Dec 13, 2010 14:12 GMT  ·  By

Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless is reportedly hard at work with the delivery of a fix that would resolve delays of up to two minutes when it comes to switching from 3G coverage to Verizon's LTE network.

Big Red was the first US carrier to fire up its LTE (Long Term Evolution) network in a large number of markets at the same time.

Moreover, the carrier claims impressive download speeds on its 4G network, reaching up to around 20 Mbps or more, though it seems that there still are some issues that the new network was plagued with.

Among them, we can count the said delays when one switches from the older 3G network to the new LTE-based one, an issue that Verizon might solve in the near future.

However, it seems that a specific date for when the issue would be solved did not emerge for the time being.

According to a recent article on Business Insider, the issue might affect both of the two new USB modems that Verizon released on its airwaves with 3G/4G connectivity options, though nothing is certain for the time being.

Moreover, it appears that the problem is so severe, that some users would need to physically unplug and reconnect their USB modems to be able to switch to the LTE network.

US customers in 38 markets in the United States can now enjoy LTE connectivity on Verizon's network via said USB stocks, namely the LG VL600 and the Pantech UML290.

Both of them are priced at $99.99 upon the signing of a two year contract agreement with the wireless carrier, and after a $50 mail-in rebate. They can be purchased free of contract as well, priced at $249.99 each.

Users can chose two different monthly plans on Verizon's LTE network, including a $50 per month one, which offers up to five GB of data, and a $80 option, which includes 10GB of data. As soon as this amount of data is consumed, users would have to pay a $10 per gigabyte.