Cdma A1429 verizon iphone 5 compatible to european 4g/lte?

I have a cdma A1429 verizon iphone 5 and I live in europe(greece).My 4g doesnt work here even though cdma version includes the bands of the gsm a1429 version(which is sold here in europe).Is there anything i can do to make my 4g/lte work??

@miltoslao
Please make sure you have 4G network coverage in your area first, to confirm have another LTE device with you which has LTE coverage next to you and call customer care from your carrier to resolve the issue. Which network are you on, and in which city?
For example if you are in Athens, the center of Athens would be a good point to test for signal.
In settings -> cellular -> Enable LTE make sure you have this swiched on.
Vodafone has some issues with the activation, which is required for LTE so if you are on Vodafone please call customer care for assitance.

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