People keep talking about how great things are going to be when Verizon switches to LTE. Verizon is not going to switch their entire network to LTE overnight, so for a looooong time, you'll still need a dual-mode CDMA/LTE handset. It isn't like you can take any LTE device and use it on Verizon. If the GAIT story is repeated, you'll need both the LTE SIM card and the ESN to be on the carrier's CDMA activation database to have full access to "the network".
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People keep talking about how great things are going to be when Verizon switches to LTE. Verizon is not going to switch their entire network to LTE overnight, so for a looooong time, you'll still need a dual-mode CDMA/LTE handset. It isn't like you can take any LTE device and use it on Verizon. If the GAIT story is repeated, you'll need both the LTE SIM card and the ESN to be on the carrier's CDMA activation database to have full access to "the network".