3g or 4g

[Members_I5fmeL8]

Hi - My recent shop purchase was for a Samsung certified pre-owned S9+  mobile phone and case.  I was told by 'Tech House' (Thurrock, Lakeside) shop manager the phone was 4g. (I later found out the S9+ was discontinued in 2022 with no further software updates)

In the phone settings: Connections > mobile networks > network mode its: LTE/3G/2G (auto connect) when I tap on it, I get      LTE/3G/2G (auto connect) (with a tick)                                                                                                                                                         3G/2G (auto connect)                                                                                                                                                                                         3G only                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2G only

Therefore this phone does not appear to be 4G compatible. Please confirm.

As I can only get LTE 3G on my phone, I am concerned with 3G shutting down in early 2024 that my Smart phone will only be able to make receive calls and texts! and will no longer be a smart phone.

My phones SIM is an EE 5G (backwards compatible with LTE 3G

Regards....... Bryan.

[bruunduun]

LTE is 4G

But yeah a phone with no security updates isn't the best thing to have anyway

[keith30]

I would have thought the S9+ was 4G I had the S8+ before I got my S22ultra and it was a 4G network. But the S9+ is rather old now so I don't think it has anymore security updates.

[Piper123]

It is 4g

Simply have the tick on the LTE/3G/2g and the device will pick up the strongest available signal at the time.

[Piper123]

LTE is only 4g by the way.

[Piper123]

Like others though, any device no longer getting security updates is a no no for me.

If you use your device for financially sensitive stuff like banking, do not use that device.

[Anonymous User]

Check to see if it a copy or fake Chinese version as there a few out there or go to your settings and check the serial number phone samsung and if they have no record of the device then its a fake or download device hardware info and cpu-z and if they give you different software versions then it's a fake one I'm afraid 😨

[ynneL]

As someone who has owned the S9 series I can 100% confirm it does support 4G

[Anonymous User]

It sounds like he bought a fake s9