Given the LUMIA Windows 8.1 status web site shows that all CDMA Carriers are in Under Test mode, and Under Test can mean anything from carrier, FCC, or Microsoft still doing testing, this may not actually be a Verizon problem.
The silence from ALL CDMA Carriers listed who are ALL in Under Test status may very well be due to a possible GAG order in their agreements with Microsoft that prevents them from stating publicly they are waiting on Microsoft/Nokia. And this might be a grandfathered Nokia contract issue that Microsoft hasn't yet replaced (Nokia was famous for secrecy).
So as much as I'd like to hammer Verizon, Cricket and others with FCC complaints and hammer them for their silence, this might actually all be on Microsoft.
Granted the developer edition has been out, but that's just a beta that Microsoft has given all carriers.
Everything IMHO points to Microsoft as the culprit here in failing to deliver a final version of 8.1 to ALL its CDMA carriers, which would explain the deafening silence from all CDMA carriers on the topic. If they talk, they probably lose a % of subsidizing dollars from Microsoft.
So let's stay focused on all this and once Microsoft finally releases 8.1 to CDMA Carriers for final round Carrier testing, we should all scream for transparency from Microsoft going forward.
They've done a nice job with surface pro's and windows 8 and 8.1 for desktops and tablets, which tells me this is all a legacy Nokia mess that Microsoft inherited and is trying to cut through.
Given the capabilities of the phones though, and the features and enhancements coming with 8.1 and Cyan, IMHO they're worth the wait.
