Re: [NTLK] What's GPRS

From: Larrie Easterly (larrie_at_larrie.com)
Date: Thu Jul 25 2002 - 11:36:04 EDT


Jodine,

I am going to have to look into this to see if it is available in my area,
Oregon City, Oregon and the different cities I travel to. The speed is not
as fast as my cable modem but faster that the dialup I was using in
Minneapolis to check mail.

Thanks for the information.

Larrie Easterly

> GPRS stands for general packet radio service. I'm not a tech so I can't tell
> you what that means in tech terms, but in practical terms it provides a
> wireless connection to the internet (via PPP) that gives you speeds of up to
> 53.6K. There is theoretically a higher speed, something like 170K, but I
> think practically the carriers are limiting you to 53.6K.
>
> It's an "always on" service.

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