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Edge network??
Bald1
01-07-2010
I have a Samsung j700 on Vodafone and have noticed that the G at the top of the screen changes to E every so often and in the book it refers to this as the Edge network. Can someone please explain what this is.

Thanks in advance
makavelli132
01-07-2010
Its when the signal for the G network isnt working so switches to the much slower edge...
sonicshadow
01-07-2010
EDGE is a type of network the phone can connect to. It's not as fast as 3G, so the phone will only connect to it when 3G is not available.
prking
01-07-2010
Originally Posted by makavelli132:
“Its when the signal for the G network isnt working so switches to the much slower edge... ”

Wrong way around E is faster than G.
prking
01-07-2010
Originally Posted by sonicshadow:
“EDGE is a type of network the phone can connect to. It's not as fast as 3G, so the phone will only connect to it when 3G is not available.”

The J700 is a 2G phone so it will never connect to 3G !
Pugwash69
01-07-2010
The G probably refers to GPRS. Comparable with dial-up internet (if anyone remembers this).
Bald1
01-07-2010
thanks for your help.My phone has recently been failing to connect to Vodafone and I was wondering if this had something to do with it.

Looks like I have to buy a new phone.
prking
02-07-2010
Having the E is a good sign, it means you have access to the faster EDGE connection.
kyussmondo
02-07-2010
EDGE is in between GPRS speeds and 3G speeds. It would be nice if they replaced all GPRS with EDGE.
ney
02-07-2010
When I was in the Toronto area of Canada last year my mobile had the E sign 97% of the time and 4 bars out of the 5 for signal.
Seems I was getting a better signal over there than I do here.

Darren
dontpannic
02-07-2010
Originally Posted by makavelli132:
“Its when the signal for the G network isnt working so switches to the much slower edge... ”

^^Ignore this!

GPRS is known as 2G, whereas Edge is currently known as 2.5G. It offers faster speeds than GPRS.
That Bloke
03-07-2010
Originally Posted by ney:
“When I was in the Toronto area of Canada last year my mobile had the E sign 97% of the time and 4 bars out of the 5 for signal.
Seems I was getting a better signal over there than I do here.

Darren”

Looking at your location, is that a surprise?
trigpoint
03-07-2010
I did see it on my N95 when I was in Canada, never seen it in the UK. AFAIK the only Edge in the UK was on O2 to support the original iPhone.
moox
03-07-2010
Originally Posted by trigpoint:
“I did see it on my N95 when I was in Canada, never seen it in the UK. AFAIK the only Edge in the UK was on O2 to support the original iPhone.”

O2's EDGE coverage is very spotty. I guess they started and gave up once the iPhone 3G existed.

Orange has it in parts. I guess it depends on how easy it is to upgrade the cell to do it (which is not likely if it is old), and natural equipment replacement. No point spending too much on it when the money is better spent on 3G coverage.

Fortunately the cell I end up on when at home seems to have EDGE (3G coverage is not great).
Daveoc64
04-07-2010
Originally Posted by moox:
“O2's EDGE coverage is very spotty. I guess they started and gave up once the iPhone 3G existed.

Orange has it in parts. I guess it depends on how easy it is to upgrade the cell to do it (which is not likely if it is old), and natural equipment replacement. No point spending too much on it when the money is better spent on 3G coverage.

Fortunately the cell I end up on when at home seems to have EDGE (3G coverage is not great).”

For some cells it only required a software update, so Orange and O2 focused on those first.

As you say, O2 really gave up once the iPhone 3G was released.
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