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GPRS PACKET DATA
Packet data, or General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), uses packet data
technology where information is sent in short bursts of data over the
mobile system. The benefit of sending data in packets is that the system
is occupied only when sending or receiving data. Because GPRS uses the
system efficiently, it allows for quick data connection set up and fast data
transmission speeds.
Minimum settings needed to make a packet data connection
• You need to subscribe to the GPRS service. For availability and
subscription to GPRS, contact your service provider.
• Go to Settings→ Connection settings→ Access points and select
Options→ New access point. Fill in the following: Data bearer: GPRS
and Access point name: enter the name given to you by your service
provider. See “Create an access point” on p. 38 for further information.
Pricing for packet data and applications
Both the active GPRS connection and the applications used over GPRS
require a fee (for example, using services, sending and receiving data, and
text messages). For more detailed information on fees, contact your
service provider.
• ACCESS POINTS
Create an access point
Options in the Access points list are: Edit,
New access point, Delete, Help, and Exit.
You may have preset access point settings in
your Nokia mobile phone. Or, you may receive
access point settings in a smart message from
a service provider.
If no access points are defined when you open
Access points, you will be asked if you want to
create one.