Update: Have had a couple of brief chats with Mint tech support. They have asked me to switch to 2G, which disconnected the first chat, and enter a code to stop forwarding voicemail, which seemed to have no effect. They’ve escalated the ticket.
No, neither i nor the support people set these settings. I used Mint Mobile’s app several days ago when i first inserted the sim card.
Today was the first day i ever saw an APN setting screen. The Ting configuration was the only one in evidence when i opened APN settings. It cant be the correct config. Dish network is our TV provider. I’ve seen their network device in my home router’s devices, but do not do anything with it.
The two T-mobile options only appear after i selected “restore defaults” out of frustration, after Mint’s suggested settings would not save. Choosing t-mobile works in that i can make and receive calls and texts and use data.
Id just like to get rid of the Ting option now, so my phone will stop selecting it at startup.
I don’t want to take my own thread on too much of a tangent, but i found a thread on another board that advised users to leave the “MNC” value at the default of 240 instead of 260 as Mint advises. This does allow the user to save the APN settings. I’ll have to test to ensure this allows calls, etc. I’m working a late shift now, don’t want to wake anyone.
Talk about having a hard time. I was on another device reading this forum and wanted to send the screenshots from the mata to that phone. For some reason I am not able to send the pics via Messages. Even stranger not even via Linphone. Yet I can receive images in both. Ugh.
With a bit of further testing, I consider this solved. Take Mint Mobile’s APN settings with a grain of salt. Phone and OS are working well for me now. I am new to Android, as well as FOSS and degoogled stuff. I appreciate everyone’s input.