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My smart phone is on a 3G package. The space [beside the signal strength] sometimes shows "3G", sometimes "E" and sometimes "H".... What do these letters mean ? TIA.
christy.
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Even 4G is marketing hoopla if you do more research. Forget all that and see how it works in your location. That is, where the rubber meets the road.
Bob
.....that you are either using At&t or Sprint. The letters represent the data connection speed.
From the slowest to the fastest: E=Edge, 3G=3rd Generation, H=HSDPA (commonly called 4G).
Or does she mean that's the only type of service her handset can receive(?)
If faster data networks are not available (or overloaded) the phone simply connects to a slower data network.
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