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WAP/GPRS/MMS/ Email Settings

  • 19-07-2006 6:54pm
    #1
    yapyap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 352 ✭✭


    Sticky on this subject closed so have to create new thread.

    I'm confused after looking at operator and Nokia websites re settings

    For my phone Nokia 6230i, settings offered over either GRRS or WAP. What's the difference and which is best?

    I use both O2 for private and Voda for work on the same phone with dual sim adapter, so don't want to be cluttering the phone with superfluous settings


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  • #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    GPRS is faster than WAP, which was designed for more basic services. GPRS does not require you to dial up, it connects to an access point and downloads the information.


  • #3
    yapyap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 352 ✭✭yapyap


    Ruu wrote:
    GPRS is faster than WAP, which was designed for more basic services. GPRS does not require you to dial up, it connects to an access point and downloads the information.

    So are you saying that WAP settings aren't necessary at all when the phone works with GPRS?


  • #4
    byrnefm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 892 ✭✭✭byrnefm


    There are two types of WAP: CSD and GPRS. CSD means dial-up, you get billed for as long as you're on a session, even if you're just reading the screen. GPRS is a packet-service and means you're only charged for the data you transfer, not how long you're looking at a given page. CSD was the original form of WAP until phones started supporting GPRS (ca. 2002).

    Despite the latter sounding good, it can work out much more expensive, unless you're using WAP during the day. 1c per kilobyte quickly adds up (= €10/MB!). CSD is 19c peak, 6c off-peak, per minute.


  • #5
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    yapyap wrote:
    So are you saying that WAP settings aren't necessary at all when the phone works with GPRS?

    Correct but I don't think they will cause any conflict with each other if you install both settings on there.


  • #6
    JohnnieM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 716 ✭✭✭JohnnieM


    Ruu wrote:
    Correct but I don't think they will cause any conflict with each other if you install both settings on there.

    If your using your phone as a modem to get on the net its handy to av to network connections one with circuit switched data CSD or hscsd which is dial up equivelent to about 44000kbps (slower with o2) if you wanted to down load a bigger e mail which might only be two or three mins where as the equivelent ammont per kb using gprs could cost a few quid... i use the gprs for browsing checking mails etc.. if i've any big downloads i dial in...


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