Verizon Wireless is rapidly expanding its 4G LTE coverage before it switches to shared data plans, later this year. Once Verizon Wireless switches to shared data plans, current unlimited smartphone data plan will no longer be grandfathered to unlimited data upon signing a new contract for a subsidized smartphone (you'll have to pay full price for the phone).
If you're Verizon Wireless is contract is up and you are in one of these new 4G LTE cities, this could be a good time to lock-in a a grandfathered 4G LTE unlimited data plan. We don't expect many new releases from Verizon Wireless until the fall, the only new 4G LTE model in the rumor pipeline is the Droid Fighter. There are many excellent best and top smartphones available from Verizon that have had the prices reduced lately including the Droid RAZR Maxx at $169.99 and Droid RAZR at one-cent from Amazon for new customers.
New Verizon Wireless 4G LTE cities:
- Lake Charles, Louisiana.
- Hyannis/Mid-Cape,Massachusetts.
- Benton Harbor/St. Joseph, Michigan.
- Biloxi/Gulfport/Pascagoula and Oxford ,Mississippi.
- Atlantic City/Toms River, New Jersey.
- Dickinson and Williston, North Dakota.
- Ashtabula, Bucyrus and Defiance, Ohio.
- Eugene/Springfield, Oregon.
- Lancaster, New Castle, Northern Cambria County, Oil City/Franklin, Somerset and York, Pennsylvania.
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
- Mitchell, South Dakota.
- Paris, Texas.
- Burlington/Northern, Vermont.
- Fredericksburg, Harrisonburg, Martinsville and Staunton/Waynesboro, Virginia.
- Sheridan, Wyoming.
Cities Expanding 4G LTE Reach:
- Denver, Colorado.
- Dover, Deleware.
- Fort Myers and Lakeland, Florida.
- Hagerstown, Maryland.
- Eerie, Pennsylvania.
- Canton, Ohio.
- Lima, Ohio.
- Mansfield, Ohio.
- Toledo, Ohio.
- Youngstown/Warren, Ohio.
Some of the top best current smartphones on Verizon are the Droid RAZR, Droid RAZR MAXX, Droid 4, Samsung Galaxy Nexus and HTC Rezound.