4g later this year?

[Ksquare]

So with 4g hopefully coming soon to verizon can older 3g phones like lets say the incredible take advantage of the 4g services with maybe a software update or maybe even a hardware update?

 

[Trophias]

I doubt the Incredible will be able to because of the hardware functionality. HTC is probably working on a 4G phone for Verizon as we speak.

 

[GlitchZero]

Did you read your own post? "Older 3G phones".

And with the toss-away rate on cellphones, there will be no hardware update. Just an Incredible 2, for the same price tag as the Incredible 1 when it came out. Why? Because they know they can.

 

[Ksquare]

I doubt the Incredible will be able to because of the hardware functionality. HTC is probably working on a 4G phone for Verizon as we speak.

Yeah for sure it kind of sucks for me cause i want an inc but i start to think about whats coming later this year and i think now would be a good time to wait to get a new phone

 

[sloan31]

Yeah for sure it kind of sucks for me cause i want an inc but i start to think about whats coming later this year and i think now would be a good time to wait to get a new phone

If you always wait for the next greatest thing, you will always be waiting as something better is constantly coming out.

 

[threepio]

Theres no way in hell verizon would let an older 3g phone get a simple "update" to use the new LTE "4g" network. They will make people have to pay for a whole new phone and sign new contracts....they are in it for the money.

 

[XXXdc5]

maybe the next incredible with the 4g will be like the Evo. i would love to see a big screen HTC phone on Big Red

 

[Trophias]

From what I've been hearing, It's the Scorpion.

 

[ghutch0309]

it would be physically impossible for a 3g phone to connect to a 4g network without new hardware...as stated earlier itll be offered via a new phone

 

[Kitchen42]

Eh i don't care that much if i don't get 4G. Just faster speeds, i think.

Anyway, i heard the 4G plan is limited data so i would rather have unlimited 3G...

 

[XXXdc5]

it would be physically impossible for a 3g phone to connect to a 4g network without new hardware...as stated earlier itll be offered via a new phone

connectivity to 4g is based on the antenna within the phone. you'd have to physically replace the antenna since the one that the Incredible is equipped with does not support 4g.

someone correct me if im wrong.

 

[Qazme]

connectivity to 4g is based on the antenna within the phone. you'd have to physically replace the antenna since the one that the Incredible is equipped with does not support 4g.

someone correct me if im wrong.

I believe it has more to do with the radio. The radio needs to support full duplex symmetric data connections like GSM, but instead of dual band it's quad band.(IE the reason why you get WAY more bandwidth) Basically LTE is a newer version of GSM with CDMA long distance reach mixed in. The antenna just needs to have a certain length to match the frequency to pull in the correct band out of the air. So replacing the antenna too may be another design decision dependant on what MHz they put the LTE bands on. I would imagine it would be a different band than GSM and CDMA to prevent interference in which, yes an antenna would need to be engineered to work with the banding.

 

[XXXdc5]

I believe it has more to do with the radio. The radio needs to support full duplex symmetric data connections like GSM, but instead of dual band it's quad band.(IE the reason why you get WAY more bandwidth) Basically LTE is a newer version of GSM with CDMA long distance reach mixed in. The antenna just needs to have a certain length to match the frequency to pull in the correct band out of the air. So replacing the antenna too may be another design decision dependant on what MHz they put the LTE bands on. I would imagine it would be a different band than GSM and CDMA to prevent interference in which, yes an antenna would need to be engineered to work with the banding.

What he said^^ haha. yeah basically our antenna just wont support the frequency right? The main point being its not a software thing if the hardware wont support it...

 

[ghutch0309]

yeah thats what i was saying, our phone doesnt support the 700mhz frequency they will be using for LTE...he just explained it out wayyy more

 

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[daethwing188]

Additionally, the Incredible, to my knowledge, doesn't have an accessible SIM card slot.

Verizon's 4G LTE SIM in the wild

 

[davidnc]

... they got to get their 3 g sht working right first LOL , ,before they move to the next stage . fwiw

 

[slinky317]

I got my Incredible in May - I figure by the time my annual upgrade rolls around next year, there will be some nice Android LTE devices out that I can choose from.

 

[Kyle Gibb]

It's not like Verizon will have the entire nation blanketed with LTE when it launches. But yah, by this time next year it should have pretty decent coverage and there will be a couple phones (and maybe tablets?) on Big Red running in 4G hotness.

 

[Stormhead77]

The rumored HD3 would make a helluva 4g monster for Big Red early next year. Question is, will it be sporting Windows 7 or Android?