Why does the Iphone 5s Says 4G instead of LTE?

Why does the Iphone 5s Says 4G instead of LTE hello i'm wondering why my iphone 5s says 4G in the top left corner instead of LTE i'm in FLORIDA USA

Technically they are the same thing. BUT if you contact your provider (why not mentioned in your question?) and ask them to provision your phone for LTE then it will show LTE.
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My guess is you transferred your old number to your new phone.

Complete questions get better answers.

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