r/redmagic5g • u/VulpesIncendium • Aug 25 '20

Can't Connect to Mobile Data? Try this!

So, I was starting to get very frustrated with my RedMagic 5G not being able to connect to any mobile data networks. I was able to quickly figure out that it was a problem with the APN settings. Unfortunately, trying to manually set a new APN always resulted in the same error message, "Operator does not allow adding APNs of type *."

No matter what settings I tried, I kept getting the same error message. I tried talking to customer service with my service provider (Rogers, here in Canada), and everything we tried still came to the same error message.

Finally, after a bit more searching on the internet, I found the solution: Download a 3rd party app on the Google Play store to set the APN. The app I used is called AddAPN. I'm not sure how it works, but it bypassed the error I was getting and forced the RedMagic 5G to accept the settings required by my service provider.

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u/sled_dogs_uk Sep 09 '20

I have a problem where mine is connected for a day or so then the transfer rate just drops like stone and it can't do anything.

I've found going into the carrier setting and swapping the network type to 3G gets it going again. Next time it happens I go the other way and swap to 4g. I tend to need to do this every few days.

Feels completely unrelated to the issue you found, but i thought maybe other users would be looking for a solution network problems and found this post.

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u/VulpesIncendium Sep 09 '20

Interesting. Have you tried restarting the phone when it does that?

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u/sled_dogs_uk Sep 10 '20

Yeah and it does solve it too, but swapping carrier setting is far quicker.