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There seems to be no means for a newbie like me to figure out how to make 4G work on my new Thunderbolt. I could figure it out fine on my Sprint phone.
Is there any person in authority who knows with certainty when the 4G access will presently work with the new Verizon Thunderbolt in Honolulu?
Some say the modems work ( Verizon is selling them at least) but I don't know anyone who has stated the Thunderbolt works in 4G mode right now.
Is the 4g for modems different than 4G for Thunderbolts?
I sure thought when I bought my Thunderbolt it would work in 4G mode without effort or thinking.
Please help a newbie out here.
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yes it will say 4G LTE instead of 3G. They sell the 4G cards and phones in 3G only areas because they're backwards compatible and can still run on 3G.
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Yes, I looked at that map but thought it was out of date. I guess that was stupid. I thought since the 4g modems worked and Verizon was selling the 4g Thunderbolt phones 4G must be turn on in Honolulu. This was mainly because my Sprint phone, though spotty was easy to find 4G.
Funny, as the 3g on the Thunderbolt seems very fast. I thought is was 4g as it seems even as fast as my wifi. Then I noticed the status bar which states 3G.
Can a Thunderbolt user in a 4G city tell me if their Thunderbolt says 4g in status bar at top? I read this is auto and no toggle like Sprint has.
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yes it will say 4G LTE instead of 3G. They sell the 4G cards and phones in 3G only areas because they're backwards compatible and can still run on 3G.
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Currently it's in "Honolulu"(some parts)
The Airport, some parts of Pearl City, Salt Lake, Kalihi, and anything near the Airport. Got some unreal speeds when I was near the airport. Reports say it should smother Oahu by the end of the year, but truthfully I wouldn't expect that until 2012 sometime.
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http://news.vzw.com/news/2011/03/pr2011-03-21a.html
I'm most definitely NOT a VZW employee. If a post answered your question, please mark it as the answer.
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