In spite of being widely utilized for business market, Lenovo K5 3G technology was firstly innovated for the mobile field. The third generation of wireless networking technology, or Lenovo K5 3G, provides devices with high-speed bandwidth (high data transmission rates).
Is 3G Network Available in Lenovo K5?
Please know that 3G technology is available on Lenovo K5.
How To Setup 3G on Lenovo K5?
To switch On/Off 3G on Lenovo K5 apply these steps:
1) Go to Settings,
2) Tap Connections,
3) Tap Mobile networks,
4) Tap Network mode,
5) Choose a network type.
Steps To Know That 3G Is Available on Lenovo K5
Because these two ways are working on both iOS and Android operating systems, we can consider it as the main ways to identify if Lenovo K5 3G network is available or not.
Way-1
There is an icon on the top of the Lenovo K5 refers if 3G network is available or not.
Way-2
To know if your Lenovo K5 supports 3G network or not, you may use this method:
1) Dial *#06# on your phone to know Lenovo K5 IMEI number.
2) Go to www.imei.info, 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 Lenovo K5. 3G service runs on the 2100MHz frequency, so if you see the number 2100, then your Lenovo K5 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.
3G on Lenovo K5 – Knowing More
What is LTE?
Long-Term Evolution (LTE) is a standard for wireless broadband communication 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 connections: 700 MHz (band 28) and 3500 MHz (band 78).
Note: LTE Option in mobiles settings generally refers to 4G connections.
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, restricted by a lower and upper values of transmission capacity over network communication systems. However, in general we are using bandwidth term to refer to the capacity of a network.