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gsm or gprs? |
lowrida5656
Joined: Aug 17, 2003
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From: Melbourne, Australia
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wen im setting up gprs on the wizard from the se site i can choose a "bearer" either gsm or gprs.. wats the differance?
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. |
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wapt
Joined: Jan 10, 2003
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Circuit switch vs packet switch always online.
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Ayush
Joined: Sep 12, 2003
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From: Hyderabad, india
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Yeah but if you are setting for gprs you have to choose that :-)
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boto43
Joined: Nov 23, 2003
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From: Trnava-Nitra,Pardubice CSSR
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you chose gprs connection.u will pay only for downloaded kb not for time of connection
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Ayush
Joined: Sep 12, 2003
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From: Hyderabad, india
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Also to what you have subscribed it depends on that too :-)
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djpowelly
Joined: Jun 07, 2003
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From: The UK!
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Gprs is far better coz you only pay 4 wot u use and not the connection time |
johim
Joined: Jun 18, 2004
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OK, but using GPRS is you phone always connected to the network as a call, i mean, the battery will eb depleted faster. Same as phone call?
I know that if you are not receiving/sending data through GPRS you can call anythime, but if you are getting data the other side will get busy signal.. |
buckle247
Joined: Jan 02, 2003
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From: UK: OXON
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no your battery won't run down as fast as it would do on a call.
GSM or GPRS choice depends on the cost. GPRS is better, but not if you are paying £7+/mb, especially if you use it to download games/tones etc, but is good for viewing wap pages, as these are very small in kb.
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Ayush
Joined: Sep 12, 2003
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From: Hyderabad, india
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Johim, if your're always no gprs battery will drain fast. Thus prefered service should be on gsm. And you can retrieve calls while on gprs.
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Atlis
Joined: Dec 09, 2003
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From: European Union
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GPRS is faster... When you are connected permanently battery will go down, but you will not pay but if you´ll be doing nothing but some data will be still uploaded and downloaded - it´s because of negotiation with network...
no cellphone... |
Hell Fire
Joined: Feb 13, 2004
Posts: 30
From: Hell or Heaven ?
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U can choose between permanent connect or not.
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lowrida5656
Joined: Aug 17, 2003
Posts: 291
From: Melbourne, Australia
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but with my plan i get free calls but not free gprs... so if i put it on gsm will it be included in my free monthly calls?
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. |
cardinals73
Joined: Aug 07, 2004
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From: USA
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GSM will be slower than GPRS as GSM can only connect at 9.6 kbps. I think GPRS is at least 40 kbps (not sure). In one of my many calls to cingular, they told me GSM can be compaired to dial-up internet and GPRS can be compaired to broadband internet. I tried to get GSM with cingular but for some reason it would not connect to the internet (Cingular denied that it could work even though their website said it could) So i'm stuck with 1 MB of GPRS. I'm not sure if my GSM problem is something w/ Cingular (probably it is) but be warned you may have to choose GPRS. (Check with your provider with what options you have, and call back a few times as each time I called Cingular they gave me a different answer.) |
xwaiz
Joined: Apr 09, 2003
Posts: 43
From: Hong Kong
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GPRS can goes upto 53K. However, the speed is limited by the cellular device and the provider's GPRS gateway. |
ESTOR
Joined: Apr 20, 2002
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From: Singapore
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GSM (or CSD Circuit Switched Data) can go up to 28.8 if your network supports HSCSD (few do). Most networks are stuck at 9.6
Many networks do not support CSD at all, so you can't dial-up to your ISP using airtime.
GPRS speed is hardly "broadband" like. The fact that it can be "always on" would be the only similarity. And if you are not setting up your phone to check email automatically or accept WAP push, it doesn't use extra battery power.
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Posted: 2004-06-26 04:35
