3G refers to the 3d generation of wireless network technology that offers high speed bandwidth (high data transfer rates) to mobile devices. In spite of it has been put to extensive use in business market, vivo Y20 3G technology was designed originally for the cellular phones business.
Does vivo Y20 Work on 3G Network Mode?
Please note that vivo Y20 has 3G facility.
Set Up 3G Option on vivo Y20
To turn On/Off 3G on vivo Y20 apply this procedure:
1) Tap Settings
2) Tap Dual SIMs & mobile network
3) Tap SIM 1 or SIM 2
4) Choose Network Mode
5) Hit the preferred network.
How to Know If vivo Y20 3G or Not?
Because these two manners are applicable on both iOS and Android operating systems, we can consider it as the prime methods to identify if vivo Y20 3G network is available or not.
Way-1
There is an icon on the top of the vivo Y20 screen refers if 3G network is available or not.
Way-2
To identify if your vivo Y20 supports 3G network or not, you can use this way:
1) Dial *#06# on your phone to display vivo Y20 IMEI number.
2) Explore www.imei.info, then enter 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 vivo Y20. 3G service works on the 2100MHz frequency, so if you find the number 2100, then your vivo Y20 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.
Technical Information About vivo Y20 3G Network
LTE Meaning:
Long-Term Evolution (LTE) is a standard for wireless broadband connections used for cellular 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.
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 mobile phone communications.
Band Meaning:
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 word to refer to the capacity of a network.