Wireless mobile technologies have evolved enormously; one of the main developments is the emergence of 4G technology. It’s a word that you’ve definitely encountered in your daily life, but what is 4G? And is LG Harmony 4G capable? We will answer these and other questions related to LG Harmony 4G technology in the following article.
Does the LG Harmony have 4G?
Yes. LG Harmony has all the requirements to use 4G networks.
How to check the availability of 4G on LG Harmony
There are multiple ways to check the existence of 4G in your LG Harmony, or any other mobile. And presuming you’re not a techy person , I suggest that you start by checking the phone box, network information is usually illustrated there. Or you can simply search on google using your phone model name and figure out the information on the official website of the manufacturer.
If you have already bought the phone and inserted the SIM card, you can turn on the mobile data, if the phone connects to a 4G network you will notice a 4G ot LTE sign up on the signal bar.
Another way is to check the settings: open your settings and find network mode, usually as follows: Settings > Cellular (or Mobile Data) > Cellular Data Options (or Mobile Data Options). If your phone is 4G-capable you will find a 4G or an LTE option. If you don’t see 4G or LTE, then your smartphone doesn’t have the technology.
How to switch to 4G on LG Harmony?
If you need to enable your LG Harmony 4G network, then follow the instructions (it might vary slightly from the settings on your own device):
1- From Home screen, tap Apps.
2- From the Apps tab, choose Settings.
3- Make sure to turn on the Mobile data.
4- Select Networks.
5- More.
6- Select Mobile networks.
7- Choose Network mode.
8- Choose 4G or LTE option.
Note: If you would like to turn off 4G then choose an inferior network type (such as 3G).
Introduction to 4G technology on LG Harmony
4G is the fourth generation of cellular communication technologies, it comes just after 3G and before 5G. Although 5G is the fastest technology present in the world, 4G is still the fastest most deployed technology.
4G comes with fast uploading and downloading speeds, overtaking the previous 3G technology, and it also has better latency, allowing users to try much more things using their phones, things such as live conferencing.
To be more specific, 4G is a term assigned by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and it is also a commercial word used by mobile network operators to exhibit a set of protocols used in their networks.
One of the most famous protocols is LTE and LTE-Advanced, So for LG Harmony 4G to be useful, it should be correspondent with the protocols used by local wireless carriers.
Feature of 4G technology on LG Harmony
4G has all the features of 3G at more speed. It provides download speeds of around 14 Mbps up to speeds as high as 150 Mbps, five times faster than 3G. And it offers more than ten times the uploading data speeds of 3G, starting from 8Mbps up to 50 Mbps.
Low latency is another feature, it ranges from 60ms to 98 ms, Although it’s only a few milliseconds lower than 3G, it is very essential for some use cases like video conferencing or online gaming, and other live interactions.
The development of VoLTE standard added another advantage to 4g network which is the ability to make phone calls and surf the internet at the same time, with even more appropriate voice quality. All of these advantages are within your reach with LG Harmony 4G technology.
Get to know 4G bands in your LG Harmony
Before talking about 4G bands, you should find out what the frequency is. Frequency is the repetition of an event, and it is quantified in radio communication by hertz (Hz).
Since radio waves are exploited for numerous applications besides 4G (radio broadcasting and Aeronautics as examples), it is necessary to determine which frequencies must be used for what use. Otherwise, radio waves will contradict, and it would be a mess.
Governments and ITU allocated each range of frequencies (called bands) to certain uses.
What you should consider as a user of LG Harmony, is whether it supports the bands offered in your area by your local mobile operator or not. The LG Harmony4G-enabled bands are :
2, 4, 5, 12;.