o instead of E next to cell signal

[jc1350]

I can't find this anywhere including the iPhone user guide PDF:

Sometimes I'll have a full set of signal bars on my 1st gen iPhone, but instead of an E or the block to represent GPRS, the symbol is an o.

Does anyone know what it stands for?

 

[robbieduncan]

It means there is no Edge wherever you are: you are on standard GPRS or worse data.

 

[abijnk]

iPhone user guide PDF

Really? Page 17, middle of the page?

 

[fireshot91]

but instead of an E or the block to represent GPRS, the symbol is an o.

Does anyone know what it stands for?

Before the O there was a block with an O in the center signifying GPRS. After 2.1 they [Apple] changed the block and just makes a O

 

[jav6454]

I can't find this anywhere including the iPhone user guide PDF:

Sometimes I'll have a full set of signal bars on my 1st gen iPhone, but instead of an E or the block to represent GPRS, the symbol is an o.

Does anyone know what it stands for?

o means GPRS. Very slow (less than 56k) data transfer.

 

[Surely]

has no comment.

 

[jc1350]

Really? Page 17, middle of the page?

Yeah, Really. Page 17 on the version I have talks about using the touchscreen and the home button.

For the other replies - thank you. The block is solid in the pdf that I have (no o, just a solid blue box). I didn't realize they updated the pdf and keep changing the icons.

 

[Hudzilla]

It means you got a bad phone, and it needs to go to Apple for repair.

 

[Mlrollin91]

I tend to only get the "o" after I have just gotten off a phone call. It takes about a minute and then goes back to the E or 3G depending on what network I have turned on.

 

[jav6454]

Yeah, Really. Page 17 on the version I have talks about using the touchscreen and the home button.

For the other replies - thank you. The block is solid in the pdf that I have (no o, just a solid blue box). I didn't realize they updated the pdf and keep changing the icons.

Those are the old pictures for the respective GPRS, EDGE and 3G icons. After 2.1.0 the icons changed. Trust me, its the GPRS icon.

 

[jc1350]

Those are the old pictures for the respective GPRS, EDGE and 3G icons. After 2.1.0 the icons changed. Trust me, its the GPRS icon.

I'm not doubting you or anyone else. The screen shot of the pdf was to simply show my source of info and show that the info in question was not on the same page referenced by another poster.

This isn't a big deal - new icons that didn't match my old PDF - I get it.

Again, thanks all.