What's the blue dot?

[Riviera122]

Instead of the 3G signal symbol, or the E symbol, I sometimes get this blue dot. What is it?

Thanks,

Justin

 

[McGiord]

when your iPhone is out of a data network it shows that

 

[poolish]

GPRS. slower than Edge (E).
try reading your manual, page 21?

 

[blancoBronco]

when your iPhone is out of a data network it shows that

wrong. its still a data network, its the GPRS network which is slower than EDGE

 

[Clete2]

I used to get GPRS in the area I'm in now on my iPhone 3G. Now that I'm on the 3GS, I don't seem to get it anymore.. I doubt there's a difference in the radios?

 

[poolish]

when your iPhone is out of a data network it shows that

no, when there is no data connection there wont be an icon at all.

 

[iHateMacs]

I remember that blue dot. Took the 3GS on holiday and all I got was the blue dot. I was very disappointed Even then it was touch and go if I got data at all. O2 is crap. The UK is only small. You'd think they could cover it all. I was only in Devon.

 

[Riviera122]

I used to get GPRS in the area I'm in now on my iPhone 3G. Now that I'm on the 3GS, I don't seem to get it anymore.. I doubt there's a difference in the radios?

Does the 3GS have a stronger signal antenna?

It could be that your network provider built a tower closer to your home.

 

[Clete2]

Does the 3GS have a stronger signal antenna?

It could be that your network provider built a tower closer to your home.

Could be, but I get the same signal (crap, crap, crap) as before. There is not an AT&T tower in my town. It is a few miles away. I miss a lot of calls because of crappy signal.

 

[blancoBronco]

Does the 3GS have a stronger signal antenna?

It could be that your network provider built a tower closer to your home.

no, the antenna is the same. it is more likely that they built a tower closer to you. or maybe their current towers were just made stronger.

 

[the-sandman]

I remember that blue dot. Took the 3GS on holiday and all I got was the blue dot. I was very disappointed Even then it was touch and go if I got data at all. O2 is crap. The UK is only small. You'd think they could cover it all. I was only in Devon.

Living down here i can tell you that i spend more time looking at 'No Service' and 'Searching…' than anything else, and god forbid you get any 3G data anywhere populated!

 

[iHateMacs]

Living down here i can tell you that i spend more time looking at 'No Service' and 'Searching…' than anything else, and god forbid you get any 3G data anywhere populated!

I was in a caravan in Bovey Tracy and "No Service" was very common so I feel your pain. Last year in the same place I was getting great speeds on 3G with my Nokia N95 tethered to my laptop. That was on Orange though.

 

[jav6454]

when your iPhone is out of a data network it shows that

GPRS. No data means nothing shows up.

 

[MultiFinder17]

Ah, GPRS... It makes EDGE feel like broadband!

 

[Bacong]

Oh baby GPRS. Nothing like that sweet, sweet unlimited teat.

 

[the-sandman]

I was in a caravan in Bovey Tracy and "No Service" was very common so I feel your pain. Last year in the same place I was getting great speeds on 3G with my Nokia N95 tethered to my laptop. That was on Orange though.

It seems Orange and T-Mobile have better coverage over south Devon, with O2 just about beating Vodaphone, which is just dire! At least i get 5 bars of EDGE on Orange at my house as opposed to 1 bar to no service of GPRS on O2