GCI APN settings for ZTE Blade A3
ZTE Blade A3 is compatible with GCI GSM, GCI HSDPA and ZTE Blade A3 is not compatible with GCI LTE.
To configure GCI APN settings with ZTE Blade A3 follow below steps.
GCI Internet APN settings
Go to Settings More Mobile networks Access Point Names of your ZTE Blade A3
Press on right top corner.
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. Restart ZTE Blade A3.
If the above GCI Internet APN settings do not work on your Blade A3, make below changes to GCI Internet APN settings to get GCI WEB on your ZTE Blade A3.
| Authentication type | None |
GCI MMS APN settings
Go to Settings More Mobile networks Access Point Names of your ZTE Blade A3
Press on right top corner.
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. Restart ZTE Blade A3.
If the above GCI MMS APN settings too do not work on your Blade A3, make below changes to GCI MMS APN settings to get GCI MMS on your ZTE Blade A3.
| Proxy | blank |
| Port | blank |
| MMSC | http://mmsc.gci.csky.us:6672 |
| MMS proxy | 209.4.229.92 |
| Authentication type | None |
For ZTE Blade A3, 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 ZTE Blade A3, APN should be entered as mms.gci and not as MMS.GCI or Mms.gci.
GCI MCC-MNC values
ZTE Blade A3 compatibility with GCI
ZTE Blade A3 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 ZTE Blade A3 compatibility with GCI
GCI 2G APN with ZTE Blade A3
ZTE Blade A3 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 ZTE Blade A3
ZTE Blade A3 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 ZTE Blade A3
ZTE Blade A3 does not support GCI 4G LTE.
Overall compatibililty of ZTE Blade A3 with GCI is 50%. The compatibility of ZTE Blade A3 with GCI, or the GCI network support on ZTE Blade A3 we have explained here is only a technical specification match between ZTE Blade A3 and GCI network. Even ZTE Blade A3 is listed as compatible here, GCI network can still disallow (sometimes) ZTE Blade A3 in their network using IMEI ranges. Therefore, this only explains if GCI allows ZTE Blade A3 in their network, whether ZTE Blade A3 will work properly or not, in which bands ZTE Blade A3 will work on GCI and the network performance between GCI and ZTE Blade A3. To check if ZTE Blade A3 is really allowed in GCI network please contact GCI support. Do not use this website to decide to buy ZTE Blade A3 to use on GCI.
ZTE Blade A3 network specifications
| OS | Android 7.1 (Nougat) |
| Network bands | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Network frequencies | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
