http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/
Still, competition is always good, and I look forward to a Nvidia Tegra 2 powered tablet...]]>May 17th 2010 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/oh man pop some android 2.2 froyo action on there and you got one bad ass tablet i would buy]]>May 17th 2010 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/I don't get it, does no one realize Sprint uses VZ towers for voice roaming (which is free). So, you get VZ service (granted, no data) for Sprint's $70 a month everything plan. Am I the only one that has figured this out? Or am I totally wrong?]]>May 17th 2010 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/
Yup, I get it.]]>May 17th 2010 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/
Hold on, that is my arguement...with Motorola...you CANNOT get a hack for it...Milestone is completely locked...there is no way to root or customize it in any possible way...So is every other Motorola consumer product, with the exception of the Droid, due to possible pressures from Google...I have much hope in the product Verizon will sell as a tablet...but if it is restricted to Verizon, and is not sold elsewhere, how prosperous do you think the app store would be?

And Motorola isn't exactly best known for supporting its products...]]>May 17th 2010 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/
Not sure what voice roaming has to do with this article. The big advantage of LTE is speed, meaning data. Verizon already dominates US voice and data coverage. Have to give them props for wanting to stay at the top by deploying LTE as soon as they are.]]>May 17th 2010 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 9:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/
Good luck getting your phone to switch over though. I've been through that nightmare before. The companies try their hardest not to let your phone switch over to those other networks.]]>May 17th 2010 11:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/
"Oh these blow the evo out of the water spec-wise, but it's been out a year so it wins"]]>May 17th 2010 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 8:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/I'm not comparing apples to oranges. This is both new about 4G, and Sprint got lucky enough to release it first, so technically, it's network for 4G is better. As for Lte devices being better, they will, but the next generation of Evo will be as good or better.]]>May 18th 2010 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/
twitter.com/mrkalel]]>May 17th 2010 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/
That's what I want. I've already got a smartphone with a data plan and I bet most tablet customers do too. I'd rather have a dumb monitor that could sync wirelessly to my phone instead of a separate device that requires another data plan and can't tether. A tablet-style monitor should be smaller, lighter and cheaper too.

Who's with me?]]>May 17th 2010 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 6:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/
Worse case scenario...root it and let the community support it...]]>May 17th 2010 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 7:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/
Oh, but even a year from now, only less than 5 handsets will support their new standard...don't worry, CMDA 2000 is here to stay for a bit longer...I'd say the last of the CMDA networks will die in 5 years...Telus and Bell have begun the reconstruction in Canada as we speak, and they say they'll drop all CMDA by 2013...]]>May 18th 2010 2:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/
The ball is in Sprint's court, they need a few well placed tv spots to show what the EVO can do, and how well it can do it.]]>May 17th 2010 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 6:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/
http://www.googleandblog.com/verizon-makes-it-easy-to-get-an-incredible/31701/]]>May 17th 2010 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/
I was actually gonna submit a tip to engadget once I was off of work.

Basically if you are on a main line may 20th-june 30th you can have a 1 time upgrade regardless of where you are in your contract. it does extend your contract 2 yrs (doesnt allow for 1 yr upgrade) and your upgrade date 20months from date of purchase as well. (1yr if enrolled in my verizon and are one a higher tier plan) Also you can not alternate the upgrade to other lines on the account. ]]>May 17th 2010 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 7:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/
Of course Sprint has the EVO today with 4G and a 11month head start. It's very likely, with the speed of HTC's product cycles that we'll be seeing EVO-2, or whatever they call it, in one year. It will only be one year between the launch of the Palm Pre to the EVO.

I think Verizon is concerned about not making any noise about 4G with Sprint having their network up, growing and with multiple devices (Overdrive, data cards) plus the EVO.

I'll take more 4G & EVO now, please.
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@Elranzer even AT&T seems to be having some second thoughts about LTE, otherwise why would they have made their big HPSA+ announcement yesterday? http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20100518/with-hspa-network-upgrade-att-buys-time-for-lte/]]>May 18th 2010 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/
my thoughts exaxtly. It's crazy to see VZW and ATT playing catch-up to Sprint. I like it! ]]>May 17th 2010 7:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/
Yeah, Sprint is a WHOPPING 13% ahead of the game. Ahead but not by much.

http://newsreleases.sprint.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=127149&p=irol-newsArticle_newsroom&ID=1426178]]>May 17th 2010 10:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/May 17th 2010 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/
It should eventually use sim cards, but the first round of devices will likely be CDMA voice (no sim card) and LTE data (sim card).]]>May 17th 2010 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/
Maybe, maybe not Verizon could go the route of using sim cards but dont have to. Or they could go the route of some prepaid phone companies and solder the simcard to the phone making it impossible to remove.]]>May 17th 2010 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/17/verizon-to-offer-up-to-five-lte-handsets-by-next-may-android/
Actually, I will wager that the majority of devices offered by that time will utilize CSIM's. The network should be ready by the EOY. It's just a matter of device manufactures implementing the tech.]]>May 17th 2010 8:50PM