Telcel America APN settings for BLU Life 8
BLU Life 8 is compatible with Telcel America GSM 50% and Telcel America HSDPA 50%.
Telcel America Internet & MMS APN settings
Select Settings Wireless & networks> Mobile networks Access point names
Press the Menu > New APN
Enter name: Telcel America 2
APN: wap.tracfone
Proxy:
Port:
Username:
Password:
Server:
MMSC:
MMS Proxy:
MMS Port:
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
Authentication type:
APN type: default,supl
Keep default values for all blank fields shown above.
Select Settings Wireless & networks> Mobile networks Access point names
Press the Menu > New APN
Enter name: MMS
APN: wap.tracfone
Proxy:
Port:
Username:
Password:
Server:
MMSC: http://mms.tracfone.com
MMS Proxy: 216.155.165.40
MMS Port: 8080
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
Authentication type:
APN type: mms
Keep default values for all blank fields shown above.
For BLU Life 8, when you type Telcel America APN settings, make sure you enter APN settings in correct case. For example, if you are entering Telcel America Internet & MMS APN settings make sure you enter APN as wap.tracfone and not as WAP.TRACFONE or Wap.tracfone.
Telcel America MCC-MNC values
BLU Life 8 compatibility with Telcel America
BLU Life 8 is compatible with below network frequencies of Telcel America. Life 8 has variants L280a and L280i.
2G | GSM | 1900 MHz* | |
3G | HSDPA | L280a | 1900 MHz* |
| L280i | 2100 MHz* |
Explain BLU Life 8 compatibility with Telcel America
BLU Life 8 has modal variants L280a and L280i.
Telcel America 2G APN with BLU Life 8
BLU Life 8 supports Telcel America 2G on GSM 1900 MHz only in some areas of United States.
Telcel America 3G APN with BLU Life 8
Compatibility of BLU Life 8 with Telcel America 3G depends on the modal variants L280a and L280i.
L280a
BLU Life 8 L280a supports Telcel America 3G on HSDPA 1900 MHz only in some areas of United States.
L280i
BLU Life 8 L280i supports Telcel America 3G on HSDPA 2100 MHz only in some areas of United States.
Overall compatibililty of BLU Life 8 with Telcel America is 50%. The compatibility of BLU Life 8 with Telcel America, or the Telcel America network support on BLU Life 8 we have explained here is only a technical specification match between BLU Life 8 and Telcel America network. Even BLU Life 8 is listed as compatible here, Telcel America network can still disallow (sometimes) BLU Life 8 in their network using IMEI ranges. Therefore, this only explains if Telcel America allows BLU Life 8 in their network, whether BLU Life 8 will work properly or not, in which bands BLU Life 8 will work on Telcel America and the network performance between Telcel America and BLU Life 8. To check if BLU Life 8 is really allowed in Telcel America network please contact Telcel America support. Do not use this website to decide to buy BLU Life 8 to use on Telcel America.
BLU Life 8 network specifications
| OS | Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
| Network bands | GSM / HSPA |
| Speed | HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps |
| Network frequencies | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L280a HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L280i |
