Who I have the same questioned this topic

I got an sms from Verizon this afternoon saying "due to network changes, LG Revolution and VL600, Pantech Breakout, and MiFi 4510L will only connect at 3G speeds"

I'm reading this as a permanent issue due to network upgrades/changes. Can I get confirmation of that? I haven't seen a firmware update in eons for this devlce, so I assume thats not a possible fix.

And if it IS permanent, maybe someone from Verizon can explain the logic behind taking a device that works fine on a 4G network and rendering it useless.

Ironically, I'm traveling, roaming on Appalachian Wireless in rural eastern KY, and showing a 4G connection. Appalachian's 4G service from a throughput standpoint is in name only, its barely 3G, but the device does indicate a 4G connection.