The main target of the HTC Desire 530 3G (stands for 3rd generation of wireless communication) is to offer a fairly high speed wireless connection for different types of data, including multimedia, sound tracks, and video in addition to voice calls. However, It should be mentioned that HTC Desire 530 3G mobiles are innovated to be used on 2G networks also.
Can HTC Desire 530 Use 3G Networks?
Please know that HTC Desire 530 has 3G network.
Enabling 3G on HTC Desire 530
To switch On/Off 3G on HTC Desire 530 follow this procedure:
1) Hit Apps
2) Hit Settings
3) Select Mobile data
4) Choose Network mode
5) Select 2G/3G auto to enable 3G.
How to Know If HTC Desire 530 Is 3G or Not?
Because these two ways are working on both iOS and Android operating systems, we can consider it as the major methods to know if HTC Desire 530 3G network is available or not.
Way-1
There is an icon on the top of the HTC Desire 530 screen indicates if 3G network is available or not.
Way-2
To know if your HTC Desire 530 has 3G network or not, you may use this procedure:
1) Dial *#06# on your mobile to know HTC Desire 530 IMEI number.
2) Go to www.imei.info, then write your IMEI number and choose Check.
3) You’ll see a report. Look at the LTE section – it will display all the frequencies that are supported by your HTC Desire 530. 3G service runs on the 2100MHz frequency, so if you see the number 2100, then your HTC Desire 530 is 3G compatible.
Please note that you can always check the phone’s user guide.
Note: LTE Option on mobile settings generally refers to 4G network.
HTC Desire 530 3G – More Terminology
Understanding LTE:
Long-Term Evolution (LTE) is a standard for wireless broadband connections used for mobile devices and data terminals. Its frequencies as following:
* 3G networks: 900 MHz and 2100 MHz (band 1 and 39).
4G networks: 800 MHz (band 20), 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz (band 7 and 38).
* 5G networks: 700 MHz (band 28) and 3500 MHz (band 78).
Note: LTE Option in mobiles settings generally refers to 4G networks.
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 cellular phone communications.
Understanding 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.