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How To Check Smartphone 4G LTE Bands And Frequencies Via Mtk Engineering Mode

4G LTE Service in Nigeria seems to be what’s in vogue and we are now moving out of 3G gradually for 4G service, each of the networks have different frequency bands for their 4G LTE and supported device is going to be the matter of contention.

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To enjoy super blazing internet speed, it is not as simple as buying a 4G smartphone, inserting your 4G LTE SIM and start surfing with it. Guys, it is much more than that. Lots of people were disappointed when they discovered that their device doesn’t support Glo 4G band 28 (700Mhz) after cat walking into the Glo office to get USIM.

It is important to know your smartphone 4G LTE bands and frequency to avoid story that touch. I will urge you to fasten up your seat belt and stay glued to the next information that will follow because I’m about to embark you in an unknown journey; trust me, you will be safe.

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 from Google 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.

Band mode

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.

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60 thoughts on “How To Check Smartphone 4G LTE Bands And Frequencies Via Mtk Engineering Mode”

  1. I'm getting set to buy Infinix note 3 pro, and below is it's band. Please advise. LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500). Thanks.

  2. Thabks….I can finally say bye bye to glo…unless they move to other band….band28 not supported on Infinix note 3 pro….imagine…

  3. Hope you are talking of Gionee Marathon M5?
    It supports MTN, etisalat and ntel, but it didn't support Glo.
    LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 40(2300)

  4. Please kindly suggest for us some devices that has all the bands that nigerian networks have. So that we could buy it. I know it is a difficult task, but kindly try your best if any. Thanks

  5. Pls I m using Huawei B683 router and its frequency is HSPA+/HSPA/WCDMA 2100/900 MHZ
    GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHZ. Pls which network is supported

  6. Where are we heading to in Nigeria now on this network band issues? With all these information we are getting it simply means using glo and MTN together is not possible again, since there is no cell phone supporting the two networks.

    Glo will not support the tecno phantom 6 and 6 plus.

  7. mr. shelaf I'm just surprised my phone is 4g nd yet I can't see it listed above. this is the 4g specs. LTE band 13(700). it was powered by Verizon until now. don't know if it'll work.

  8. What of alcatel One Touch Snap Dual SIM with dual-SIM card slots
    NETWORK
    Technology GSM / HSPA
    2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
    3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
    Speed HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps (Single SIM model)
    GPRS Yes
    EDGE Yes

  9. can this 4G wifi work with glo?
    4G FDD-LTE: 800/850/900/1800/2100/2600MHz frequency bands
    3G UMTS/DC-HSPA+: 850/900/2100MHz frequency bands
    2G GSM/EDGE/GPRS: 850/900/1800/1900MHz frequency bands.

  10. am using Chuwi HiBook Pro-Tablet 10.1 inch Windows 10+Android 5.1 OTG 4GB/64GB EU Plug – Grey/Black

    please which band does it support

  11. Sir shelaf pls I want to buy a tecno w4, I heard it supports 4G network. But I want to know the network band it supports and also the networks that can be used on the device.
    W4 users can also help me out
    Awaitn yur reply sir, thanks !

  12. hi,am having lumia 820 with 4g band 1,3,7,8 and 20 but the problem is that it is only mtn 4g that works with it.whenever i insert ntel or etisalat sim it brings no service and i have tried doing manual network search but it still the same

  13. I want to buy a Lenovo K8 Note in india, I will be coming back to Nigeria in a few day, I want to know if the band width is supported by ours in Nigeria

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