Is it possible to make a 3G Android phone support a 4G sim card network, provided it is rooted and has a micro sim slot?

Yes, Possible… Try the method below… For Video Demonstration….  Click Here Method 1: Mediatek Processor Only Before start using this method ...

Yes, Possible… Try the method below…
For Video Demonstration…. Click Here

Method 1: Mediatek Processor Only

Before start using this method , check your mobile device specs whether it has mediatek chipset or not. Android version 4.4 will be more preferred i.e Kitkat version. Guys please check your android version, if that didn’t work try restarting your mobile 1-2 times by clearing cache.

Checking Device for Mediatek or Qualcomn Processor:

1. Download CPU Z app from Playstore: Click Here
2. Install and open this app.
3. Wait while it retrieves your device information.
4. Within few seconds you will see all your device information on the screen.
5. If your device is using Mediatek Chipset then it will reflect with the Logo of Mediatek Chipset on the screen.

First Download & Install MTK Engineering Mode app in your 3G mobile device.

Download from here

• This Application will allow you to run an advanced Setup from the Engineering Mode Menu of MTK phones, which is also called SERVICE MODE

Note This: Use this secret menu very carefully. In case if you don’t know on what you are doing then just stop it or don’t do it!!

• Open the installed app, or dail your mobile device specific code for Engineering Mode
• Click on the MTK Settings and Select Preferred Network Option.
• Now you can Select 4G LTE/WCDMA/GSM as network mode and you can save it and turn it off and on your mobile device
• Once you done the above steps, Shutdown the device
• Insert your 4G sim in 1st Slot and keep the 2nd Slot empty.
• Switch on the device and then you will see 4G sim network.

Holla!! Within 10 minutes you will now get 4G signal but you will not get the 4G speed still you will get 3G speed. Which is also better..

How To Use 4g Sim in Redmi 1s Mobile (Method 2)

Steps to use 4G sim in 3g Mobile i.e Redmi 1s Mobile

• Open dial-pad and type this number *#*#4636#*#*
• Then testing page will appear from that choose Phone information 1
• Scroll down till you find Set Preferred Network type and click on that
• Here you have to choose LTE/GSM auto (PRL) option or any LTE option
• This is how you have to use 4G in 3g mobile

In case if you still unable to get the signal after this trick you have to select the network manually. Because after enabling LTE sometimes your device won’t select the network follow these given steps to get the signal and use 4G sim in 3G Phone. So after enabling LTE no restart required, just place the sim in primary slot. If you face the no network signal or emergency calls only option follow these steps.

Steps to use 4g sim in 3g mobile (Method 3)

• You need to download both Xorware 2G/3G/4G Switcher & Xorware 2G/3G/4G Interface App.
• Then Open App and choose the network settings.
• After that Select Network Mode to 4G LTE.
• Simply click on Apply and make your changes.
• Now you can Switch off your or restart your device

After the above process simply Insert 4G Sim in 3G Phone and Switch ON your device. That’s it now you can use 4G Sim in 3G mobile.

Here is the link to download app: Xorware 2G/3G/4G Switcher

Qualcomm Chipset Devices (Method 4)

Check Your Mobile Specifications does It Has Qualcomm Chipset Or Not. Version 4.4 Kitkat Android Devices Will Be More Preferable.

• Download Shortcut Master (Lite) App From Here
• Install the app & Open It.
• Click on Menu (vertical Three Dots on top right side)
• Now Go To Menu then Search for “Service Menu” Or ” Engineering Mode “
• Then Select “System App” Option For Deep Search. If Found then open it and access to change LTE Bands If that doesn’t work,
• Once You Got the Engineering Mode , Open It and Select Change LTE Bands.
• If the above Doesn’t Work Then Dial *#2263# then Select Menu And Click Back Again Then Select Menu.
• Then Go To Key Input And Enter “0000” without quotes, Then Wait For Couple Of Seconds ,after that You Will Get Popup.
• Select UE Settings From that Popup, after that Select setting>protocol>NAS>Network Control>Band Selection>LTE Band> The Select “Band 40”.
• Hola Done Now. Now you can Insert 4g Sim & Check Whether You Are Getting Signals Or Not.
• Restart the Device and Place it in First Sim Slot
• If You Have Any Issue Feel Free To Comment Or Contact Us, I will surely help you

4G sim in 3G Phone working on every Snapdragon Device (Method 5)

4g sim in 3g phone means you have to enable LTE option in your 3g device. Some people will say it is impossible, I got some negative comments on this article tricks. So follow these given steps I am giving an example for Moto G Device but you can follow these steps to use 4G sim in every snapdragon device

• First visit the Dial-pad, and type this number *#*#4636#*#*
• Then you will see one page with Testing, click on Phone Information
• Scroll down till you find the Set Preferred Network Type drop down menu, click on that
• Select the LTE/GSM auto (PRL) or any LTE option and close it
• Switch off your mobile put 4G Sim in slot 1 and keep the second slot empty.
• Switch on now then you will see 4G signal in your mobile

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Sachin Sharma, Mobile phones expert since last 5 years

Updated May 12 2017

Yes, It is Possible, The first thing You need to check is the sim supports on 4G network or also support 3G / 2G. If sim supports the 2G and 3G then you can use it without any settings but ONLY 3G services.

**4G cannot be used on 3G phone as Hardware is not compatible. But still if you want to make use of 4G only sim card on 3G phone then you have to do ( try) it with Engineering mode:

First you need to Check your system chip set by installing the System info APP or you can search for your device on this website How To change switch 2G 3G to 4G(Know Review Tips). OR continue if you already know.

for Qualcomm chipsets :

Install “Shortcut Master Lite app” Open it

Click on Menu.

Search for “Service Menu” / “Engineering Mode” and select it.

Now you can change the preferred network.

OR Dial *#2263# then Select Menu and Click Back again then Select Menu.

Now go to Key Input and Enter “0000”, Select UE Setting from Popup.

Select the desired band by going : Configure Protocol>NAS>Network Control>Band Selection>LTE Band you want to use on 4G sim

for

Mediatek CHIPS:

1. Download and install Mtk Engineering Mode app from play store.
2. Open it and click on “Mtk Settings”.
3. Under Telephony scroll down , to “Network selecting/Preferred Network” Option.
4. Now select the desired network from the list.

Still there is no guaranty that it will work as the hardware is not compatible with the 4G sim… But you can give a try i think this is good just choose frequency band of your choice.

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Sabareesh Sridhar, Hardware Engineer, Android Enthusiast

Answered Jun 25 2015 · Author has 90 answers and 328.7k answer views

Support for 4G LTE depends on the hardware of the device. It is not at all possible to do what is stated in the question. As far as I know, even when it comes to 4G, you have different bands based on the technique used such as TDD, FDD thereby giving us different bands for different regions.

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Also as an example, I have a 4G enabled phone in India which uses TDD band 40. When I carry this phone to the US and use the network provided by AT&T, it will not work since AT&T uses FDD 4G.

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Yes it is possible to make a 3G android support 4G sim card. There are different methods for different phones or processors.

Method 1: Mediatek Processor Only

Before start using this method , check your mobile device specs whether it has mediatek chipset or not. Android version 4.4 will be more preferred i.e Kitkat version. Guys please check your android version, if that didn’t work try restarting your mobile 1-2 times by clearing cache.

Checking Device for Mediatek or Qualcomn Processor:

1. First Download CPU Z app from Playstore: Click Here
2. Install and open this app.
3. Wait while it retrieves your device information.
4. Within few seconds you will see all your device information on the screen.
5. If your device is using Mediatek Chipset then it will reflect with the Logo of Mediatek Chipset on the screen.

First Download & Install MTK Engineering Mode app in your 3G mobile device.

Download from here

• This Application will allow you to run an advanced Setup from the Engineering Mode Menu of MTK phones, which is also called SERVICE MODE

Note This: Use this secret menu very carefully. In case if you don’t know on what you are doing then just stop it or don’t do it!!

• Open the installed app, or dail your mobile device specific code for Engineering Mode
• Click on the MTK Settings and Select Preferred Network Option.
• Now you can Select 4G LTE/WCDMA/GSM as network mode and you can save it and turn it off and on your mobile device
• Once you done the above steps, Shutdown the device
• Insert your 4G sim in 1st Slot and keep the 2nd Slot empty.
• Switch on the device and then you will see 4G sim network.

Holla!! Within 10 minutes you will now get 4G signal but you will not get the 4G speed still you will get 3G speed. Which is also better..

How To Use 4g Sim in Redmi 1s Mobile (Method 2)

Steps to use 4G sim in 3g Mobile i.e Redmi 1s Mobile

• Open dial-pad and type this number *#*#4636#*#*
• Then testing page will appear from that choose Phone information 1
• Scroll down till you find Set Preferred Network type and click on that
• Here you have to choose LTE/GSM auto (PRL) option or any LTE option
• This is how you have to use 4G in 3g mobile

In case if you still unable to get the signal after this trick you have to select the network manually. Because after enabling LTE sometimes your device won’t select the network follow these given steps to get the signal and use 4G sim in 3G Phone. So after enabling LTE no restart required, just place the sim in primary slot. If you face the no network signal or emergency calls only option follow these steps.

Steps to use 4g sim in 3g mobile (Method 3)

• You need to download both Xorware 2G/3G/4G Switcher & Xorware 2G/3G/4G Interface App.
• Then Open App and choose the network settings.
• After that Select Network Mode to 4G LTE.
• Simply click on Apply and make your changes.
• Now you can Switch off your or restart your device

After the above process simply Insert 4G Sim in 3G Phone and Switch ON your device. That’s it now you can use 4G Sim in 3G mobile.

Here is the link to download app: Xorware 2G/3G/4G Switcher

Qualcomm Chipset Devices (Method 4)

Check Your Mobile Specifications does It Has Qualcomm Chipset Or Not. Version 4.4 Kitkat Android Devices Will Be More Preferable.

• Download Shortcut Master (Lite) App From Here
• Install the app & Open It.
• Click on Menu (vertical Three Dots on top right side)
• Now Go To Menu then Search for “Service Menu” Or ” Engineering Mode “
• Then Select “System App” Option For Deep Search. If Found then open it and access to change LTE Bands If that doesn’t work,
• Once You Got the Engineering Mode , Open It and Select Change LTE Bands.
• If the above Doesn’t Work Then Dial *#2263# then Select Menu And Click Back Again Then Select Menu.
• Then Go To Key Input And Enter “0000” without quotes, Then Wait For Couple Of Seconds ,after that You Will Get Popup.
• Select UE Settings From that Popup, after that Select setting>protocol>NAS>Network Control>Band Selection>LTE Band> The Select “Band 40”.
• Hola Done Now. Now you can Insert 4g Sim & Check Whether You Are Getting Signals Or Not.
• Restart the Device and Place it in First Sim Slot
• If You Have Any Issue Feel Free To Comment Or Contact Us, I will surely help you

4G sim in 3G Phone working on every Snapdragon Device (Method 5)

4g sim in 3g phone means you have to enable LTE option in your 3g device. Some people will say it is impossible, I got some negative comments on this article tricks. So follow these given steps I am giving an example for Moto G Device but you can follow these steps to use 4G sim in every snapdragon device

• First visit the Dial-pad, and type this number *#*#4636#*#*
• Then you will see one page with Testing, click on Phone Information
• Scroll down till you find the Set Preferred Network Type drop down menu, click on that
• Select the LTE/GSM auto (PRL) or any LTE option and close it
• Switch off your mobile put 4G Sim in slot 1 and keep the second slot empty.
• Switch on now then you will see 4G signal in your mobile

Note :- By Using These Tricks , You Device Seems As 4G Compatible For 4g Sim But Actually It Will Receive 3G Network . This Trick Will Not Convert Your Device From 3G To 4G , It Will Only Deceive 4g Sim To Catch 3G Network On Your Device.

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