If you're a Motorola
Xoom LTE owner that hasn't had the 864KB update pushed to your tablet yet, you can try to manually pull it by going to Menu — > Settings — > About tablet — > System updates — > and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the upgrade process.
A minor software update is waiting for your Motorola
Xoom LTE tablet.
The Motorola
Xoom LTE owners can expect this minor update at any moment.
It looks like the Motorola XOOM with 4G LTE (aka the Motorola
XOOM LTE) is about ready to launch, along with the DROID3.
Android 4.1.2 for the Motorola
XOOM LTE on Verizon is rolling out.
In the meantime, if
any Xoom LTE owners have received the update as well, be sure to let us know in the comments below!
Either way we'll keep our eyes peeled, so
Xoom LTE owners be sure to check back with us in the future for more updates.
So far this seems to be the only report of
the Xoom LTE tablet receiving Jelly Bean so we're not sure if this is an indication that Verizon could be rolling out Android 4.1 for their LTE Xoom tablets, or if this user is just really lucky to have received a test build that probably wasn't meant for the public just yet.
Not exact matches
We were also allowed to send out
Xoom's in for a 4G
LTE upgrade.
The Motorola
Xoom is a 10.1 - inch, HD 4G
LTE upgradable tablet.
10 devices in total, a few of them familiar... Droid Bionic, Motorola
Xoom tablet, and some
LTE hotspots.
The second notable comparison here is that T - Mobile is taking advantage of the as of yet updated to 4G
LTE Motorola
Xoom.
While Motorola has stated the update to 4G
LTE has been delayed slightly for the
Xoom, what will T - Mobile claim when the update arrives and the
Xoom beats the pants off the G - Slate?
You might have heard about the recent hoopla around the Motorola
Xoom and its exclusive abilities to use the
LTE network.
Many of the first gen
XOOM buyers are yet to receive their 4G
LTE upgrade and it's all but natural for them to feel a bit let down by Motorola.
Compal Electronics which is the company tasked with manufacturing the Motorola
Xoom will also be out around March or April, with the Verizon
LTE version being released in the second quarter.
Verizon also reminds potential customers that the
Xoom will be upgradable to 4G
LTE service for free in the second quarter of 2011.
While the
Xoom is upgradeable to Verizon's speedier 4G
LTE (Long - Term Evolution) network, Apple's low - ball iPad 1 pricing appears poised to dull the appeal of the
Xoom for cost - conscious consumers, and should force Verizon to slash the device's price.
That's decent, but those who desire faster 4G speeds will want to consider the
LTE - upgradeable Motorola
Xoom or the upcoming LG G - Slate from T - Mobile.
Unlike the new iPad 2, the
Xoom is supposed to be compatible with Verizon's new, high - speed
LTE network.
Carriers matter, as well: the LG runs on T - Mobile's HSPA + (4G) network, while the
Xoom makes use of Verizon's
LTE (4G) network.
Meanwhile, there is also news of all
XOOM owners being served notices by either Motorola or Verizon about procedures for the upgrade to 4G
LTE.
Also, the SBF file is a nice thing to have when you will be upgrading your
XOOM to the much touted 4G
LTE standards.
Verizon is right now selling the 3G enabled
Xoom with the promise of a free upgrade to its 4G
LTE network in future.
Of course we have a ton more news on the
Xoom, LG Optimus, Verizon
LTE and the future of tablet gaming.
Boasting a dual core processor with each core running at 1 GHz, delivering up to two GHz of processing power, and 10.1 - inch widescreen HD display, Motorola
XOOM gives Verizon Wireless customers a new type of mobile computing experience on a stylishly thin device that is 4G
LTE upgradeable.
«Motorola
XOOM gives consumers complete access and control of their favorite personal content and work files whether through our nationwide 3G network, or through our lightning - fast 4G
LTE network as it rolls out around the country.»
The Motorola
XOOM device will launch as a 3G / Wi - Fi - enabled device in Q1 2011 with an upgrade to 4G
LTE in Q2.
Anyway, in this situation Moto is stating they will upgrade your
Xoom to
LTE no matter what.
While I definitely think those who have a 3G enabled
Xoom should upgrade to 4G
LTE for 5 - 12 MBps download speeds and 2 - 5 Mbps uploads, I would probably suggest against buying a new one.
Verizon's
Xoom will get a major speed boost come the second quarter, when the carrier will let owners upgrade this tablet to its blazing 4G
LTE network.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Verizon Wireless and Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE: MMI), today announced the Motorola
XOOM 4G
LTE upgrade will be available for existing Motorola
XOOM customers beginning tomorrow.
When customers travel outside of a 4G
LTE coverage area, the Motorola
XOOM automatically connects to the Verizon Wireless 3G network, enabling customers to stay connected from coast to coast.
For the tablet was launched with one key feature missing — 4G
LTE connectivity and Verizon has announced it is now ready for carrying over the
XOOM... [Read more...]
With integrated 4G
LTE units, the
XOOM 2 is only mentioned in FCC documents as IHDP56LU2.
XOOM 4G tablet with
LTE wireless radio pre-installed are now available for those interested.
Starting tomorrow, Motorola
XOOM customers can visit www.verizonwireless.com/
Xoom4GLTEupgrade for complete instructions and to begin the 4G
LTE upgrade process.
Seems like online route is the only road to 4G
LTE for the
XOOMs.
The Motorola
Xoom just won «best of show» for their first tablet computer that will soon be released under an exclusive Verizon agreement with upgradable 4G
LTE.
The Motorola
XOOM is said to launch as a 3G / Wi - Fi - enabled device in this first quarter 2011, with a future upgrade enabling the device for 4G
LTE in Q2.
The
Xoom is currently available for pre-order via Best Buy with the official launch set for this Thursday, February 24th for $ 799.99 without additional subsidies and features a 1 GHz dual - core Tegra 2 processor 10.1 - inch capacitive display at 1280Ã — 800 resolution, while 4G
LTE connectivity will be made available as an update in Q2.
This would finally bring the 4G version of the
Xoom tablet to the highly anticipated Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update, and the good news for 4G
LTE Xoom owners is that yes, it looks as though the Android 4.0 update is finally here!
The site lists the
LTE - compatible DROID Bionic — complete with a Verizon logo — and the
XOOM tablet, which we've known about for several weeks.
However, the
Xoom will be 4G - ready when the carrier is ready to expand its 4G
LTE coverage beyond its current 38 markets in the second quarter.
In addition to the HTC Thunderbolt and Samsung DROID Charge — announced on Thursday — it has plans to launch 4G support for the
XOOM, an
LTE version of the Samsung GALAXY Tab, and the Motorola DROID Bionic later this summer.
We just received word that Motorola
XOOM 3G owners could will see an email from either Moto or Verizon today with details about their 4G
LTE upgrade.
It will run on Verizon's 4G
LTE network out of the box (3G too) from what we can tell, something the Motorola
XOOM still can't and may never do.
As all of the owners of the Motorola
XOOM 3G know, we were supposed to have received an upgrade to 4G
LTE back in May — of course, that never happened.
Yep, that makes the 3G version of the
XOOM that is upgradeable to 4G
LTE, the same price as its WiFi - only counterpart (well, when it originally launched).
We first reported on a new
XOOM with 4G
LTE built - in that had received MAP, but with no other details since then, it is hard to say when we could potentially see it.