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Why are there two lines of bars on many Verizon Wireless phones?

I have noticed that on many of the phones that Verizon Wireless there are two lines of bars in the upper left-hand side of the screen. The top line is labeled "EV" and the second line is labeled "1x". I was told that one of these is the connection for the internet and that the other was service. I would like some clarification on what exactly these two lines of bars actually are, thanks!

Public Comments

1. The bottom bar 1x is how many bars you have to call people and send them text messages. EV stands for EV-DO which is a very fast downloader. So if you have internet, that's what it uses to prepare the web pages. Also if you are browsing the V CAST music catalog, you must have EV-DO coverage while browsing so you can download songs and whatnot faster.