That's gps. options>advanced options>gps, the circle means you have it turned on, to get rid of the circles switch it to 911, but I a couple apps like weatherbug won't work right, so it's probably best to leave it on..
i tried that...i'll try it again. i changed it to E911, instead of location on...but still there...wierd....i just figure it was a cdma thing so since i'm not on cdma, i wanted to shut it off?