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What is GPRS?

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  • 19-11-2001 7:42pm
    #1
    irishguy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,300 ✭✭✭


    what exactly is GPRS is it like DSL for phones in terms of an allways on flat rate connection?


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    decob
    Registered Users Posts: 927 ✭✭✭decob


    General Packet Radio Service (GPRS).

    GPRS is an intermediate step that is designed to allow the GSM world to implement a full range of Internet services without waiting for the deployment of full-scale 3G wireless systems. GPRS technology is packet-based and designed to work in parallel with existing 2G GSM, PDC and TDMA systems. GPRS offers a theoretical maximum 171.2kb/s bit rate, when all 8 timeslots are utilised at once. Although it is more likely that users would be allocated 2-4 timeslots (circa 28Kb/s to start with), significantly lowering the actual bit rate.

    It will provide an 'Always-on' connection, as for the price haven't heard anything on that, most likely paying for what ever u download, and you'll probably get a meg or 2 'free' a month as part of you connection


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    MiCr0
    Registered Users Posts: 6,265 ✭✭✭MiCr0


    thats a quality answer
    gprs is also known as 2.5g as well
    the next step towards 3g will be edge
    wap pages load in about 3/5 seconds

    you will prob end up paying something like:

    GPRS
    Monthly access
    Free £7.49

    Inclusive data volume (MB)
    0 MB

    Additional usage charges
    2p/Kb

    GPRS 1

    Monthly access
    £7.49

    Inclusive data volume (MB)
    1 MB

    Additional usage charges
    0.5/KB


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