14 DAY TRIAL // Those who will purchase a Motorola XOOM tablet PC from Verizon starting today will have the possibility to have their device upgraded to the 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology sometime in the second quarter of the ongoing year. This is a well known fact, since Verizon and Motorola announced plans to make the move ever since they unveiled the tablet PC at CES 2011 in Las Vegas in early January.
However, it seems that things might not be as simple as expected, and that the upgrade process would involve having the XOOM in Verizon's labs for about a week or so.
The upgrade is expected to arrive on all Motorola XOOM devices on Verizon's network, and should start being pushed out in about 90 days following the initial release of the tablet.
What seems to be disturbing is that those who would like to have their tablets upgraded to the 4G LTE technology would have to do without it for a number of around 6 days.
Some of the latest reports around the Internet suggest that the Motorola XOOM have to be sent to Verizon's labs to receive the upgrade, something that would certainly take some time.
Apparently, both hardware and software tweaks would be needed for the update, this being the reason Verizon and Motorola decided to act this way.
No official confirmation on the matter emerged for the time being, and we'll take this with a grain of salt, though it might prove real in the end.
The bump to 4G LTE would be done for free for all Motorola XOOM units on Verizon, just as the two companies announced before.
Verizon already put up a special page on its website to signal that Motorola XOOM is upgradeable to 4G LTE, but did not offer specific info on what the process would involve.