Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Verizon LG VL600 review: blazing LTE comes to your laptop

Verizon's 4G (LTE) network is finally becoming a viable over-the-air data option for many users based in mid- to large-sized cities in the US. As of December 2010, the network officially launched in 38 markets, and the company announced in January plans to expand to 140 additional markets in 2011. By mid-2012, the carrier plans to have coverage in two-thirds of the US, finally offering some real competition to Sprint/Clear's 4G (WiMAX) offerings.

We here at Ars have been curious to see how Verizon's LTE offerings would perform in the real world, so we managed to get a hold of Verizon's recently launched LG VL600 LTE modem to test out. The modem is a USB dongle that works with Windows and (finally!) Mac OS X, and if our experiences are in any way typical, the device raises the bar for 4G speeds to new heights.

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