Airtel & Alcatel Idol 4S with SIM...can call but no data

[vEEP pEEP]

Hello,

I bought a SIM in the airport, they said 4 hours to activate. I waited rebooted...i can make calls and send/receive txts. But no data! I see 4 bars and the phones icon says Airtel.
I added the APN info sent to me by Airtel....on Net Check, it shows 3G Airtel before it said 0G)... But no data

They sent me this

Dear Customer,
Here is a step-by-step guide on How to Configure APN Settings Manually?>Tap on Applications icon>Settings>Connectivity>Data account>GPRS>Create>Account name>Enter Mobile Internet>Down Arrow>Options>Done>APN>Enter airtelgprs.com>Down Arrow>Options>Done>Leave Username>Leave Password>Authorization type>Normal>Done>Yes>Back>Back>Wap>Edit profile>Create>Profile name>Enter Mobile Internet>Down Arrow>Options>Done>Homepage>Enter airtellive.com>Down Arrow>Options>Done>Data account>GPRS>Mobile Internet account>IP address>HTTP>Use proxy>No>Back>Leave Username>Leave Password>Yes>Select Mobile Internet profile>Options>Activate
Click the below link and follow the instructions https://airtelsupport.oneclick.info/SosOwa.aspx?id=28aef331-1826-4c99-9deb-a25784340af6
Thank you,
Team Airtel

There is no WAP option... So i left it as PAP. Left the MMS stuff alone...

Help... I'm visiting India and so dataless...

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[anon(7929613)]

There is an option in settings to disable data when in roaming or something like that. Disabling that option or enabling data when in roaming can solve your problem.

Also, you don't need username and password. Leave it blank.

 

[nate0]

Did you try to set the authentication to none or automatic and see if that works? PAP without a username and password will not work anyway.

 

[techiez]

Check this:
https://wiki.melberi.com/india/airtel-apn-windows

also as Satish mentioned pls see if data is blocked on roaming, are you using it in same state as you landed or moved out of state?

 

[vEEP pEEP]

Turns out I had to switch settings on the SIM from LTE to 4G and out worked... I just guessed... Who knew?