Verizon unveils 10 4G LTE device; smartphones, tablets and more

By Zach Epstein on Jan 6, 2011 at 4:54 PM

CES January 6, 2011 at 4:54 PM

At a press conference moments ago, Verizon Wireless unveiled a host of upcoming devices built for its 4G LTE network. From smartphones, to tablets, to laptop computers and mobile hotspots — Verizon had all the bases covered at today’s event. Here’s a quick rundown of each 4G device covered by the Big Red event:

HTC ThunderBolt – HTC Sense 2.0, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 4.3-inch WVGA display, 8-megapixel camera with HD video recording, DLNA capability, video chat support
LG Revolution – 4.3-inch touchscreen, Android 2.2, video chat, mobile hotspot support (up to eight devices)
DROID Bionic 4G – Android, video chat, rear-facing 8-megapixel camera, 4.3-inch display, HDMI connectivity, dual-core 1GHz processor, 512 DDR2 RAM
Unnamed Samsung Smartphone – Android 2.2, 4.3-inch Super-AMOLED Plus display, 1GHz processor, rear-facing 8-megapixel camera with LED flash, video chat
Motorola XOOM tablet – 10.1-inch display, Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS, 1080p HD video, front-facing 2-megapixel camera for video chat, 5-megapixel camera with video capture, mobile hotspot capability (up to five devices)
4G LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy Tab – 7-inch TFT display, Android 2.2, 1.2GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor, rear-facing 5-megapixel camera, front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera
Novatel MiFi® 4510L Intelligent Mobile Hotspot – 3G and 4G LTE compatibility
Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot – 3G and 4G LTE compatibility
Compaq CQ10-688nr – 10.1-inch display, Intel Atom N455 processor, up to 8.5 hours of battery life, multi-format digital media card reader, webcam and multiple connectivity options
HP Pavilion dm1-3010nr – 11.6-inches, HP CoolSense Technology, up to 10.75 hours of battery life, 320 GB of storage, multi-format digital media card reader, HDMI port, Dolby Advanced Audio and GPS for mapping and navigation

Hit the break for Verizon Wireless’ full (massive) press release and don’t forget to check out our live-blog of the event for a recap.

Verizon Wireless Unveils Suite Of 4G LTE Smartphones, Tablets, A MiFi, Hotspot And Notebooks

World’s First Large-Scale 4G LTE Wireless Network Expands to More Than 140 Additional U.S. Markets in 2011

01/06/2011

LAS VEGAS, NV and BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The operator of the fastest, most advanced 4G network in the United States unveiled a suite of 10 consumer-oriented devices that will run on its 4G LTE network by the middle of this year.

At a news conference at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) today, Verizon Wireless announced a suite of 10 forthcoming 4G LTE devices – including smartphones from HTC, LG, Motorola and Samsung; tablets from Motorola and Samsung; a MiFi from Novatel Wireless and a mobile hotspot from Samsung; and two notebooks from HP – which will transform the wireless experience and offer consumers new ways to connect and share their lives at blazingly fast speeds. Verizon expects these consumer-oriented devices to be available by mid-2011, with some available as early as March 2011.

The company also announced it is expanding its 4G LTE network to an additional 140 markets by the end of this year.

Dan Mead, president and chief executive officer of Verizon Wireless, said, “Today, we’re unveiling the next evolution of 4G LTE for consumers. During this three-year journey, from acquiring spectrum to launch, we not only transformed our network, but also our business by engaging in a strategy of collaboration and openness, while driving partnerships that will make 4G LTE successful across the globe. The result is true magic – the sum of a powerful network, applications, software systems and devices that bring 4G LTE to life.”

Marni Walden, vice president and chief marketing officer of Verizon Wireless, said, “For consumers, our 4G LTE network isn’t about simply doing things faster. It’s about doing things we couldn’t do before. In the consumer electronics arena, it’s not just about devices. It’s about those powerful devices with deeply integrated applications and how our 4G LTE network truly transforms the wireless experience with rich multimedia and real-time response intervals.”

4G LTE devices available from Verizon Wireless by the middle of 2011 include:

Smartphones

HTC ThunderBolt (exclusive to Verizon Wireless) – HTC Sense 2.0, Skype mobile™ with video, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 4.3” WVGA display, Dolby surround sound, 8-megapixel camera and HD video recording, wireless DLNA capability.

LG Revolution – HD support for streaming, playing and recording video, large 4.3-inch touch screen, Android™ 2.2, video telephony support with front-facing camera and mobile hotspot capability to share a 4G connection with up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices.

DROID Bionic 4G – Android with Adobe® Flash® and HTML5, front-facing VGA camera and See What I See video feature, rear-facing 8-megapixel camera, 4.3-inch HD quality screen, HDMI connectivity, dual-core 1GHz processor, 512 DDR2 RAM.

Samsung 4G LTE Smartphone – Android 2.2, Google Mobile services, including Google Search™, Google Maps™ and Gmail™, YouTube™, brilliant 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus touch screen display, powerful 1GHz application processor, HTML5 Web browser, rear-facing 8-megapixel camera with LED flash and front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera to support video chat capabilities, Samsung Social Hub and Media Hub.

Tablets

Motorola XOOM – 10.1-inch HD 4G LTE upgradable tablet, Android™ Honeycomb, 1080p HD video, Adobe® Flash® Player, front-facing 2-megapixel camera for video chats and 5-megapixel camera to capture video in 720P HD. Mobile hotspot capability provides connection for up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices.

4G LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy Tab™ – 7-inch enhanced TFT display with 1024 x 600 WSVGA resolution, Android 2.2, Adobe® Flash® 10.1, 1.2GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird application processor, rear-facing 5-megapixel camera and front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera and camcorder enable video chat capabilities.

MiFi and Mobile Hotspot

Novatel MiFi® 4510L Intelligent Mobile Hotspot – Small enough to fit in the palm of the hand, share Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE and 3G networks with up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices.

Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot – Dual-mode device works as a wireless access point to connect up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices to Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE or 3G networks.

Notebooks

Compaq CQ10-688nr – 10.1-inch diagonal anti-glare widescreen LED display, Intel® Atom N455 processor, up to 8.5 hours of battery life, multi-format digital media card reader, webcam and multiple connectivity options.

HP Pavilion dm1-3010nr – 11.6-inches, HP CoolSense Technology, HD 1080p, VISION Technology from AMD, up to 10.75 hours of battery life, 320 GB of storage, full-size, island-style keyboard, multi-format digital media card reader, HDMI port, Dolby Advanced Audio and GPS for mapping and navigation.

Verizon Wireless also introduced new applications that are being fully integrated into the new smartphones and run seamlessly over the 4G LTE network. An upgraded version of Skype mobile takes advantage of video capabilities enabled by 4G LTE’s incredible speed, allowing users to see and hear friends and family when making or receiving Skype-to-Skype video calls. EA’s ROCK BANDleverages the high-speed, low-latency 4G LTE network to provide the next generation of multiplayer gaming. At launch, this will be the first time the game can be played with friends over the mobile network, which means consumers can rock out with their friends like never before with 20 favorite hits – while on the go.

Since its launch 32 days ago, Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network has provided laptop users with speeds up to 10 times faster than the company’s 3G network. In real-world, fully-loaded network environments, laptop users experience average data rates of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink.

Tony Melone, executive vice president and chief technology officer of Verizon, said, “We will aggressively continue launching 4G LTE markets over the next 36 months. We’ll cover two-thirds of the U.S. population in the next 18 months, and by the end of 2013 we’ll offer our 4G LTE network from coast to coast – everywhere that we offer 3G today. In order to get there, we’ll add more than 140 markets in 2011, including Detroit, Raleigh-Durham, Memphis, Milwaukee, Honolulu, Boise, Mobile, Little Rock, Sioux Falls and Salt Lake City.”

Verizon Wireless’ primary 4G LTE network vendors, Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent, are providing the underlying infrastructure for the 4G LTE network. Verizon Wireless’ 700 MHz spectrum gives the company specific advantages with 4G, including improved in-building penetration and a contiguous, nationwide network footprint.

Verizon Wireless is also working with rural companies to collaboratively build and operate a 4G network in those areas using the tower and backhaul assets of the rural company and Verizon Wireless’ core 4G LTE equipment and premium 700MHz spectrum. Rural operators are leveraging Verizon Wireless’ scale for infrastructure while they keep their customers on the cutting edge of technology. Bluegrass Cellular is the first rural wireless provider to partner with Verizon Wireless, and to date, more than 200 organizations have expressed interest in collaborating with Verizon Wireless to bring 4G LTE to rural America.

Since 2007, when Verizon Wireless jump-started the global 4G LTE ecosystem with its selection of LTE for its 4G technology, the company has developed deep partnerships to spearhead a broad LTE ecosystem, including the LTE Innovation Center in Waltham, Mass., and an LTE Applications Center, soon to open in the San Francisco area.

Melone concluded, “2011 will be a gang buster year, especially as we combine our growing 4G LTE network with our amazing lineup of 4G devices and applications that take advantage of high speed and low latency.”

Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network already reaches more than one-third of all Americans. A list of initial 4G LTE markets to be covered by Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network in 2011 include:

Huntsville, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Little Rock, Arkansas
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Gainesville, Florida
Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida
Pensacola, Florida
Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
Augusta, Georgia
Honolulu, Hawaii
Kahului-Wailuku, Hawaii
Lahaina, Hawaii
Boise-Nampa, Idaho
Carbondale-Marion, Illinois
Wichita, Kansas
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Hammond, Louisiana
Detroit, Michigan
Flint, Michigan
Fayetteville-Lumberton, North Carolina
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, North Carolina
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
Dayton-Springfield, Ohio
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Erie, Pennsylvania
State College, Pennsylvania
Charleston, South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina
Hilton Head, South Carolina
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Clarksville, Tennessee
Cleveland, Tennessee
Kingsport, Tennessee; Johnson City, Tennessee; Bristol, Virginia/Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas
Bryan-College Station, Texas
Provo-Orem, Utah
Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah
Centralia, Washington
Olympia, Washington
Charleston, West Virginia
Madison, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

For more information about Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network, visitwww.verizonwireless.com/lte. To see a replay of the Verizon 4G LTE News Conference webcast from CES 2011, visithttp://www.verizonwebcasts.com/ces/2011/news.

60 Comments

Anonymous

Only one Tegra phone?
Marki

Really excited about LTE phones, Really disappointed that we won’t see them until March.

kyweezy

this is verizons way to make room for the iPhone. Late jan, early feb we will see it. then come march we will see the thunderbolt, then the next month we will see the lg, then the month after that we will see that ugly ass samsung and so on.

http://www.facebook.com/patrick.crumpler Patrick Crumpler

and in june, some new iphone

http://twitter.com/FondelMaJunk Sofonda Cox

All the phones are exactly the f’in same. How about something smaller than a 4.3″ boat? I don’t want that. Please please please announce the iPhone next Tuesday so I can ditch my Storm1 once and for all!!!

Anonymous

LOL… You go right ahead…
The iPhone… Different phones for different folks…

But look around at the last 2 days of announcements at CES… Whats the word of the week?

“ANDROID”

http://twitter.com/FondelMaJunk Sofonda Cox

Android is a viable alternative. I would think about one of the LTE androids if they made a 4″ or a 3.7″ version. Why are all four so damn big? What is the point? I don’t want anything that big.
Hb_4_dg

whattsamatta yo purse not big enough????
wtfff?

rofl about your purse.
big screen is for pr0n on the go

Nredden

Storm 1? I had one of those. Come on Verizon, get this man a replacement ASAP!
joshie

Seriously, how about something that fits comfortably in the pocket? I remember when cell phones kept getting smaller and smaller. It seems that trend has reversed. Obviously some minimum size is needed for smartphones..but how about some more pocket-friendly options, guys?

Maybe LTE is such a power hog that the phones need to be that big to support a sufficiently large battery.
http://www.facebook.com/patrick.crumpler Patrick Crumpler

with a name like that, would’ve taken you for a sizequeen

http://friendfeed.com/markedwards MarkEdwards

But nothing from Blackberry? Not good news for RIM. Perhaps the predictions of their impending doom were more on target than we thought.
Scott

So at&t gets the best and fastest and most powerful Android phone? Sweet! Suck that Verizon! Finally paying off to stick with at&t. Can’t wait to have the Atrix in my hand.

http://twitter.com/FondelMaJunk Sofonda Cox

Good luck toting that beast around.
Anonymous

I realize that most sites show the Bionic with 512 but Moto showing the bionic with 1GB. So until this gets 100% confirmed, it’s still up in the air. Not to mention that VZW LTE will far surpass ATT HSPA.

Scott

@Sofonda Cox

I don’t wear skinny, girl jeans, so I will tote it around just fine!

@WarGears

I’m willing to bet you meant HSPA+. And I’m also willing to bet HSPA+ speeds will be similar to VZW’s current LTE speeds (especially when it starts getting a load on it), at which point in time, at&t will have LTE out (which they’ve said will be faster then their current HSPA+, so faster than 21Mbps) and they will once again leave VZW and Sprint as the slowest, as at&t and Tmo move ahead.
Anonymous

I see. So while ATT has HSPA they will be faster than Verizon’s LTE. And then when ATT moves to LTE 2 years after big red has been running and upgrading it will be faster than Verizon’s LTE. I can tell carrier nutswingers when I see em so I wont even bother trying to talk facts.

p.s- do a speed test on your att phone and show me 21Mbps please. We all know carrier claims are FAR from what they say.
Anonymous

Not necessarily. Don’t confuse rated bandwidth for speed. There are other factors. Here is a simple thing a lot of you non-techies can understand. Take a T1 line vs a home DSL of an average user (lets say 7mb line). While the T1 is only a 1.5mb it will out perform and have a faster throughput than the 7mb dSL line. The switching mechanic and packet control is just as important as the tunnel they ride in. If you show this to the lamen, he will say the DSL is faster… but it’s not. it might just have a higher peak, but it’s throughput is not the same.

I’m just trying to show a simple example for those that don’t understand. I could hold a clinic for those more tech savy, but still don’t get it.
trooth

LTE is a good 5-10 times faster than TMobiles HSPA+ speeds right now, real world speeds for TMobile HSPA+ is 2.5mb to 5mb download, advertising 21mbps is irresponsible, no one will ever see it. Verizon LTE is hitting 20mbps to 30mbps now because there isn’t much load. Their advertisement of 5mb to 12mb guaranteed is what you can expect. HSPA+ will never match it even at 42mbps. TMobile and ATT wont post what their guaranteed average is because it is much lower than than 21mbps they are currently listing. Check the latency statistics for LTE, WiMax, and HSPA+. LTE blows them all away. There is a reason ATT and TMobile will go to LTE, it is better than HSPA+. HSPA+ is there way of trying to keep people on their networks until they catch up to Verizon Wireless and Sprint, nothing more.
trooth

LTE is a good 5-10 times faster than TMobiles HSPA+ speeds right now, real world speeds for TMobile HSPA+ is 2.5mb to 5mb download, advertising 21mbps is irresponsible, no one will ever see it. Verizon LTE is hitting 20mbps to 30mbps now because there isn’t much load. Their advertisement of 5mb to 12mb guaranteed is what you can expect. HSPA+ will never match it even at 42mbps. TMobile and ATT wont post what their guaranteed average is because it is much lower than than 21mbps they are currently listing. Check the latency statistics for LTE, WiMax, and HSPA+. LTE blows them all away. There is a reason ATT and TMobile will go to LTE, it is better than HSPA+. HSPA+ is there way of trying to keep people on their networks until they catch up to Verizon Wireless and Sprint, nothing more.

rpfarrah

C’Mon VZW, give us something good in a 4″ size!

Anonymous

In case you haven’t looked at the dimensions of 4″ screen phones, they are as big as the phones with 4.3″ screens.

1T2dirtnap

That’s the problem with a lot of folks… LTE isn’t going to be fully deployed until 2012/2013. Everyone gets so excited to hear about new technology that they get flustered and can’t think straight. Verizon will be the first to have it’s LTE/4G network up and running at FULL capacity. T-MO might have it’s HSPA+ network deployed throughout most of its network, however, their network isn’t near the size of Verizons. By the time 4GLTE is fully deployment there will be NEWER devices, ready to take full advantage of LTE. What we are seeing now are devices that will spend most or all of its time running on 3G.

Anonymous

Verizon’s Lte already covers more than 1/3 of the US population, 115 million. Another 120 million by year’s end. That means by mid year, over half will be covered,

Cjgm21

i want something with qwerty keybord like the original droid, ill just have to wait

http://www.facebook.com/patrick.crumpler Patrick Crumpler

probably fall. not too long

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GP2WYAHXS6CRUREISWBGPUSUGE Michael

You put any of these on T-Mobile or Sprint and you guys would SWEAR up and down they suck and are the worst phones/tablets ever…

but since they are are Verizon they suddenly ROCK….

narrow minded people.

Anonymous

I have an Evo. I think the thunderbolt is a few steps up. This phone has an aluminum unibody, 768 Megs of RAM, and a new gen processor!

dima

No phones announced with gingerbread? All I see is 2.2. Verizon is quickly getting pathetic.

dreedy.android

Name me one cell company that is releasing a new device on display @ CES that has Gingerbread already loaded on it? Guess all cell providers are getting pathetic then….

Anonymous

Thunderbolt using the same chip as my Incredible a year later… no thanks.. *sigh* i REALLY wanted to like it.. but it’s just not enough, when compared to other phones coming at same time… need the Dual Core

dreedy.android

Actually, the Thunderbolt has the 2nd generation Snapdragon processor, same as the G2 and the EVO Shift. Only those two have 800Mhz processor and this has the 1Ghz processor. And just a sidenote, the 800Mhz 2nd gen Snapdragon on the Shift killed the DInc and Evo on benchmark and FPS test with its 1st gen 1Ghz Snapdragon, straight stock mind you. If Android isn’t designed to truely take advantage of a dual core processor until Honeycomb then what is the point of having a dual core when it will be outdated by the time you can utilize the power of it?

Anonymous

Agreed! Help me spread the word!
Donny

Fantards love specs not implementation.

http://twitter.com/bradenmcg Braden McGrath

Apparently VZW assumes that everyone wants a touchscreen Android device. I want a fucking keyboard, dammit.

Also, seconded that 4.3 inches is too much as far as phones are concerned.

Finally, LTE is pointless on a smartphone except for simul-voice/data and the increased penetration. My D2 rarely speedtests higher than 2-3Mbit over Wifi, and that’s on a 25Mbit connection at work. Even if the radio can do 20+ Mbit, I doubt you’ll see it much if ever.

Anonymous

Disagree about it being pointless. It depends on what apps you run. Video calling alone on 4G is vastly superior than 3G. What about “all the time on” apps. The more need for apps to be real time communicators (which is where EVERYTHING is going), absolutely the need for LTE. What about people that are starting to play MMO’s on their phone? The future of mobile gaming demands LTE

Stop thinking of today’s use and think about tomorrows.

http://twitter.com/bradenmcg Braden McGrath

Video calling – the feature that so many phone geeks love to swoon over, but the vast majority of people don’t give a crap. Honestly, if I want to see someone, I’ll go see them F2F. If they are far enough away that I can’t easily see them F2F, then we probably already have a computer-based video chat setup, or the phone wouldn’t even work anyway (i.e. military).

For simple communication, voice is fine. (I can see usage for mobile video chat with hearing-impared though, and there’s nothing wrong with that, but it’s a relatively small market, not enough to truly drive the mobile revolution.)

Most of my stuff is already “always on” with 3G. Things like status updates, e-mails, etc, don’t need a wireless firehose like LTE. 3G data is fine, hell you can even do e-mail via 1XRTT as long as you aren’t trying to attach huge pictures. Sure, when I’m on the phone I’m not getting e-mails, but it hasn’t caused any problems so far.

Mobile gaming is far more affected by latency than bandwidth. Remember the days when everyone played on dial-up? The overall throughput of the connection isn’t all that important, as the streams are relatively small. Jitter and latency are the larger problems with gaming. (This all assumes that you’re doing the rendering work locally on the phone, not something like OnLive where you’re effectively streaming high quality video, not sending game position updates.)

I can see uses for LTE, mobile uploads will be quicker, and if it enables simultaneous voice & data that is cool since CDMA has lacked it. The massive bandwidth itself though, there currently isn’t much of a demand for it. It’s not like you need to bittorrent from your phone. 20-some Mbit/sec. Even if it’s halved once there are more users, that’s still a faster downstream than most home connections in the US. My LTE card (I have the LG) is quicker than my cable modem for everything, but due to the stupidly low caps VZW has on LTE it’s not worth trying to replace the “land” for wireless. Plus, LTE still has higher latency than a wired connection.
Anonymous

Again disagree. Video calling is useful especially for companies that have people that travel or that deal with clients (99.99% of them). VERY OFTEN they are not near where a PC is or could be used. Airports, cars, etc.

Maybe YOU don’t have a need, but millions of people do.

Again, YOUR apps don’t need LTE, but there are MANY MANY people that have apps that do. And future apps such as me connecting to company networks to solve issues this would be HUGE for.

LTE has extremely low latency, they even just made a point during the conf of stating it would be a 30ms latency.. amazing ..

You seem to be a consumer… so let me just say, I am an IT director in the field for over 22+ years. LTE absolutely is the gateway to broad acceptance of phones being a personal computing and purchasing machines. You obviously just don’t work with technology, those of us that do.. see this as a HUGE BOON.

Stop kidding yourself
Conrad

Wow! in 20 months I will be able to upgrade! Stupid contract lockdown!

iflyhi

Amen bro! All of these phones are way to big to keep in the pocket. Dang! What happened to that well-hyped Merge with the keyboard and nice size that Verizon was all over about 2 months ago. Wait….Sprint has a new EVO device that fits these needs.

Anonymous

Phones the size of the evo and thunderbolt fit in your pockets just fine. In fact, they fit better because they are thin, and keyboards make phones fat!

Anonymous

Agreed.

Where the f@ck are all the slide out QWERTY keyboard phones?

I hope Steve Jobs dies soon for convincing the sheeple that QWERTY is “uncool”.

Terry

It may have sneaked its way and I didn’t notice. But will LTE ever arrive in Portland, OR?

Seems odd to me that they’d dodge such a city. Maybe I missed the announcement, I just read these cities and the initial ones.

Thanks!
QNX Please

Why would anyone care about the iPhone coming to Verizon when you can get the DROID Bionic 4G!!

Bringit

umm…

Anonymous

ThunderBolt!

Gordon

Will the 4G phones work with a 3G data plan?
:

I can’t wait to see how crazy the rate plans are going to be for these, their 3G plans are pretty outrageous as it is… Sure they got a great product and the speeds are great, but if they cap it at 5 or 10 gigs per month like they are with their air cards then I can see a lot of customers reaching that limit way before their billing cycle is over… Especially for people who will be doing a lot of online gaming, streaming tons of video or downloading music; which are the customers that would benefit from LTE the most.

Trooth

They don’t cap data cards. They give you two tiers, after you go beyond your tier you pay $10 a gig. Backhaul to towers is expensive. This way the people that use the service the most, pay the most.

Bringit

blah blah blah – SAY IT.
Anonymous

4G is vaporware. It will take until 2012 until we can use the 4G networks Verizon and AT&T are implementing for real. The networks are not fully ready and the phones that are capable to connect to these networks have batteries that can only last a few hours connect to 4G.

Basically you will pay more for a 4G phone while 90 percent of the time using it on 3G.

trooth

Verizon’s 4g is live and running and has data cards on it right now and did in December 2010. Verizon’s LTE coverage will greatly overshadow TMobiles coverage and catch up to Sprint by the end of the year. Do you think 3g is vaporware too?

Anonymous

Verizon 4G LTE covers 38 dots on the map, with full coverage (defined as the same coverage as 3G presently) promised by the end of 2013.

But the TV ads are very cool.

Does all the marketing talk of 4G give you an erection?

I never said 3G is vaporware.
Anonymous

Those 38 dots are major metro areas, covering over 1/3 of the US population already! 115 million already, 140 million more by year’s end. Hardly vaporware.

S0yp0p

The average male is 4″, big red just wants to feel a bit superior with an exra .3″
http://www.facebook.com/patrick.crumpler Patrick Crumpler

And half of those four phones are binged out. Sorry VZW
http://twitter.com/temporalshadows Jim Morris

So, I see Mobile, Huntsville, and Montgomery, Alabama on there…where’s Birmingham, the largest city in the state?!
And what happened to the HTC Merge? You know, the one with the keyboard? I see no good phones with keyboards. There was big buzz about the Merge back in November and now it seems to have been completely forgotten.

iflyhi

Totally with you B’ham guy. Their rollout to all the smaller cities doesn’t really seem too logical. Seems like they would want to cover more people at once. Right, I too, was looking forward to a smaller screen size with a keyboard, ie the Merge. This phone just vanished into thin air…strange.

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