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droid x 4g ?
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We don't know yet, you don't know yet. And beside their saying theres a hidin 4g option for incredible. Beside think the phone as pc, especially its linux based. On pc or apple computer (or linux) their are always new feature to their pc without having to update the hardware. My sony vaio laptop i sold came with window xp, sucker runs window 7 with so much feature you can install i really like opensource though. We do not know yet but i wouldn't be surprise if droid x does support 4g, its a new phone why wouldn't they do that. It just waste of money and contract. But verizon are money eater. Especially their running out of ip so we'll have new pipeline of feature for networking. Who knows really who want 4g vs 3g once we have 4g we wont even be using as mush as 3g, because they are gonna control the plans and who ever pass over to their mb limit will be charge extra. I say fk 4g and viva 3g. Unless if we see unliminited 4g then good. Even cricket is gonna go the same road as att in 4g and verizon. Damn I just got my first smartphone but so i can use it soo often i love using the internet while i'm away on my droid x. Remote access uses alot of tranfer data which i use alot often on my phone. And instant message and social website. This really sucks.
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That has a menu but is not compatable. If they had 4g they would have said like "4g ready" its better for them.
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shadowx582
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Ok someone please shoot down my curiosity. I keep reading on this forum that the Droid x isn't 4g capable due to hardware, which sucks but hey... I love my phone 
. Now when I read up on verizon 4g it's tied a lot with wifi 4g... I'm guessing this would need that handy little device they give out and you have to pay for. If this is the only way verizon would offer 4g speeds it would basically give all those phones access to it and they've got plenty of testing tools out in the field. It would suck granted having to carry around a little wallet sized device to get higher speeds but would be nice as a option I guess.
But the biggest point here is that would also mean they would have sufficent testing tools out in the field to launch a 4g network when ever they deem fit. I hope it's soon though, running speed test on my phone when I have a full bar @3g and seeing a tmoble samsung beat my phone is sort of depressing
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. Now when I read up on verizon 4g it's tied a lot with wifi 4g... I'm guessing this would need that handy little device they give out and you have to pay for. If this is the only way verizon would offer 4g speeds it would basically give all those phones access to it and they've got plenty of testing tools out in the field. It would suck granted having to carry around a little wallet sized device to get higher speeds but would be nice as a option I guess.But the biggest point here is that would also mean they would have sufficent testing tools out in the field to launch a 4g network when ever they deem fit. I hope it's soon though, running speed test on my phone when I have a full bar @3g and seeing a tmoble samsung beat my phone is sort of depressing
.I don't know why someone would tell you that. There are no LTE phones on the market. Like another stated, if it was compatible it'd be advertised as 4g capable.
Also, verizons 4g is not tied to any wifi. Sprints is, it is WiMax, where as Verizons is LTE(long term evolution).
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Also, verizons 4g is not tied to any wifi. Sprints is, it is WiMax, where as Verizons is LTE(long term evolution).
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On September 16, 2010, Verizon Wireless announced that its LTE network would roll out in 30 "National Football League Cities" in the United States before the end of 2010.[12] Verizon Wireless to Launch 4G LTE Service in 30 U.S. Cities
*no mention if DX is 4G ready*
*no mention if DX is 4G ready*
OK, for starters, it's LTE, not 4G. Everyone has a different name for the next level of cell phone data. Sprint = 4G, VZW = LTE, T-Mo = HSPA+, and i forget what AT&T is calling theirs (WiMax maybe? Bah, I don't pay attention to them lol). Point is, no VZW phone is technically 4G, because they use LTE.
Now, as for any phone being LTE-capable, my guess is no. When cell phone companies roll out new networks, they roll out the network first, and phones second. LTE isn't in enough places to justify them hiding LTE capabilities in the Droid X and Incredible. Besides, having an LTE phone is pointless without LTE. Yeah, they have it in like 9 states (just under 10% of the US). They do NOT want LTE phones out while their LTE coverage map looks like the AT&T map they used in their commercials lol.
Another reason, sales. They are going to keep selling 3G phones until the LTE network is about 60-70% complete. Then they will roll out 1-2 phones until gradually all they will have are LTE phones. This isn't going to happen before January 2011.
Finally, software, no matter how cool (Android lol) it is, it can't give a phone LTE/4G/HSPA+/WiMax capabilities without proper hardware. It can have menus and settings, but it there is nothing for those to turn on/off or adjust, then they are pointless (unless they are teasing us, which cell companies to like to do).
One more thing I was just thinking of. Has anyone heard of the Droid Pro or even the Droid 2 being LTE-capable?? I ask because they are newer than the X and Incredible. Also, why would HTC and Motorola build phones with features that aren't yet available and not market them as "smartphone data future-proof" or something along those lines.
All in all, the LTE phones are not out yet, and no phone sold by VZW are LTE-capable as of yet.
Now, as for any phone being LTE-capable, my guess is no. When cell phone companies roll out new networks, they roll out the network first, and phones second. LTE isn't in enough places to justify them hiding LTE capabilities in the Droid X and Incredible. Besides, having an LTE phone is pointless without LTE. Yeah, they have it in like 9 states (just under 10% of the US). They do NOT want LTE phones out while their LTE coverage map looks like the AT&T map they used in their commercials lol.
Another reason, sales. They are going to keep selling 3G phones until the LTE network is about 60-70% complete. Then they will roll out 1-2 phones until gradually all they will have are LTE phones. This isn't going to happen before January 2011.
Finally, software, no matter how cool (Android lol) it is, it can't give a phone LTE/4G/HSPA+/WiMax capabilities without proper hardware. It can have menus and settings, but it there is nothing for those to turn on/off or adjust, then they are pointless (unless they are teasing us, which cell companies to like to do).
One more thing I was just thinking of. Has anyone heard of the Droid Pro or even the Droid 2 being LTE-capable?? I ask because they are newer than the X and Incredible. Also, why would HTC and Motorola build phones with features that aren't yet available and not market them as "smartphone data future-proof" or something along those lines.
All in all, the LTE phones are not out yet, and no phone sold by VZW are LTE-capable as of yet.
Section Twelve
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ATT are only going to use HSPA+ and HSUPA as bridge standards. They claim they will be going LTE for their 4G network sometime in 2011 (apparently).
Anyway, LTE is 4G... or will be as soon as it is fully standardized. The "3" in 3G means third generation. The "4" in 4G means fourth generation. LTE is part of that from all information I've ever read on it.
dmaveer2000
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Yep
I just got off the phone with a tech support person at Verizon Wireless Corp who says that the droid x will be backwards compatible. I asked her a couple more times just to make sure I understood her. She said they are working to make it backwards compatible with 4G, I dont know if that is something that can be done with a OTA update or not.
I just got off the phone with a tech support person at Verizon Wireless Corp who says that the droid x will be backwards compatible. I asked her a couple more times just to make sure I understood her. She said they are working to make it backwards compatible with 4G, I dont know if that is something that can be done with a OTA update or not.
Well, I would suspect that the Verizon person you spoke to has no knowledge of anything. Backwards compatible would not make it LTE/4G. That would be forwards compatible. Also LTE will require a SIM card, and since there is obviously not one in the X then that would lead you to believe that it is not LTE capable.
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