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:
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• 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
GPRS, but for some applications you may be able to select either GPRS or
GSM
data
(CSD, Circuit Switched Data).