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Droid Incredible 4G LTE update brings global roaming and mobile payments

by on October 12, 2012 3:44 pm
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Droid Incredible 4G LTE update

Verizon has officially announced the 5-month-old HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE is now receiving a new software update. Is it important enough that you should care? For many users, yes it is. The 154MB update file is listed as build 2.17.605.2 and includes several new features and improvements that could make it worthwhile for many Verizon users.

Probably the most exciting change arriving in this update is the addition of global roaming. More than 220 countries will be compatible with this feature. While global roaming might not matter to everyone, this is a major feature that could be quite useful for those that regularly travel abroad.

The other major change is the addition of the Isis Mobile Wallet payment system. This finally means we will have a Verizon-approved mobile payment system for the Incredible 4G LTE that will work with any Isis Ready merchant. Other changes in the Droid Incredible 4G LTE update include improved LTE and Wi-Fi connection performance, a minor change to Visual Voice Mail, better support for Tango and enhanced customer support thanks to Verizon's Remote Diagnostics tool.

At the moment, the update has yet to hit the airwaves, though odds are it could arrive any time between now and the next few days.

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Comments
  • UadeaD

    Ive noticed that HTC keeps secrets better and better. Like Apple had in the past

  • adf

    adreno, not ardeno

  • MissMyDesire

    HTC should have been Samsung. The HTC Desire (and its cousin the Nexus One) was the first really valid iphone competitor. In fact, it was the first phone that surpassed the iphone in specs and usability. They had a head start on everyone including Samsung. They’ve completely lacked vision since then and meandered to this point. I mean who’s idea was Beats? Every manufacturer was making bigger and higher res displays because mobile devices are all about the *visual* experience and HTC regress back to offering cheap earphones and a mediocre equalizer. Fortunately they still have the most solidly built devices, but I don’t know if that’s enough anymore.

    • http://www.facebook.com/angelo.michael.7 Angelo Michael

      WE WERE HTC PHONE USERS , BUT WE ARE TIRED OF THEM, NOW WE TRANSFERRED TO LG SMARTPHONES…

      LG SOON TO BE THE #2 IN SMARTPHONE…

      • MissMyDesire

        Just might be true. Historically:

        Google chooses HTC for Nexus One, the following year HTC is awarded handset manufacturer of the year and has device of the year. Google chooses Samsung for Nexus S / Gnex, the following two years Samsung becomes the dominant cell phone manufacturer in the world.

        Is Google picking winners, or do consumers follow Google?

  • captainkirk

    I hope they can work it out. I really like my One x and would love to upgrade to the One but need to know that they are going to be around to support it. There should be an annoucement about the One for Verizon later today and that can help but it seems that they need a big internal revamp to really turn things around.

  • pppp

    It never floated so how can it sink? LoL. I’m not buying a phone with non-removable battery, and if I was to go for a good build quality phone, I have chosen an iPhone. NOT HTC!!!

  • OMGgary

    Ha-ha!

    Introducing the stunning new “HTC in the Deuce”.
    Everything your company isn’t!

  • Mr. B

    HTC Desire C with the Muve Music package is Terrific! You cannot beat the price,, with no contract to sign, and you also get to download, and listen to Hot New music, along with the oldies that the older generation loves. I am 44 and was relunctant to switch to a smartphone, but when I researched the different products discovered that the HTC Desire C, has everything that you could possibly ask for. I love the fact that I can download today’s newest music, along with all the music I grew up with so I think that this would be perfect for any family looking to switch over to a new phone package. It is cost effective with unlimited plans, and unlimited music. So I hope that they stick around for a long time, and am sure that they will.

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