I think it's out here too, in Chicago...
was told that no 4g phones can be sold until 'soon' b/c the 4g lte is down nationwide and unable to activate them.
yet vzw gets the 'attaboy' award.
typical vzw. have issue. keep quiet. let community go nuts trying to figure out. then when forced, mention there might be an issue.
Birmingham, AL here. Just swapped out for a fresh battery. It came up with LTE as it usually does, but then dropped to 3G and stuck there. Tried toggling mobile data, but it then went to 1x. Put it in airplane mode for a few minutes which has always done the trick in the past. LTE is back and has stayed for over 30 minutes now.
I have no 4G, 3G, or 1X at the moment here in So Calif. Tried going in and out of Airplane mode to no avail.