How To Check 4G Lte Band Frequencies And Also Know The Type Of 4G Sim Your 4G Phone Can Use

Read through this article to find out everything you need to know about 4G LTE bands, networks and smartphone compatibility.

Right now, 3 major networks have the 4G LTE service in Nigeria and they are MTN, Glo and Etisalat. Other networks in Nigeria with 4G LTE services are Spectranet, ntel, Swift and Smile. We are expecting Airtel to roll out their 4G services soon. Most of the 4G smartphones in Nigeria use band 3, 4, 7, 20 or 28. Check out what band your preferred network has below:

1. MTN 4G LTE , supports band 20 (800MHz) and Band 7 (2600MHz)
2. Glo 4G LTE, supports band 28 (700MHz)
3. Etisalat 4G LTE, supports band 3 (1800MHz)
4. NTEL 4G LTE, supports band 8 (900MHz) and Band 3 (1800MHz)
5. Spectranet and Swift, supports band 40 (2300mhz)
6. Smile, supports band 20 (800mhz)

Those are the numbers folks and according what we heard, the lower frequencies tend to perform better in rural areas with fewer masts and they can travel through walls better with decent coverage while the higher frequencies do the opposite, but they can cope with more users in populated areas connecting at once. These are technical terms that I don’t think you need right now, whatever frequency your preferred network has, you should get some decent upload and download speed. You could download 1GB file under 4-mins, and this is a fact!

To Check Your 4G LTE Network Band Via Mtk Engineering 

1. Download MTK Engineering Mode fromGoogle Play here
2. Install the app
3. Tap MTK Settings
4. Tap BandMode
5. Select your SIM
6. You will see a list of band mode, from GSM to LTE,
7. If you cannot tick the band 28 check box, then forget about using Glo 4G LTE service.
8. If you cannot tick the band 3 check box, then forget about using Etisalat 4G LTE service.
9. If you are not able tick band 20 or 7 check box, your phone is not supported for MTN 4G LTE service. If you use Ntel and you can’t tick band 8 or band 3, then your smartphone has no support for Ntel network.

For those who are not using MTK smartphones, before you purchase your next 4G Android smartphone, kindly ask via comment box below or simply tell us which 4G phone you are using and we as a family will help you out on 4G networks that supports your device.