Anyone have their 3G change to "o"

[coltsbr]

Anyone have this happen today?
My 3G next to Verizon changed to an "o"

 

[scorpiodsu]

I'm guess the "o" is 1X. Just a guess though. At my job my service always goes back and forth between EVDO and 1X so when I see the switching between 3G and o, I'm just drawing that conclusion.

 

[cevmkv]

I'm guess the "o" is 1X. Just a guess though. At my job my service always goes back and forth between EVDO and 1X so when I see the switching between 3G and o, I'm just drawing that conclusion.

i concur...

 

[kch50428]

I'm guess the "o" is 1X. Just a guess though. At my job my service always goes back and forth between EVDO and 1X so when I see the switching between 3G and o, I'm just drawing that conclusion.

And that is the correct conclusion per the user manual pdf, chapter 1, page 17.

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iPhone_iOS4_User_Guide.pdf

 

[coltsbr]

This is what the manual says about it.

"o"
GPRS/1xRTT
Shows that your carrier?s GPRS (GSM) or 1xRTT (CDMA) network is available, and iPhone can connect to the Internet over that network.
And I was told by tech that you lose the Verizon network when the "o" starts showing.

You might be right, it might be just like when the old phones said 1x.
All I know is that email were not coming through. I had to turn my "Data Roaming" on to get the 3G back and was told the Iphone needs that turned on to keep the Verizon network attached to the device.

 

[scorpiodsu]

And that is the correct conclusion per the user manual pdf, chapter 1, page 17.

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iPhone_iOS4_User_Guide.pdf

I stopped looking at iPhone user guides since the 3G LOL.

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

When I was on ATT I would get the "o" when the signal was even worse than EDGE.
It meant GSRM. So if we get to a 1X area we'll still get the 1X won't we?

 

[scorpiodsu]

1X is still connected to VZW voice and text services while it's searching for 3G coverage. I have still been able to load information that requires an internet connect when the device is on o. It's very slow but you are still connected though to the voice and texting service part of the network.

 

[scorpiodsu]

When I was on ATT I would get the "o" when the signal was even worse than EDGE.
It meant GSRM. So if we get to a 1X area we'll still get the 1X won't we?

I doubt it because usually Verizon phones would show EV when in 3G coverage. But they don't. They just show 3G. So I don't think we can fully make that a parallel when it's not consistent.

 

[sting7k]

You can still use the phone with the 'o' showing, that's GPRS/1X aka legacy 2G networks. They are even slower than dialup internet. I think GPRS tops out at 24kbps or something, not sure about Verizon's 1X network but probably equally as bad.

What is Verizon's 2.5G/EDGE network? Has anyone see that pop up?

 

[Garz]

"o" means no data coverage. End of story

 

[coltsbr]

You can still use the phone with the 'o' showing, that's GPRS/1X aka legacy 2G networks. They are even slower than dialup internet. I think GPRS tops out at 24kbps or something, not sure about Verizon's 1X network but probably equally as bad.

What is Verizon's 2.5G/EDGE network? Has anyone see that pop up?

The only other thing that I have had come up was "EXTENDED" It took the place of the Verizon 3G.

 

[beto89]

"o" means no data coverage. End of story

not true, I was in the middle of nowhere yesterday for work. Got the o sign on my verizon iphone and still had data, just really slow, I figured it was the 1X signal.

 

[shipwrestler125]

Havent had this happen to me I have had great signal wherever I go

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

By the way, I meant GPRS in my first post. Don't know what I was thinking with GSRM

 

[sting7k]

The only other thing that I have had come up was "EXTENDED" It took the place of the Verizon 3G.

Interesting, wonder if that was something else or a partner network.

Roaming might be a triangle though, I forget and haven't seen it in a long time.

 

[coltsbr]

Interesting, wonder if that was something else or a partner network.

Roaming might be a triangle though, I forget and haven't seen it in a long time.

It was kind of strange. It happend right when I got down to one bar in a poor reception area. But never have seen it since and that was Monday night.

 

[D2TSHR1439]

Ive seen it a few times, but ususally goes right back to 3G

 

[cold war kid]

It's pretty simple.

Verizon iPhone (CDMA):
3G= EVDO Rev. A (Fast Data)
O= 1XRTT (Slow Data)
Carier Name Only: No data connection. Voice & SMS only.

AT&T iPhone (GSM):
3G= HSPA (Fast Data, Simultanious Voice & Data)
E= EDGE (Moderately Fast Data)
O= GPRS (Slow Data)
Carier Name Only: No data connection. Voice & SMS only.

Also someone asked what Verizon's EDGE (2.5G) equivalent was; the answer is there is none. Verizon (and Sprint) went straight from legacy 2G technologies to 3G, there is no in between for CDMA networks.

 

[coltsbr]

Since there are a lot of us that have had there phones for a couple weeks now I just wondered if anyone was having this issue. Verizon is offering to send me a new one since I'm still in the 14 day window.