How to set CDMA APNs with new more stable ril

[highlandsun]

Originally Posted by arrrghhh

CDMA doesn't use APN's for the data connection tho, I thought that was the entire problem.

Or did you figure out a method using the apns-conf file? I'm kinda confused by your post...

I was a bit confused too, as to whether this post was a question or an answer. I guess mostly it's an answer.

In fact the CDMA code still uses APNs, specifically, it uses the APN that matches your home operator ID. But the phone settings menu doesn't let you get to the APN editing menu. I guess they figure since it's not GSM with people swapping SIM cards all the time, end-users don't need access to it. Probably we can fix this in the framework to leave the menu always enabled.

The APN name is unused in CDMA (so it will usually be left empty in the APN database, and logged as "null"), but some of the other fields are still relevant, e.g. the username and password if your carrier requires them for logging in to a data/ppp session.