GPRS

British  

abbreviation

1. general packet radio service: a telecommunications system providing very fast internet connections for mobile phones

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Example Sentences

Past administration GPRs, he added, “typically gush strategic-sounding piffle, exhausting readers with laborious defenses of the status quo. This one at least spared us that.”

From Washington Times

We expect instant downloads and almost cannot remember the days of 3G, which were at least one tenth the speed of current 4G systems, let alone the days of 1x, EDGE, and GPRS.

From Forbes

The combination of the multiple radios inside these smartphones — GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, LTE, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth — and the larger form factor that has a rich color display all tug on the battery life as does the near addict like usage that more and more people seem to be developing.

From Forbes

There are dozens of smartphones that work across GPRS, 3G and sometimes 4G networks run by several different carriers.

From The Guardian

Kasim Alfalahi, Ericsson’s chief intellectual property officer, said the lawsuit covered a broad range of patents involving GSM, GPRS, 3G and LTE mobile phone standards.

From New York Times