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From the article:

  Some also caution that on the Verizon network, my 
  Nexus 7 will connect only if LTE is available; it 
  will not be able to fail down to slower speeds 
  as it could on other networks. True; that is how 
  my Chromebook Pixel works and I am willing to live
  with the limitation for the price.

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I don't understand your point of quoting the article. Does it not hash with what I said above?

I don't think it's a rehash. Your original comment makes it seem as though Jarvis was expecting LTE plus CDMA fallback, but the quoted portion from his post says he understands there is no fallback and that he only wants LTE.

Yes, but that still leaves the issue of why Verizon would issue you a Nexus 7 SIM while denying officially they can do so, multiple times:

"We apologize for any inconvenience; however, it can not be activated." - https://twitter.com/VZWSupport/statuses/380081363166048256

"I'm excited you got your Nexus 7 but not all LTE tablets are created equal. It's not part of our line up & can't be activated" - https://twitter.com/VZWSupport/statuses/379946773730443264

"This is not yet a device that is Verizon 4G LTE certified. We’ll let folks know when it's certified." - [Edited and corrected the URL] http://www.androidcentral.com/verizon-responds-inqury-about-...

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