The main purpose of the BLU Studio 5.5 3G (stands for 3rd generation of wireless communication) is to give a fairly high speed wireless connection for various sorts of data, including multimedia, sound tracks, and video in addition to voice calls. However, we could say that BLU Studio 5.5 3G mobiles are developed to work on 2G networks also.
BLU Studio 5.5 3G Availability
Please note that 3G network is built-in on BLU Studio 5.5.
Activating 3G on BLU Studio 5.5
To switch On/Off 3G on BLU Studio 5.5 apply these steps:
1) Select Apps
2) Tap Settings
3) Choose ALL SETTINGS
4) Tap Mobile networks
5) Select 3G service
6) Tap Network Mode
7) Choose GSM/WCDMA (auto mode) to change the network mode to 2G and 3G
8) Tap WCDMA only to change the network mode to 3G.
How to Know If BLU Studio 5.5 Is 3G or Not?
Actually, there are various ways to tell if 3G function is working on BLU Studio 5.5 or not. However, these two common ways are working on both iOS and Android operating systems:
Way-1
On the top of your BLU Studio 5.5 screen there will be a small icon refers to 3G.
Way-2
Here you need to do the following steps:
1) Dial *#06# on your mobile to get BLU Studio 5.5 IMEI number.
2) Go to www.imei.info, type 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 BLU Studio 5.5 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.
BLU Studio 5.5 3G – More Info
LTE Meaning:
Long-Term Evolution (LTE) is a standard for wireless broadband communication used for mobile devices and data terminals. Here are Its frequencies:
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.
Knowing More About 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 mobile phone communications.
What is Band?
The band is an interval in the frequency domain, restricted by a lower and upper values of transmission capacity over network communication systems. However, in general we are using bandwidth expression to refer to the capacity of a network.