Through the introduction of sophisticated methods of coding and transmitting data, EDGE delivers higher bit-rates per radio channel, resulting in a threefold increase in capacity and performance compared with an ordinary GSM / GPRS connection.

GPRS usage is typically charged based on volume of data transferred, contrasting with circuit switched data, which is usually billed per minute of connection time.

GPRS is a best-effort service, implying variable throughput and latency that depend on the number of other users sharing the service concurrently, as opposed to circuit switching, where a certain quality of service ( QoS ) is guaranteed during the connection.

A GPRS connection is established by reference to its access point name ( APN ).

In order to set up a GPRS connection for a wireless modem, a user must specify an APN, optionally a user name and password, and very rarely an IP address, all provided by the network operator.

Modern web-based editing systems can take video directly from a camera phone over a GPRS or 3G mobile connection, and editing can take place through a web browser interface, so, strictly speaking, a computer for video editing does not require any installed hardware or software beyond a web browser and an internet connection.

This makes HSCSD relatively expensive in many GSM networks and is one of the reasons that packet-switched general packet radio service ( GPRS ), which typically has lower pricing ( based on amount of data transferred rather than the duration of the connection ), has become more common than HSCSD.

Apart from the fact that the full allocated bandwidth of the connection is available to the HSCSD user, HSCSD also has an advantage in GSM systems in terms of lower average radio interface latency than GPRS.

Within the GPRS core network standards there are a number of interfaces and reference points ( logical points of connection which probably share a common physical connection with other reference points ).

Both require a WiFi, 3G, EDGE or GPRS connection.

Multiplayer functionality is achieved through Infrared, Bluetooth, GPRS, 3G, Wi-Fi, AI, MMS, or Wireless LAN connection.

A GPRS connection which is common among GSM mobile phones can be used to share data globally.

* An Internet Service Provider which provides network access via common modem or modem-like devices ( be it PSTN, DSL, cable or GPRS / UMTS ) can have one or more NAS ( network access server ) devices which accept PPP, PPPoE or PPTP connections, checking credentials and recording accounting data via back-end RADIUS servers, and allowing users access through that connection.

* GPRS mobile data service, provides high speed connection and data transfer rate

As the maps are downloaded from the internet on the fly so the phone requires a GPRS / UMTS connection.

These advertisements would be downloaded via the device's GPRS data connection, and would be targeted based on data inputted to the device.

On phones with built-in Wi-Fi ( tested on Nokia E51, E63, E66, E71, and N95 8GB ), the Nokia application does not allow a Wi-Fi access point to be used for the data connection, only GPRS access points are allowed, allowing the possibility of revenue sharing between Nokia, the Radio stations and GPRS network operators.

Telecommunication is at par with other neighboring municipalities using cellular phones, internet via GPRS ( but Internet connection via satellite is now available located at Purok Talisay-B, Aras-asan, Cagwait, Surigao del Sur ), and cable television are available.

* For GPRS & 3G, date and time of connection, IMSI, IP address assigned.

She is now on the move, and her laptop is downloading her emails using the GPRS connection on the mobile:

Once this merging is complete, the downloading of her email continues totally unaffected, but instead of using the expensive and slow GPRS connection, it is now using the newly established WLAN connection.

This was expanded over time to include data communications, first by circuit switched transport, then packet data transport via GPRS ( General Packet Radio Services ) and EDGE ( Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution or EGPRS ).

; Class A: Can be connected to GPRS service and GSM service ( voice, SMS ), using both at the same time.

; Class B: Can be connected to GPRS service and GSM service ( voice, SMS ), but using only one or the other at a given time.

Despite its diminute size ( 3. 94 × 1. 89 × 0. 79 in or 100 × 48 × 20 mm, 2. 96 oz or 84 g ), it was one of the most feature-rich mobile phones at the time, with Bluetooth, IrDA port, GPRS 3 + 1, tri-band compatibility ( 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz ), SMS with T9 ( predictive text ), EMS, WAP, and customizable monophonic ring tones.

The phone is indeed very versatile and has a huge feature set, especially when compared to other phones of its time, although it lacks many features now considered standard for modern phones, like colour display, integrated camera, polyphonic or digitized ringtones, Bluetooth and GPRS functionality.

Before the release, it was a popular topic among gamers due to its unique features such as Bluetooth, a 1. 3 megapixel camera, SMS & MMS, GPS and GPRS ; all things which its competitors, Sony's PSP and the Nintendo DS, did not have at the time, as well as the Tapwave Zodiac and the ill-fated N-Gage.

It is a quite well featured, for its time, 3G phone that supports WAP 2. 0, UMTS ( or the slower GPRS ), polyphonic ringtones in MIDI up to 72 tones, and Java applications.

For the first time in Russia, the following services became available for mass users: Internet access at the data transmission speed that is 10-fold higher than in the existing GSM networks ( 2G and 2, 5G ) of GPRS / EDGE technology, high-quality Mobile TV, video communication.

Outside these cities the only options for Internet access were dial-up from Beltelecom or GPRS / cdma2000 from mobile operators.

Cingular Wireless later offered CDPD under the Wireless Internet brand ( not to be confused with Wireless Internet Express, their brand for GPRS / EDGE data ).

Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution ( EDGE ) ( also known as Enhanced GPRS ( EGPRS ), or IMT Single Carrier ( IMT-SC ), or Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution ) is a digital mobile phone technology that allows improved data transmission rates as a backward-compatible extension of GSM.

EDGE / EGPRS is implemented as a bolt-on enhancement for 2. 5G GSM / GPRS networks, making it easier for existing GSM carriers to upgrade to it.

The new GPRS network installed by the Scandinavian company allows faster and permanent connectivity for all mobile users, as well as providing high-speed picture and video messaging for owners of the new range of multi-purpose hand-sets.

In 2000, the first commercial GPRS services were launched and the first GPRS compatible handsets became available for sale.

General packet radio service ( GPRS ) is a packet oriented mobile data service on the 2G and 3G cellular communication system's global system for mobile communications ( GSM ).

GPRS data may be sold either as part of a bundle ( e. g., up to 5 GB per month for a fixed fee ) or on a pay-as-you-use basis.

USB 3G / GPRS modems use a terminal-like interface over USB 1. 1, 2. 0 and later, data formats V. 42bis, and RFC 1144 and some models have connector for external antenna.

This is largely due to the introduction of GPRS ( General Packet Radio Service ) and EDGE Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution connectivity by the GSM operators.

This refers to the setting up of new services, such as GPRS, MMS and Instant Messaging for an existing subscriber of a mobile phone network, and any gateways to standard Internet chat or mail services.

In 2005 Orange France becomes the first operator to use a national broadband network for mobile phones combining EDGE, which covers 95 % of the population, 3G, which covers 60 %, and GPRS ( low bandwidth Internet ), which covers 98 %.

* GSM with the GPRS packet switched service combines FDD and FDMA with slotted Aloha for reservation inquiries, and a Dynamic TDMA scheme for transferring the actual data.

Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution ( EDGE ), Enhanced GPRS ( EGPRS ), or IMT Single Carrier ( IMT-SC ) is a backward-compatible digital mobile phone technology that allows improved data transmission rates, as an extension on top of standard GSM.

When operating in GPRS / EDGE mode, higher bandwidth radio modulation allows for larger 348 bits frames, and A5 / 3 is then used in a stream cipher mode to maintain confidentiality.

* the Global System for Mobile Communications ( GSM ) including GSM evolved radio access technologies ( e. g. General Packet Radio Service ( GPRS ) and Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution ( EDGE ))