Help 3g green, white? no data, Help!!

[andid]

Im having trouble using data or sending pic messages , and i notice my 3g icon goes from white to green,does anyone know what this means? is there a way to get my data woring on my own? I hate calling vm

 

[Unforgiven]

You discovered the indicator for when you have data. If it is white then you do not have a data connection. Green means everything is good to go. How is your signal strength generally?