How do I change my Pay & Go iPhone data settings?

The data settings in your iPhone are automatically set to Pay Monthly, so if you are a Pay & Go customer you will need to change the settings to get things like mobile internet to work.

To do this follow the step by step guide below 

• Tap Settings on the Home Screen

  
  

  

  
  
• Tap General

  
  

  

  
  
• Tap Network

  
  

  

  
  
• Tap Cellular Data Network

  
  

  

  
  
• The below screen will be displayed

  
  

  

  
  
• Tap APN in Cellular Data

  
  

  

  
  
• Amend the APN from idata.o2.co.uk to payandgo.o2.co.uk as shown below (Please note that "o2" needs to be written with a letter "o" and not a zero)

  
  

  

  
  
• Scroll to the bottom of the screen and tap APN in MMS (Please note that Visual Voicemail isn't supported on Pay & Go, so there's no need to update the Visual Voicemail APN)

  
  

  

  
  
• Amend the APN from idata.o2.co.uk to payandgo.o2.co.uk as shown below (Please note that "o2" needs to be written with a letter "o" and not a zero).

  
  

  

  
  
• The below screen will then appear

  
  

  

  
  Finally, turn your iPhone off and then back on again 
  
  
  Please note: anytime you insert a different SIM or reset your network settings you will need to follow this settings change.

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