Does anyone know what it means when the E in the edge square turns onto a dot?

[mr.stinki]

This happens occasionally to me.

Sometimes i will notice that the little "E" will just turn into a dot. I have absolutely no idea what that means..

Thanks

 

[spamdumpster]

It means the phone is using GPRS, not EDGE. AT&T has been having nationwide network problems lately that have been causing people sometimes to drop to GPRS. It's not just iPhones, and it's certainly not your phone.

 

[mr.stinki]

So it just means i'm reverting to the slower network?

 

[ChrisN]

@OP
thats what i think.

ChrisN

 

[sibruk]

It means you've found one of the very wide holes in your cellular provider's coverage.

Yes, it does basically mean you're now using the slowest speed possible for data.

 

[scaredpoet]

It means the phone is using GPRS, not EDGE. AT&T has been having nationwide network problems lately that have been causing people sometimes to drop to GPRS.

Where'd you hear this from? I haven't seen anything about this until now.

There were slow 3G speeds on launch weekend, but that's largely abated.

 

[spamdumpster]

Where'd you hear this from? I haven't seen anything about this until now.

There were slow 3G speeds on launch weekend, but that's largely abated.

I was dropping to GPRS on my iPhone (first gen) and my Blackberry on Tuesday. Other people in my office (downtown Boston) were too. I called AT&T support and they told me that they were having issues.

 

[scaredpoet]

I was dropping to GPRS on my iPhone (first gen) and my Blackberry on Tuesday. Other people in my office (downtown Boston) were too. I called AT&T support and they told me that they were having issues.

Definitely not nationwide though. Some other forums would be all over it if it were.

 

[rannddeee]

Where'd you hear this from? I haven't seen anything about this until now.

There were slow 3G speeds on launch weekend, but that's largely abated.

i too received that little dot once. i searched for an iphone users manual online and sure enough, the little dot means GPRS.

Here is the manual, refer to pg 17:

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iPhone_User_Guide.pdf

 

[Surely]

i too received that little dot once. i searched for an iphone users manual online and sure enough, the little dot means GPRS.

Here is the manual, refer to pg 17:

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iPhone_User_Guide.pdf

Facts, shmacts.

I think the dot represents the iPhone's third eye.

 

[bozs13]

Last week it kept dropping me down to edge speeds and 3G was a little spotty once and a while. As far as I know, the data problems have been going on everywhere in the U.S. It's ok...it'll go back up to normal.

I've also heard that the dot is GPRS lol