General Packet Radio Service is the shorter of GPRS offers high speed data services in GSM network. It uses Packet Mode Technique to transfer data and provides connectivity to Internet. Users will be able to browse Internet using handsets supporting Internet browsing. They will also be able use their e-mail accounts as is being done through landline Internet access. Also browsing of Internet from Laptops and Desktop computers is possible by connecting the computer with the GPRS enabled mobile handset through a data cable or Infrared connectivity.
Using GPRS you can download in your mobile the following:
• Polyphonic ring tones
• MP3 tones
• Color logos
• Wallpapers
• Videos
• Animations
• Games
• E-mails and more........
Moreover, GPRS enables the users to send and receive MMS (Multimedia Messages). Presently MMS can be exchanged among CellOne numbers in Eastern Zone only. MMS is combination of
• Text
• Picture
• Video
• Speech
• Animation
• Music
WAP (Wireless Application Protocol)
It provides a standardized way of linking the Internet to mobile phones. WAP is an application communication protocol. WAP is used to access services and information. It is inherited from Internet standards. It is used for handheld devices such as mobile phones and PDAs. It is a protocol designed for micro browsers. It enables the creating of web applications for mobile devices
WAP uses the mark-up language called WML instead of regular HTML.
The WAP facility is available over CSD & GPRS for the CellOne customers.
MMS ( Multimedia Messaging Service )
Mobile Messaging is evolving beyond SMS text messaging with the introduction of MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service). MMS delivers a total communication experience, allowing personalized multimedia content such as images, audio, text, video and combinations of these.
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is a store and forward messaging service that allows mobile subscribers to exchange multimedia messages with other mobile subscribers. As such it can be seen as an evolution of SMS, with MMS supporting the transmission of additional media types:
MMS is an important emerging service, which allows the sending of multiple media in a single message, and the ability to send a message to multiple recipients.
The originator can easily create a Multimedia Message, either using a built-in or accessory camera, or can use images and sounds stored previously in the phone (and possibly downloaded from a web site).
Even if the recipient phone is not switched on, the Multimedia Message will be stored and sent to the recipient as soon as they switch on their phone. If the recipient has not subscribed to the MMS service, still he/she can view the MMS through internet based on the SMS notification he/she gets.
A number of Multimedia Messages can be stored in the users handset and reviewed or forwarded at a later date.
The MMS facility is available over GPRS for the BSNL Mobile customers.
