[ 38 ]GPRS PACKET DATAPacket data, or General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), uses packet datatechnology where information is sent in short bursts of data over themobile system. The benefit of sending data in packets is that the systemis occupied only when sending or receiving data. Because GPRS uses thesystem efficiently, it allows for quick data connection set up and fast datatransmission speeds.Minimum settings needed to make a packet data connection• You need to subscribe to the GPRS service. For availability andsubscription to GPRS, contact your service provider.• Go to Settings→ Connection settings→ Access points and selectOptions→ New access point. Fill in the following: Data bearer: GPRSand Access point name: enter the name given to you by your serviceprovider. See “Create an access point” on p. 38 for further information.Pricing for packet data and applicationsBoth the active GPRS connection and the applications used over GPRSrequire a fee (for example, using services, sending and receiving data, andtext messages). For more detailed information on fees, contact yourservice provider.• ACCESS POINTSCreate an access pointOptions in the Access points list are: Edit,New access point, Delete, Help, and Exit.You may have preset access point settings inyour Nokia mobile phone. Or, you may receiveaccess point settings in a smart message froma service provider.If no access points are defined when you openAccess points, you will be asked if you want tocreate one.
