Xlte?

[KeegdnaB42]

I traded my 928 in a few months ago for an M8 so I haven't kept up with things but one issue that bothered me for the entire time I had it was that Verizon promised AWS band support to enable XLTE and never came through on it in with the amber or black updates. I was just curious if they ended up finally flipping the switch for it with denim. Anyone have any info to confirm or deny?

 

[atst44]

Any ideas how to test if it works? I have the phone, but I wouldn't know where to look to see if XLTE was enabled. (JUST got the phone...)

 

[atst44]

Looks like a NO... based on windows central forums... http://forums.windowscentral.com/nokia-lumia-928/330925-quick-question.html

 

[crisdiaz01]

Any ideas how to test if it works? I have the phone, but I wouldn't know where to look to see if XLTE was enabled. (JUST got the phone...)

You can try going to cellular+SIM under the settings and see. From there, you can select your highest connection speed (at least on my Lumia 925, which lets me toggle between 2g, 4g, or Lte)

 

[atst44]

I dont see anything that would lead me to believe XLTE exists on the phone... I'll call Verizon, although I dont expect them to know.

"Global", "LTE and CDMA", and "LTE, GSM or UMTS".

 

[atst44]

They say no. I wouldn't know...

 

[psiu_glen]

What radio software version does everyone have? Did it update with the Denim update? If not, then probably a "for sure" no. I suppose if it changed, it's still no guarantee of anything.

 

[psiu_glen]

I dont see anything that would lead me to believe XLTE exists on the phone... I'll call Verizon, although I dont expect them to know.

"Global", "LTE and CDMA", and "LTE, GSM or UMTS".

I don't believe it would show any different there -- "XLTE" is just Verizon marketing LTE and them adding another LTE band to the mix.

This can actually help non-"XLTE" phones, as they will have more spectrum available in the band they can access, but not quite the same thing.

 

[atst44]

The phone is up to date, on the Denim software. I didn't expect it to show anything about XLTE either, but I figured I'd post what I saw.

The only reason I care for XLTE is the drop in 4g (to 3g) I get near the lake and at Church. Those are two places I got 4g with the Lumia ICON, but I dont get with this 928. (This is me assuming the AWS is providing the 4g as opposed to a better radio in general since the HTC One didnt get 4g in those areas either.)

It appears Verizon just doesn't want to support the phone any longer.