What is GPRS?

What is GPRS? General packet radio service (GPRS) is a standard for wireless communications in which a packet-oriented mobile data service is available to users of 2G, GSM, and 3G technology. GPRS data transfer is typically charged per megabyte of traffic transferred, while data communication via traditional circuit switching is billed per minute of connection time, independent of whether the user is actually using the capacity or is in an idle state. GPRS, which supports a wide range of bandwidths, is an efficient use of limited bandwidth and is particularly suited for sending and receiving small bursts of data, such