Third Data Connection Icon - What is it?

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  1. JHKL, Jul 28, 2008

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    Hello all,

    I just have a quick "out of curiousity" question for everyone: on the iPhone there seem to be three possible data connections - two of which are the 3G network, represented by the little 3G logo beside the carrier name, and Edge, represented by the "E" symbol. However, on a trip to a rural area, I noticed a third symbol - a blue box with a little white circle in it. Does anyone know what the name of this data connection is? It was very slow, so I'm just curious...

    Thanks in advance!
     
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  2. kdarling, Jul 28, 2008

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    Plain old GPRS.
     
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  3. apfhex, Jul 28, 2008

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    GPRS.

    I actually was just reading a thread about this earlier as I saw that symbol on my phone for the first time when I lost EDGE for just a few moments.
     
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  4. JHKL, Jul 28, 2008

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    Ah, OK, thanks to everyone for the answer. I'm kind of slapping my forehead here because I should have thought of that but it didn't cross my mind. It felt very much like a dial-up connection so I'm kind of surprised by the fact that it is GPRS. I guess on WAP sites GPRS is good enough...

    Thanks again!

    P.S. I didn't see the earlier thread and I did do a search but I guess different keywords must have been used.
     
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  5. neiltc13, Jul 29, 2008

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    Haha, I wish I had coverage like you. It is VERY rare for my iPhone to show 3G or Edge and it is the norm to see the GPRS icon. Thanks O2!
     
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  6. philgilder, Jul 29, 2008

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    same, ill get 3g in big towns and cities, but not edge really. great. however, the cloud wifi hotspots are everywhere here
     
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