3G refers to the 3d generation of cellular network technology that gives high speed bandwidth (high data transfer rates) to handheld devices. Even though it has been put to extensive use in business scope, HTC One X10 3G technology was made primarily for the cellular phones business.
HTC One X10 3G Availability
Please note that HTC One X10 has 3G facility.
How to Switch to 3G on HTC One X10 ?
To switch On/Off 3G on HTC One X10 apply this way:
1) Go to Settings
2) Tap Dual network manager
3) Tap SIM 1 or SIM 2
4) Tap Preferred data network
5) Choose the desired network.
Steps to Know About HTC One X10 3G Availability
Because these two ways are applicable on both iOS and Android operating systems, we can treat it as the major methods to identify if HTC One X10 3G network is available or not.
Way-1
There is an icon on the top of the HTC One X10 screen refers if 3G network is available or not.
Way-2
To identify if your HTC One X10 supports 3G network or not, you can use this procedure:
1) Dial *#06# on your phone to get HTC One X10 IMEI number.
2) Browse www.imei.info, then write your IMEI number and select Check.
3) You’ll get a report. Look at the LTE section – it will show all the frequencies that are supported by your HTC One X10. 3G service works on the 2100MHz frequency, so if you find the number 2100, then your HTC One X10 is 3G compatible.
Please note that you can always check the phone’s user manual.
Note: LTE Option on mobile settings commonly refers to 4G network.
HTC One X10 3G – More Terminology
What is LTE?
Long-Term Evolution (LTE) is a standard for wireless broadband connections used for mobile devices and data terminals. LTE frequencies are:
* 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.
Understanding 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, defined by a lower and upper values of transmission capacity over network communication systems. However, broadly we are using bandwidth expression to refer to the capacity of a network.