How to Verify the Type of Mobile Network Connection

  • The default connection for MOBITEK EC20 router is 4G network. It will try to connect to 3G and 2G if the 4G network is unavailable:-
  • MOBITEK EC20 can be configure to use different type of mobile network:-
  • The preferred network that MOBITEK EC20 will connect to can be configured, here it 4G (LTE) preferred over 3G (UMTS), and preferred over 2G (GSM) :-
  • The “4G signal” below indicates that the MOBITEK EC20 router is connected to 4G network with 5 bars to determine the signal strength.
  • Alternatively, you can check which network MOBITEK EC20 router currently connected to, go to “Administration” -> click on “Console” tab, type “atcmd at+qnwinfo” (all small letters):-

    • first parameter is for “access technology selected”
      • for 4G, it can be:
        • FDD LTE
        • TDD LTE
      • for 3G, it can be:
        • TDSCDMA
        • HSPA+
        • HSUPA
        • HSDPA
        • WCDMA
      • for 2G, it can be:
        • EDGE
        • GPRS
        • GSM
    • the second parameter, “50219”, is the network operator (TELCO) (you can ignore this)
    • the third parameter is, “LTE Band 1”, the type of frequency/band selected (you can ignore this)
    • the forth parameter, 375,  is for “Channel ID” (you can ignore this)