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For the last couple of days I have noticed extremely slow LTE rates that are often even slower than 3G in some cases - particularly the uptown area, but also in the North Charlotte area where I live. I have confirmed the same issue with multiple people who also have Thunderbolts that they are experiencing drastically reduced data rates; however, I don't think this is phone specific. I remember just last week I could pull down at least 5-10mbps and send back even more. The rates I've been seeing recently are <=.1mbps down and about the same up. That's absurd. I can't even stream music at low quality at that speed.
What's going on Verizon? It's formal announcement time to keep your customers informed.

Well, I may have figured it out partially. Something has happened to Verizon's coverage in various parts of uptown Charlotte - i.e. they're practically nonexistent. I can walk up and down College St and I find that some areas have next to no bandwidth capability whatsoever and others are full strength. This has absolutely nothing to do with the buildings as I have been all over uptown for the last year I have owned this phone and I never had a problem getting full LTE anywhere uptown. I would guess that the towers in the area have been re-prioritized or perhaps Verizon is no longer leasing near as much bandwidth in certain areas? Whatever the reason I have been reduced to practically zero coverage and now have ~1X data speeds unless I walk a block or two away. Awesome.

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