O2 UK turned Edge on!!

[churchwa]

I was in Kensington on Sunday and suddenly my Hermes had an E in the top bar where 3G usually was.

Looks like the iPhone is on its way. Not that it excites me in the slightest, but Edge is interesting none the less.

[the archer]

My phone has been showing the edge symbol for a few weeks in Manchester.

[churchwa]

My phone has been showing the edge symbol for a few weeks in Manchester.

Well we are a bit backwards down here in London :)

[m0nkm0nk]

i'm happy that the damn IPhone doesnt come to holland :D

We have the H icon everywhere ;p and the iphone doesnt support it :o

[jdac21]

i'm happy that the damn IPhone doesnt come to holland :D

We have the H icon everywhere ;p and the iphone doesnt support it :o

seems you may be incorrect
http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/09/did-t-mobile-germany-really-leak-the-3g-16gb-iphone-doubtful/

i belive it,
jdac21

[Knight__Mayor]

Funny you shoudl mention that........

I recently had my Hermes (M3100) replaced by orange due to a problem with the hardware keys.

I flashed the same Black 3.5 Rom that I had been using before, but I not notice that I occasionally have an E too.
(Meaning EDGE - I'm not talking about any recreational pill here!)

I initially thought it was maybe an icon scr3w up, but it jumps between E, 3G and G.

Had a quick Google on Orange UK EDGE, and it looks like they introduced it in Feb 2006 - but I have never seen this icon on my PDA before?

Weird!

[unwired4]

You will probably find that your previous device/rom simply didnt have the E icon enabled.

Orange launched E two years ago nearly, which basically means G on steroids (ie running at circua 128kbps - approx three times the usual GPRS data rate).

Whereas if you have 3G, its already running at 384kbps and if you have H then its already running at nearly 1mbps - but Orange only offer that in and near major cities so far.

[6630boy]

according to wikipedia, EGPRS is comparable to 3G's 384kbps.

I am on TMobile UK with a vario II and i sometimes get an E instead of a G, does this mean that they are possibly testing the technology in some areas?

[xan_asmodi]

hey take a looke at my post at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1523357 and add to the list!

XaN