Circle Icon Instead of 3g or 4g

[Stevofresh]

I have the Iphone 5 for verizon and sometimes when I'm in an area of barely any reception, I get a little circle icon on the top instead of my normal 4g lte or 3g. Anyone have a clue?

 

[viperGTS]

I believe it means GPRS (for GSM iPhones), or in your case, 1X. I may be wrong. But basically, it is VERY slow data.

 

[TyPod]

That little circle means the iPhone is connected to the 1xRTT network.

When your iPhone displays the 3G icon, its on the EV-DO network, which is more than 10x faster. So pretty much what viper said, very slow data.

 

[chilibball]

You will be able to complete calls and use SMS messaging without problems, I might add.

Kevin

 

[batting1000]

I get this in good coverage areas. It'll randomly switch back and forth from 3G/4G to the circle a couple times.