the connection. It uses unused time-division multiple access (TDMA) channels in the GSM system for efficiency. Unlike older circuit-switched data, GPRS was sold according to the total volume of data transferred instead of time spent online, which is now standard.

Services offered

GPRS extends the GSM Circuit Switched Data capabilities and makes the following services possible:
* SMS messaging and broadcasting
* MMS
* "Always on" Internet access
* Push-to-talk

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