Let's just say GSM means you can actually phone with it, GPRS means you

can use internet if you REALLY WANT TO.

UMTS is both.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on July 9th 2008 at 15:08:06

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SIH, (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 9, 14:03:30
- warm bath (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 9, 14:10:13
- High-Speed Data Something Or Other. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 9, 14:04:44
  - Ah. I dunt use tinternet on my foon in case it costs (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 9, 14:08:31
    - That "just a phone" has wi fi on it (General Chat) - pants, Jul 9, 14:22:30
      - It would me - (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 9, 14:50:17
      - Which one ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 9, 14:48:23
        
        c905 (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 9, 14:51:06
        
        Oh, but that's a bit more gadgetty than a bog standard phone. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 9, 14:52:46
        
        True, was more responding to the "just a" really, that's like saying your tv is just a tv (General Chat) - pants, Jul 9, 14:55:30
        
        But I don't have all that stuff so my TV is just a TV. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 9, 15:04:25
        
        It isn't your TV supplying those services, it is the Sky box... (General Chat) - Brom, Jul 9, 14:58:27
        
        It's Marvin II (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 9, 15:06:30
        
        The closest thing to just a phone now is one with 2mp camera, GSM/GPRS and nuffun else (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 9, 14:57:30
        
        Well that would do me just dandy, cept I'm (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 9, 15:06:15
        
        Let's just say GSM means you can actually phone with it, GPRS means you (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 9, 15:08:06
        
        Ah. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 9, 15:14:05
      - There's no wi-fi in the Kings beer concrete though, which is where mobile internet really (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 9, 14:27:29
        
        What do you use it for? I can't think of any time when I (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 9, 14:51:11
        
        For using Wikipedia so you can win the pub quiz (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 9, 14:53:41
        
        if you had a mate 3miles from you, and you needed directions (General Chat) - pants, Jul 9, 14:52:24
        
        Do you need tinternet for that? I thought you could just send (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 9, 15:10:04
        
        the picture would be something you'd send personally (General Chat) - pants, Jul 9, 15:12:46
        
        Sending pictures (MMS) also uses tinternet, although (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 9, 15:11:46
        
        Cheating at the Quiz night (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Jul 9, 14:52:20
        
        Who needs to cheat when you've got Quizzy Rascal? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 9, 14:54:46
        
        He sometimes gets a bit confused towards the end (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Jul 9, 14:58:58
    - It can do if your tariff doesn't have a specific provision for data communications. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 9, 14:10:09
      - At ?15/month I somehow doubt it does:-) (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 9, 14:12:15
  - Broadband on yer phone basically. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 9, 14:05:12

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