All about GPRS
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What is GPRS?
The General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a new non-voice value added service that allows Mobile Phones to be used for sending and receiving data over an Internet Protocol (IP)-based network. GPRS as such is a data bearer that enables wireless access to data networks like the Internet, enabling users to access E-mail and other Internet applications using Mobile Phones.
With GPRS you can enjoy a continuous wireless connection to data networks (Internet) and access your favorite web sites, entertainment services and other web applications.
What can I do with GPRS?
With Hutch GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) you can enjoy a continuous wireless connection to data networks (Internet) and access your favorite web sites, entertainment services and applications. By making Mobile Internet services faster, cheaper and instantly accessible, GPRS is creating an explosive growth in the number of exciting, colorful, data-rich services and applications.
How does GPRS work?
GPRS is packet based, wherein GPRS data is handled as a series of "packets" that can be routed over several paths through the network, rather than as a continuous bit-stream over a dedicated dial-up connection. With GPRS, the information is split into separate but related "packets" before being transmitted and reassembled at the receiving end.
How do I Activate GPRS?
To activate GPRS on your phone, please contact your Service Provider. Dial
Airtel: SMS Airtel live to 56465 or call 121 or visit www.airtel.in
Vodafone: SMS VL 52586 or call 111 or visit www.vodafone.in
Idea: SMS SET to 54671 or call 12345 or visit www.ideagprs.in
BSNL: Call 9400024365 or visit www.bsnl.co.in
MTNL: SMS your handset Make & Model No. to 58354. E.g. SMS 'NOKIA N70' to 58354 or Call customer care (1503) to get the settings
BPL: Call 50800 (For Postpaid) or 50555 (For Prepaid) or visit http://www.bplmobile.com/
Aircel: SMS request in the following format "GPRS BP <1st three letters of handset name> <Model No.>" to 57788 or visit http://aircel.com/VAS/gprs.asp
What are GPRS Features?
Internet on the Mobile: For the first time, GPRS fully enables Mobile Internet functionality by allowing inter-working between the existing Internet and the new GPRS network. Any service that is used over the fixed Internet today- web browsing, chat, email, telnet- will be as available over the mobile network because of GPRS.
Speed: GPRS allows large amounts of data to be sent over mobile networks at speeds three to four times greater than conventional GSM systems. By allowing information to be transmitted more quickly, immediately and efficiently across the mobile network, GPRS may well be a relatively less costly mobile data service compared to SMS and Circuit Switched Data.
Always On: GPRS facilitates instant connections whereby information can be sent or received immediately as the need arises, subject to radio coverage. No dial-up modem connection is necessary. This is why GPRS users are sometimes referred to be as being "always connected". Immediacy is one of the advantages of GPRS (and SMS) when compared to Circuit Switched Data. High immediacy is a very important feature for time critical applications such as remote credit card authorization where it would be unacceptable to keep the customer waiting for even thirty extra seconds.
Advantages of GPRS
1. Enables internet access over small handheld devices.
2. Provides great way of sharing information over a wide area.
3. Is more cheap to setup then conventional ISP.
4. Operation cost is low.
