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General Packet Radio Service

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  • proper noun a packet oriented Mobile Data Service available to users of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and IS-136 mobile phones. It provides data rates from 56 up to 114 kbit/s.

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  • The discovery of a way to eavesdrop so-called General Packet Radio Service GPRS technology allows a user to read emails and observe the Internet use of a person whose phone is hacked, said Karsten Nohl, head of Security Research Labs.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • The discovery of a way to eavesdrop so-called General Packet Radio Service GPRS technology allows a user to read emails and observe the Internet use of a person whose phone is hacked, said Karsten Nohl, head of Security Research Labs.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • GPRS (acronym for "General Packet Radio Service"): A standard for wireless data communications which runs at speeds up to

    Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine 2009

  • GPRS (acronym for "General Packet Radio Service"): A standard for wireless data communications which runs at speeds up to

    Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine 2009

  • GPRS (acronym for "General Packet Radio Service"): A standard for wireless data communications which runs at speeds up to

    Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine 2009

  • GPRS (acronym for "General Packet Radio Service"): A standard for wireless data communications which runs at speeds up to

    Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine 2009

  • GPRS (acronym for "General Packet Radio Service"): A standard for wireless data communications which runs at speeds up to

    Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine 2009

  • GPRS (acronym for "General Packet Radio Service"): A standard for wireless data communications which runs at speeds up to

    Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine 2009

  • Another nice touch is that information is delivered via SMS to ensure that the service works wherever a mobile phone works, without requiring additional settings or the need for GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) coverage.

    Dial 'M' for 'Mackerel': Can a New Mobile Phone Service in Rural India Help Promote Economic Empowerment? 2009

  • The phones are not only supposed to work with 3G networks but also with the less sophisticated (but cheaper and more useful) General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology already being installed on the continent and also with the current mobile phone standard, Global System for Mobile (GSM).

    Lost In A Mobile Maze 2007

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