Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us
Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network
Home
Discussion Groups
General
General TopicsGSMBluetooth
Providers
AlltelATT WirelessCingularFidoNextelSprint PCST-MobileVerizon
Manufacturers
EricssonNokiaMotorola
Country Specific
Australian GroupUK Group
Related Topics
PocketPCPalmMore Topics ...

Cellular Phone Forum / Manufacturers / Ericsson / July 2004

Tip: Looking for answers? Try searching our database.

What is GPRS and GSM mean?

Thread view: 
Enable EMail Alerts  Start New Thread
Thread rating: 
Wishful Thinker - 24 Jun 2004 19:12 GMT
Could someone please tell me what GPRS and GSM mean?  What is the
difference for the phone user?   TIA

Tom
d3lf - 24 Jun 2004 20:39 GMT
Dont confuse the two.

GSM is a standard frequency network that most 2g/2.5g phones use, as
compared to PCN, which is a slightly different standard. 3g networks tend to
be UTMS or EDGE.
GPRS is a method of accessing a network, that allows an almost continuous
connection rather than requesting a connection. GPRS allows for data calls
at the same time as voice, and is therefore used predominantly for data.
When referring to GPRS, most retail networks (ie o2, t-mobile, vodaphone
etc) mean a data connection to a GSM network, however GPRS is also used for
3g data transfers, just as a higher bitrate.

Most people assume that GSM means a low bitrate connection, GPRS = faster
and 3g = even faster. Thats not the case. Read around the subject
technically and dont go by telecoms leaflets because their marketing tends
to confuse the issue.

> Could someone please tell me what GPRS and GSM mean?  What is the
> difference for the phone user?   TIA
>
> Tom
tHatDudeUK - 24 Jun 2004 21:59 GMT
> Could someone please tell me what GPRS and GSM mean?  What is the
> difference for the phone user?   TIA
>
> Tom

(GPRS) General Packet Radio Service

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define:GPRS

and

(GSM) Global System for Mobile communications

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&oi=defmore&q=define:GSM
Michael Pronay - 04 Jul 2004 14:45 GMT
"tHatDudeUK" <randomcharsforspammers@btinternet.com> wrote:

> (GSM) Global System for Mobile communications

Note that there is also the version with "telecommunication"
instead of "communications", and that this wording has been coined
to GSM only later, when this technology proved successful. "GSM"
initially meant "groupe spécial mobile", the name of a task force
from France Telecom who developped the structure of GSM as we know
it today.

M.
Peter Værlien - 04 Jul 2004 18:16 GMT
>> (GSM) Global System for Mobile communications
>
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> from France Telecom who developped the structure of GSM as we know
> it today.
Not only France Telecom, I believe, but most of the European Telecoms
operators.

> M.

Signature

Peter Værlien
http://varlien.home.online.no
Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/

C Antoine - 04 Jul 2004 18:24 GMT
Après mure réflexion, Peter Værlien a écrit :

> Not only France Telecom, I believe, but most of the European Telecoms
> operators.

FT was clearly one of the few leaders :-)

Signature

Christophe

Couverture GSM Oléron 2003
http://chantoine3.free.fr

Michael Pronay - 05 Jul 2004 06:23 GMT
Peter Værlien <pvarlien@online.NOSPAN.no.invalid> wrote:

>> "GSM" initially meant "groupe spécial mobile", the name of a
>> task force from France Telecom who developped the structure of
>> GSM as we know it today.

> Not only France Telecom, I believe, but most of the European
> Telecoms operators.

Possible, but under the leadership of FT.

M.
 
Sign In
Join
My Latest Posts
My Monitored Threads
My Blog
My Photo Gallery
My Profile
My Homepage

Start New Thread
Enable EMail Alerts
Rate this Thread



©2009 Advenet LLC   Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.