3G refers to the 3d generation of GSM network technology that gives more speed bandwidth (high data transfer rates) to handheld devices. In spite of it has been put to extensive use in business applications, Huawei Y8s 3G technology was created basically for the mobile phones business.
Is There 3G Technology in Huawei Y8s?
Please note that Huawei Y8s has 3G function.
Activating 3G on Huawei Y8s
To turn On/Off 3G on Huawei Y8s follow these steps:
1) Choose Settings,
2) Hit Wireless & networks,
3) Hit Mobile network,
4) Scroll to SIM 1 or SIM 2 and hit Preferred network mode,
5) Tap your preferred option.
How To Tell If Your Huawei Y8s Is 3G?
Because these two ways are working on both iOS and Android operating systems, we can consider it as the main ways to identify if Huawei Y8s 3G network is available or not.
Way-1
There is an icon on the top of the Huawei Y8s refers if 3G network is available or not.
Way-2
To know if your Huawei Y8s supports 3G network or not, you can use this procedure:
1) Dial *#06# on your phone to know Huawei Y8s IMEI number.
2) Go to www.imei.info, write your IMEI number and select Check.
3) You’ll see a report. Look at the LTE section – it will display all the frequencies that are supported by your Huawei Y8s. 3G service runs on the 2100MHz frequency, so if you see the number 2100, then your Huawei Y8s 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.
Huawei Y8s 3G – More Info
What is 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 connections: 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 handheld phone communications.
What is 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.