Virgin APN settings for Apple iPhone 5s

July 01, 2018 Virgin Apple iPhone 5s iOS

Apple iPhone 5s is compatible with Virgin CDMA, Virgin CDMA1 and Virgin LTE.

To configure Virgin APN settings with Apple iPhone 5s follow below steps.

Virgin Internet & MMS APN settings

Open Settings and select Cellular Data

Turn on Cellular Data, then click APN Settings

Enter following information under Cellular Data

APN: Sprint
Username:
Password:

This version of iPad does not support MMS. However below are MMS settings in case you setup via a 3rd party app.

APN: Sprint
Username:
Password:
MMSC: http://mmsc.vmobl.com:8080/mms?
MMS Proxy: 205.239.233.136:81
MMS Max Message Size: 1048576
MMS UA Prof URL: http://www.apple.com/mms/uaprof.rdf

Press the Home button to save the APN and exit to the main screen.
Restart the device.

For Apple iPhone 5s, when you type Virgin APN settings, make sure you enter APN settings in correct case. For example, if you are entering Virgin Internet & MMS APN settings make sure you enter APN as Sprint and not as SPRINT or Sprint.

Apple iPhone 5s compatibility with Virgin

Apple iPhone 5s is compatible with below network frequencies of Virgin. iPhone 5s has variants A1533 (GSM), A1453, A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA and A1530.

2G	CDMA	All models	1900 MHz
3G	CDMA	A1533 (GSM), A1453	1900 MHz
4G	LTE	A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA	Band 25 1900 MHz
		A1530	Not compatible

Explain Apple iPhone 5s compatibility with Virgin

Apple iPhone 5s has modal variants A1533 (GSM), A1453, All models, A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA and A1530.

Virgin CDMA APN with Apple iPhone 5s

Compatibility of Apple iPhone 5s with Virgin CDMA depends on the modal variants A1533 (GSM), A1453 and All models.

A1533 (GSM), A1453

Apple iPhone 5s A1533 (GSM), A1453 supports Virgin CDMA on 1900 MHz.

All models

Apple iPhone 5s All models supports Virgin CDMA on 1900 MHz.

Virgin 4G LTE APN with Apple iPhone 5s

Compatibility of Apple iPhone 5s with Virgin 4G depends on the modal variants A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA and A1530.

A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA

Apple iPhone 5s A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA supports Virgin 4G on LTE Band 25 1900 MHz.

A1530

Apple iPhone 5s A1530 does not support Virgin 4G LTE.

Overall compatibililty of Apple iPhone 5s with Virgin is 100%. The compatibility of Apple iPhone 5s with Virgin, or the Virgin network support on Apple iPhone 5s we have explained here is only a technical specification match between Apple iPhone 5s and Virgin network. Even Apple iPhone 5s is listed as compatible here, Virgin network can still disallow (sometimes) Apple iPhone 5s in their network using IMEI ranges. Therefore, this only explains if Virgin allows Apple iPhone 5s in their network, whether Apple iPhone 5s will work properly or not, in which bands Apple iPhone 5s will work on Virgin and the network performance between Virgin and Apple iPhone 5s. To check if Apple iPhone 5s is really allowed in Virgin network please contact Virgin support. Do not use this website to decide to buy Apple iPhone 5s to use on Virgin.

Apple iPhone 5s network specifications

OS	iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 9.2
Network bands	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Network frequencies	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (GSM), A1453 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900) - A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - A1530

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