencies	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300), 41(2500)