text: what is gprs all about? a full overview will be a better explanation general packet radio service - gprs general packet radio service (gprs) is a mobile data service available to users of gsm mobile phones. it is often described as "2.5g", that is, a technology between the second (2g) and third (3g) generations of mobile telephony. it provides moderate speed data transfer, by using unused tdma channels in the gsm network.  for further info refer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/gprs