alcatel One Touch Fire 3G Technology has been designed primarily for mobile scope, but it is commonly used in other business scopes. In fact, alcatel One Touch Fire 3G will provide high-speed bandwidth (high data transfer rates) to this device.
Is 3G available on alcatel One Touch Fire?
Please note that 3G network is built-in on alcatel One Touch Fire.
Change 3G Settings on alcatel One Touch Fire
To switch On/Off 3G on alcatel One Touch Fire follow these steps:
1) Swipe left
2) Choose Settings
3) Select Cellular & Data
4) Choose Network operator
5) Select Network type
6) Choose WCDMA (preferred) to enable 3G and select OK
Is alcatel One Touch Fire 3G Device?
Actually, there are many ways to identify if 3G function is working on alcatel One Touch Fire or not. However, these two most used ways are working on both iOS and Android operating systems:
Way-1
On the top of your alcatel One Touch Fire screen there will be a small icon refers to 3G.
Way-2
Apply these steps:
1) Dial *#06# on your mobile to know alcatel One Touch Fire IMEI number.
2) Go to www.imei.info, enter your IMEI number and choose Check.
3) You’ll get a report. Look at the LTE section – it will show all the frequencies that are supported by your phone. 3G service works on the 2100MHz frequency, so if you see the number 2100, then your alcatel One Touch Fire is 3G compatible.
Please note that you can always check the phone’s user guide.
Note: LTE Option on mobile setting commonly refers to 4G connections.
alcatel One Touch Fire 3G – More Terminology
Understanding LTE:
Long-Term Evolution (LTE) is a standard for wireless broadband communication used for handhelds devices and data terminals. LTE frequencies are:
3G connections: 900 MHz and 2100 MHz (band 1 and 39).
4G connections: 800 MHz (band 20), 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz (band 7 and 38).
5G connections: 700 MHz (band 28) and 3500 MHz (band 78).
Note: LTE Option in mobiles settings generally refers to 4G connections.
What is MHz?
MHz (Megahertz) is a unit of frequency equal to one million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including handheld phone communications.
Knowing More About Band:
The band is an interval in the frequency domain, delimited by a lower and upper values of transmission capacity over network communication systems. However, broadly we are using bandwidth term to refer to the capacity of a network.