What is meant by G, E, 3G, H,
H+, 4G
What is meant by G? What is meant
by E? What is meant by 3G? What is meant by H? What is meant by H+? What is meant
by 4G?
Are these questions striking
your mind? Don’t worry Here is the answer.
Your smart phone displays
different symbols or words near the signal bar of your phone. All these
alphabets or symbols indicate the strength of your internet signal. The meaning
and definition of these symbols is given below:-
indicates GPRS which stands for General Packet Radio
Service . It shows your mobile internet
connection is slow. GPRS is the 2nd Generation of mobile technology . It can be
used for sending text messages over
whatsapp etc.
indicates EDGE which stands for Enhanced Data rates for GSM
Evloution. It is a clinic between 2G and 3G. EGDE is faster than GPRS but still
not enough for internet surfing.
means 3rd Generation. As the name indicates it’s the third
generation of mobile technology. It uses Universal Mobile Telecommunication (UMT)
and is based on GSM Standards.
indicates HSPA which stands for High Speed Packet Access. It
is an enhanced version of 3G. HSPA transfers data on high rates as compared
with 3G.
is
an enhanced version of HSPA. It transfers data on higher rates than HSPA. With
H+ you can download or stream videos with ease.
means
4th Generation also known as LTE which stands for Long Term Evolution. If your
phone is displaying 4G, you are lucky. It means you are using the latest and
fastest mobile internet connection present in the world. 4G can be used as
Wi-Fi and many devices can be run on a single data connection at the same time.
With 4G you can do on your phone whatever you do on a Laptop/desktop.