How to Set a Device’s APN for Super SIM

Learn how to set a device's Access Point Name (APN) for use with your Super SIM and verify that you're connected to the network.

To configure your device using the Super SIM, you must set the server identity for data transfer. This involves setting the SIM's Access Point Name (APN).

What is the Super SIM APN?

The default APN for Super SIM is super but learn more about our distributed internet breakouts below and their respective APNs to improve your devices' latency when deployed around the world.

Super SIM data traffic will breakout to the Internet through one of our distributed internet breakout locations, either in the United States, Germany, or Singapore, based on which APN your device uses. Utilize a distributed breakout closer where your device is deployed to minimize the distance your data needs to travel, reducing latency.

APN
Internet Breakout Location

super

Ashburn, Virginia, USA

de1.super

Frankfurt, Germany

sg1.super

Singapore

More locations will be added in the future.

How to set your device's APN

If you know how to configure the APN on your device, go ahead and make the change now. If not, here are some guides to help you:

In addition to configuring the APN on your device, you need to ensure that you have roaming enabled.

The KORE APN does not require any authentication, so you should always leave username and password fields blank .

How do I set the APN with AT Commands?

Refer to your device's user manual to learn how to use AT commands, then issue the following command to your device's cellular modem:

AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","super"

If you need to check that a given device contains a Super SIM in order to apply the correct APN, please see How To determine Whether a Device Contains a Super SIM .

Setting the APN with AT commands via SMS

If you're using a device that allows sending AT commands via SMS, you can use our SMS Commands API resource to send a machine-to-machine SMS to the Super SIM.

Example

In this example, AliceSmithSmartMeter is the unique name of the SIM as set in Console. The AT command you use to set the APN is included in the Command field.

The optional CallbackUrl field takes an endpoint on your server to which KORE will send the final response once roaming has been enabled; the initial request will generate a 200 OK response on the successful receipt of the request, or an error if the request was malformed. If an error is reported, the callback will not be triggered.

Here is the initial request, made via curl and containing the APN-setting AT command:

curl -X POST https://supersim.api.korewireless.com/v1/SmsCommands \
  -d 'Sim=AliceSmithSmartMeter' \
  -d 'Payload=AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","super"' \
  -d 'CallbackUrl=https://example.com/api' \
  -H 'Authentication: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN'

The request will cause the following response to be posted to the optional callback URL. The sid, sim_sid, account_sid, and url fields will contain true values:

HTTP/1.1 202 ACCEPTED
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "sid": "HCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
  "sim_sid": "HSxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
  "payload": "AT+CGDCONT=1,\"IP\",\"super\"",
  "status": "queued",
  "date_created": "2019-05-23T15:42:04Z",
  "date_updated": "2019-05-23T15:42:04Z",
  "account_sid": "ACxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
  "url": "https://supersim.api.korewireless.com/v1/SmsCommands/HCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
}

Many devices do not support setting the APN via SMS. Refer to your device's user manual to see if this action is permitted and how to format the message.

Where do I set the APN on my Android device?

Whatever version of Android you are using, you set set the APN broadly like this:

  1. Go to Settings > More settings > Cellular networks > Access point names .

  2. Tap the menu or + icon to edit an access point.

  3. Enter KORE Super SIM under Name and enter super under APN .

  4. Tap your new KORE Super SIM APN to set it as your active APN.

Subtle differences between Android versions mean that you may not see UI elements with exactly the same names as those shown above, but they will be similar.

Adding an APN with MCC and MNC values

Some versions of Android require you to provide a Mobile Country Code (MCC) and Mobile Network Code (MNC) for an APN. This is to help match the APN to the IMSI being used by the device. Every Super SIM has multiple IMSIs that it will switch between depending on the country in which the device has been deployed, or whether or not it has been able to connect in the past. To ensure that you can connect with any of the IMSIs used, please add all of the following APN and MCC-MNC combinations to your device.

As you enter each of these values, they may be immediately hidden by Android and so you will not see them. You must enter all of these entries to ensure proper operation.

As of March 2025, we are in the process of changing the service provider name (SPN) on newly manufactured Super SIMs to KORE Super SIM. We expect to begin shipping SIMs with the SPN value as early as July 1, 2025. Ensure any logic in your devices or in your applications account for both the current and future SPN values if you used. Learn more about how to plan for this and other changes to our hardware here.

Ensure that you have entries for both SPN values so that your devices work with both current and future iterations of Super SIM.

MCC
MNC
MVNO Type
MVNO Value
APN

232

10

SPN

  1. Twilio

  2. KORE Super SIM

super

234

10

SPN

  1. Twilio

  2. KORE Super SIM

super

234

50

SPN

  1. Twilio

  2. KORE Super SIM

super

732

123

SPN

  1. Twilio

  2. KORE Super SIM

super

525

01

SPN

  1. Twilio

  2. KORE Super SIM

super

901

31

SPN

  1. Twilio

  2. KORE Super SIM

super

204

04

SPN

  1. Twilio

  2. KORE Super SIM

super

You can also enter SPN for the APN's MVNO Type setting and KORE Super SIM for the MVNO Value setting. By adding these MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) settings, Android will be able to correctly select the APN without having to prompt the user.

Where do I set the APN on my iOS device?

Every Super SIM has multiple IMSIs that it will switch between depending on the country in which the device is being used. For some IMSIs, iOS, particularly on iPhones, may prevent you from changing from the APN. If you cannot change the APN to super you will not be able to use data. Tools like Apple Configurator can help you get around this limitation if iOS is preventing you from setting the APN: you'll find our guidance here.

The process for setting the APN depends on which version of iOS your device has.

  1. If the system language is English (US/Canada), go to Settings > Cellular > Cellular Data Network .

  2. If the system language is English (UK), go to Settings > Mobile Data > Mobile Data Network .

  3. For other languages, use the appropriate menu path.

  4. Tap APN and enter super.

  5. Leave the Username and Password fields blank.

You can find more information about viewing and editing APNs in iPhones and iPads on this Apple support page.

Verify you're connected to the network

You will know your device is correctly configured if you can send and receive data. Try pinging www.korewireless.com, or open your favorite web browser and navigate to supersim.korewireless.com.

If your ping is unsuccessful or if you cannot load the web page, review the instructions above and make sure you have also enabled roaming on your device.

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