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HTC Incredible 4G LTE

Dear Verizon,

1. When is the Verizon HTC Incredible 4G LTE coming out?
2. Will it have GSM capability when traveling abroad, so we can avoid switching over to a different phone and phone number for those trips?
3. Will it have any data capability when traveling abroad?

Thanks for any answers you might provide,

jlsoaz
customer since Q1 2009

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Ann154

1. Supposedly next week.

2. The specifications are available for viewing. I believe it had Global roaming abilities.

jlsoaz

Hi Ann154. Where are the specifications available for viewing? Does anyone know if Verizon itself ever answers these sorts of questions and in what forum?

Ann154

This is a peer to peer forum. No one know when a phone is released until it is announced in an official press release.

This was the last official information. http://news.verizonwireless.com/news/2012/05/pr2012-05-04d.html

http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-droid-incredible-4g-lte-specs

jlsoaz

Ok, thanks. I still see no way to get my GSM question answered, so I am out of luck on that I guess.

Verizon_Support

Hey jlsoaz, thanks for being patient with our launch of this awesome device. I know everyone is excited about this phone and we are definitely trying to provide more phones for our customers to enjoy. I would also like to thank the community for providing a link to support information about the launch. I would like to provide a link to additional information about this phone and all the specs. Please let me know if you have any more questions or concerns. Enjoy! http://bit.ly/MXGEpM . ^KH

jlsoaz

Hello ^KH

Thanks for posting this information.

It appears that the phone is not global ready, so for now I will stay with considering the RAZR Maxx.

dimap52

The Incredible 4G LTE does support Global Roaming Capabilities, just as all of Verizon's LTE phones do. They are, however often locked out until Verizon decides to issue a software patch to unlock the UMTS/HSPA+ part of the phone's CPU/modem SoC. Google for example "Global Roaming on Incredible 4G LTE" and you get lots of threads, like this one:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=global+roaming+on+Incredible+4G+LTE&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CFwQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phonearena.com%2Fnews%2FThe-HTC-DROID-Incredible-4G-LTE-will-eventually-get-Global-Roaming-support_id31999&ei=TwT6T42uHrCS2AWjzvSoBQ&usg=AFQjCNG7qb0XrFCC-3gFnR82ak4mvUUM0g&cad=rja

jlsoaz

Hi - Thanks for the useful link:

http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-HTC-DROID-Incredible-4G-LTE-will-eventually-get-Global-Roaming-support_id31999
The HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE will eventually get Global Roaming support

Posted: 3 days ago, 12:11, by FAUguy

It's very nice for Verizon that they can apparently, if they choose, enable these phones for Global Ready, and I'm glad for maybe the first time to read some confirmation, from somewhere, that this phone will have global capability sometime. However, I find it a bit difficult to spend $500 on a phone when it may, or may not, have global capability enabled when I need it. In trying to figure this out, I'm hoping there's some reason (and a good one) why they are holding back on doing this expeditiously other than the possibility that they have little-to-no respect for customers.

I'll post this link over here:

https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/776008

Combining 4G LTE & global ready capability?

commonsense101

just buy the rezound, its cheaper and better

jlsoaz

Hi commonsense101:

Thanks for the thought. The Rezound has the same identical problem to the HTC Incredible 4G LTE which is that neither of them has officially been said by Verizon to be global ready. I realize there have been rumors and personal statements from Verizon users that the Rezound is having a software update pushed out to make it global ready. In the meantime Verizon apparently cannot steer its way to making clear official information available as to whether these phones will have global ready supported and when and what bands. I would prefer not to spend this kind of money on any of these phones until I am sure that Verizon will support this feature.

I wonder why these software update send-outs take so many weeks or months? I wonder why it takes so long for Verizon to make these matters official? Is it necessary, or just Verizon taking its time? Inherently resource-intensive software or network processes? Manipulation of customers toward Motorola? Or perhaps necessary caution in the face of complicated and risky changes? Caution from HTC? Or some other reasons perhaps?

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