Iphone 5s not picking up LTE?

I just got my phone about 3 weeks ago along with a bother one and they are both displaying 4g. I looked up if lte and 4g are the same and it said LTE is slightly better. I've called att and they don't know what's going on. I ordered the iPhones from att online. I did not finish my 2 year countract when I purchased my phones. Could it be that it still thinks I'm on my other contract for the iphone 4. I checked to see if 4g LTR. Was available in my area and it is. Can anyone help me find out what's wrong with it. Ps I have LTE enabled in settings.

I have T-Mobile and it's the same thing with my iphone 5. With my cellular data enabled, I usually get 4g which is pretty fast connection. Sometimes I get LTE, but that's only when my signal is exceptionally strong. This also happens pretty rarely (never when I'm at home) and I don't notice too much of a difference from 4g and LTE, so it doesn't bother me so much as long as I have internet.

If you have limited cellular data, then I'd suggest you turn off LTE because that takes up extra data and it's basically a waste in my opinion. Keep walking around and maybe eventually when you're in a certain area you'll get LTE.

But really, don't sweat it, it's not that great. It might even cause your battery life to drain more quickly with LTE enabled, but I can't say for sure.

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