How to turn off GPRS reception?

[Guest T0722]

how do i do this? Like in the other phones, you can select to search for GPRS when needed. Coz, it seems to eat up more battery if the signal is on the entire time.

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

GPRS will not be on all the time unless you are using it. you are only connected when you see

the small "G" in the top right corner of the screen, not the big "G" that just means that it is enabled.

[Guest vijay555]

My tip: (orange PAYG=expensive GPRS!)

just add a letter into the access point, to ensure that it can't connect. then remove it when u need it.

V

[Guest T0722]

GPRS will not be on all the time unless you are using it. you are only connected when you see

the small "G" in the top right corner of the screen, not the big "G" that just means that it is enabled.

i was reffering to the GPRS signal not the connection...the big G indicates that there is GPRS signal. Some phones have the option to turn off the search for a signal. This is to save battery because when there is no GPRS signal in a specific area, it would search for a signal thus the consumption of battery is more. It's just like loosing your GSM signal.

[Guest Tyrant_worm]

Hopefully this will help T0722, I'd listen to awarner. :lol:

The only differences between GPRS and Circuit Switched(voice or data)is in the wires between BTS(Base Transceiver Site) and www/Other Licensed Operator. Along with the addressing system data uses to find it's destination(IP rather than telecoms).

The air interface is shared whether GPRS or CSD(same signal) with very little difference between actual data passed and absolutely no change to how the carrier(radio wave) is modulated onto the air interface. The difference is with what the handset receives the data with, GPRS requires an additional chipset(little draw) and very little else, all radio componentry is shared. Once GPRS attached and you are in standby on the SGSN, the SGSN will then keep track of you via feedback from a Base Station Controller(controls x no. of BTS's).

So no real advantage being able to switch GPRS off as this merely means that you never GPRS attach(uses an action required by CSD anyway), everything else is done using information the network needs to complete CSD calls. If areas exist where there is no GPRS coverage and voice calls can be made either: the BSC you are served by(controls the antenna your hanging off) is not connected to an SGSN(via a mapped logical link), the operator has barred GPRS calls on particular transceivers or there is a localised network problem.

Once GPRS attached it is the SGSN which decides whether you can setup a session(move data) with the Access Point Name you are trying to use e.g orangeinternet . This is where most connection problems occur, particularly if one APN can be used but not another. :shock: