GPRS
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a network service that allows mobile
phones to be used for sending and receiving data over an Internet Protocol (IP) -
based network. GPRS is a data bearer that enables wireless access to data
networks such as the Internet.
Enhanced GPRS (EGPRS) uses enhanched data rates for global evolution (EDGE), a
radio interface modulation technique, to increase the data rates of GPRS.
The functions of your phone that may use (E)GPRS are messaging, browsing pages,
e-mail application, remote synchronisation, push to talk, application
downloading, and the PC dial-up (for example, Internet and e-mail).
Before you can use (E)GPRS technology:
• Contact your network operator or service provider to check availability, to
subscribe to the (E)GPRS service, and to obtain information on data transfer
speed and pricing.
• Save the (E)GPRS settings for each application that uses (E)GPRS.
When you have selected GPRS as a data bearer, the phone uses EGPRS instead of
GPRS if this is available in the network. You cannot select between EGPRS and
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GPRS, but for some applications you may be able to select either GPRS or
GSM
data
(CSD, Circuit Switched Data).