EDGE Technology on Nokia Phones and Devices

Connect With Speed
Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) enables data connections three times faster than GPRS within the same multislot class. Like GPRS, you're billed for the data you transfer, not for the time you spend connected.

The Benefits of EDGE
EDGE on Nokia opens up a lot of possibilities for connecting to data networks on your Nokia mobile phone, making it far less frustrating to stream video and download larger files.

What You Can Do With EDGE

• Connect to your office or personal email account - you can even set your phone to check for email automatically using data sync
• Browse the Internet on your phone
• Synchronize your phone and office calendar while you're out of town
• Download ringing tones, graphics, and games
• Play online games (one example of this is the N-Gage Arena)
• Send and receive MMS messages
• Use your phone as a modem, connecting your laptop to the Internet
• Subscribe to mobile services that bring you personalized information like sports updates, breaking news, horoscopes, share prices, the daily trip-hop-country single...
• Use Java applications that require a network connection
• Chat using instant messaging on your phone
• Update your friends' Presence status

EDGE (based on GPRS) is better than a GSM connection for data that's transferred in larger "chunks." And unlike voice calls and dial-up Internet connections, you pay for how much you transfer, not for how long you're connected. You can have an active connection all the time if you like, which is nice if you need to synchronize periodically with a network or if you're expecting an important email. If you need to make or answer a phone call, your EDGE connection is automatically disconnected for the duration of the call.

How EDGE Works
To use EDGE, you need a phone that supports it, a subscription from your network operator that supports EDGE, and the proper settings.
EDGE is based on General Packet Radio Service, which sends "packets" of data over a radio wave (on the GSM network). Packet switching works like a jigsaw puzzle: your data is split into many pieces, then sent over the network and reassembled at the other end. GPRS is just one of the ways to transport these jigsaw puzzles.
When you talk on a mobile phone, a continuous connection to a channel is reserved for you on the GSM network, which means nobody else can use that channel. With EDGE, you can still have a continuous connection, but you only use the channel when you're sending data.
So, you might be connected to a channel all the time, but you only actually use it when you're sending data. One channel can be shared by many people. This is why you're billed for data transferred, not for time.

EDGE is significantly faster than than CSD (Circuit Switched Data, sometimes just called GSM Data). However, you may find transfers slower than maximum speed during peak hours in busy cell networks, because voice connections usually take precedence. As with GPRS, the data transfer rate also depends on your multislot class (see the GPRS section for details).

Pulses and Bits
EDGE uses a slightly different technology than GPRS called 8PSK, or 8-Phase Shift Keying. Here's a very simplified explanation: data is sent over GPRS and EDGE in pulses. With GPRS, a pulse can carry 1 bit of data, but with EDGE, one pulse carries 3 bits. So it's not that the data actually moves faster, it's that more can be moved at any given time.

What if EDGE Isn't Covered?
In areas where an EDGE network is not available, connections will fall back on GPRS as a default.

EDGE Technology Compatible with :
Nokia E90 Communicator, Nokia E70 Smartphone, Nokia E65, Nokia E61I, Nokia E61 Smartphone, Nokia E60 Smartphone, Nokia E50 Business Device, Nokia 9500 Communicator, Nokia 9300i Device, Nokia 9300 Device, Nokia 8800 Phone, Nokia 8600 Luna, Nokia 7900 Prism Phone, Nokia 7710 Widescreen Smartphone, Nokia 7500 Prism Phone, Nokia 7370 Phone, Nokia 7360 Phone, Nokia 7270 Phone, Nokia 7260 Phone, Nokia 6681 Smartphone, Nokia 6680 Smartphone, Nokia 6630 Smartphone, Nokia 6500 classic, Nokia 6500 slide, Nokia 6301, Nokia 6300 Phone, Nokia 6290 Phone, Nokia 6280 Phone, Nokia 6270 Phone, Nokia 6233 Phone, Nokia 6230i Phone, Nokia 6230 Phone, Nokia 6151 Phone, Nokia 6136 Phone, Nokia 6131 Phone, Nokia 6125 Phone, Nokia 6121 classic, Nokia 6111 Phone, Nokia 6110 Navigator, Nokia 6103 Phone, Nokia 6101, Nokia 6086 Phone, Nokia 6085 Phone, Nokia 6080 Phone, Nokia 6070 Phone, Nokia 6021 Phone, Nokia 6020 Phone, Nokia 5700 XpressMusic, Nokia 5500 Phone, Nokia 5140i Phone, Nokia 5140 Phone, Nokia 5070 Phone, Nokia 3250 Phone, Nokia 3250 XpressMusic, Nokia 3230 Phone, Nokia 3220 Phone, Nokia 3110 classic, Nokia N95, Nokia N93, Nokia N92, Nokia N91, Nokia N91 8GB, Nokia N90, Nokia N80, Nokia N77, Nokia N73, Nokia N73 Music Edition, Nokia N72, Nokia N71, Nokia N70, Nokia N70 Music Edition, Nokia 7280 Phone, Nokia 7200 Phone, Nokia 6822, Nokia 6820 Messaging Device, Nokia 6810 Messaging Device, Nokia 6220 Phone, Nokia 6170 Phone, Nokia 3200 Phone.


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Nokia GPRS Technology

Browsing, File Transfers, and More
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a technology that allows your phone to transfer data at moderate speeds.

The Benefits of GPRS
GPRS lets you send data faster than over a GSM data network, and it's also a lot more efficient. But "data" sounds pretty vague, right?

What You Can Do With GPRS

• Connect to your office or personal email account to get email as it arrives
• Browse the Internet on your phone
• Synchronize your phone and office calendar while you're out of town
• Download ringing tones, graphics, and games
• Play online games (one example of this is the N-Gage™ Arena)
• Send and receive MMS messages
• Use your phone as a modem to connect your laptop to the Internet
• Subscribe to mobile services that bring you personalized information like sports updates, breaking news, horoscopes, share prices, the daily trip-hop-country single...
• Use Java™-based applications that require a network connection
• Chat using instant messaging on your phone
• Update your friends' Presence status
• Transfer data up to three times faster with an EGPRS (Enhanced GPRS) phone

GPRS is better than a GSM connection for data that's transferred in larger "chunks." And unlike voice calls and dial-up Internet connections, you pay for how much you transfer, not for how long you're connected. You can have an active GPRS connection all the time if you like, which is nice if you need to synchronize periodically with a network or if you're expecting an important email.

How GPRS Works
To use GPRS, you need a phone that supports it, a subscription from your network operator that supports GPRS, and the proper settings.
General Packet Radio Service does what it says: it sends "packets" of data over a radio wave (on the GSM network). Packet switching works like a jigsaw puzzle: your data is split into many pieces, then sent over the network and reassembled at the other end. GPRS is just one of the ways to transport these jigsaw puzzles.

When you talk on a mobile phone, a continuous connection to a channel is reserved for you on the GSM network, which means nobody else can use that channel. With GPRS, you can still have a continuous connection, but you only use the channel when you're sending data.
So, you might be connected to a channel all the time, but you only actually use it when you're sending data. One channel can be shared by many people. This is why you're billed for data transferred, not for time.

GPRS is significantly faster than CSD (Circuit Switched Data, sometimes just called GSM Data). However, you may find transfers slower than the maximum GPRS data rate during peak hours in busy cell networks, because voice connections usually take precedence. The data transfer rate also depends on your device's multislot class, which brings us to the next section.

What Does "Class 10 (4+2, 5)" Mean?
GPRS classes refer to the slots allocated for uploading and downloading data. The class number, in this case 10, signifies the multislot class. The number 4 in (4+2, 5) refers to the maximum number of slots that can be used for downloading - the more slots used, the faster the data transfer. The second number (2) refers to uploading, and the final number (5, which may or may not be shown), refers to the maximum number of slots that can be used at any one time, both uploading and downloading.
So in this case, we could have 4 downloading and 1 uploading (4+1=5), or 3 downloading and 2 uploading (3+2=5), as a slot can only be used for uploading or downloading at one time. However, you couldn't have 2 downloading and 3 uploading, because that would exceed the maximum number of slots for upload.

Here are some common GPRS classes for Nokia phones - but it's not an exhaustive list:
GPRS Class 2 (2+1, 3)
You guessed it, 2 slots for download and 1 for upload. It's a simple class of GPRS that's found in many phones.

GPRS Class 8 (4+1)
Class 8 reserves 4 slots for downloading and 1 for uploading. This is suitable for Web browsing, and also if you read more email than you send.

GPRS Class 10 (4+1, 3+2)
This profile, which is in the example above, is better for back-and-forth use of GPRS, like instant messaging.

EGPRS (EDGE)
EGPRS (Enhanced GPRS or EDGE) uses a slightly different technology based on what's called 8PSK, or 8-Phase Shift. In practice, it makes GPRS transfers about three times faster, and makes downloading larger files like video less frustrating.

GPRS Technology Compatible with :
Nokia E90 Communicator, Nokia E70 Smartphone, Nokia E65, Nokia 61i, Nokia E61 Smartphone, Nokia E60 Smartphone, Nokia E50 Business Device, Nokia 9500 Communicator, Nokia 9300i Device, Nokia 9300 Device, Nokia 8800 Phone, Nokia 8600 Luna, Nokia 7900 Prism Phone, Nokia 7710 Widescreen Smartphone, Nokia 7610 Phone, Nokia 7500 Prism Phone, Nokia 7380 Phone, Nokia 7370 Phone, Nokia 7360 Phone, Nokia 7270 Phone, Nokia 7260 Phone, Nokia 6681 Smartphone, Nokia 6680 Smartphone, Nokia 6670 Phone, Nokia 6630 Smartphone, Nokia 6610i Phone, Nokia 6600 Phone, Nokia 6500 classic, Nokia 6500 slide, Nokia 6301, Nokia 6300 Phone, Nokia 6290 Phone, Nokia 6280 Phone, Nokia 6270 Phone, Nokia 6233 Phone, Nokia 6230i Phone, Nokia 6230 Phone, Nokia 6151 Phone, Nokia 6136 Phone, Nokia 6131 Phone, Nokia 6125 Phone, Nokia 6121 classic, Nokia 6111 Phone, Nokia 6110 Navigator, Nokia 6103 Phone, Nokia 6101, Nokia 6100 Phone, Nokia 6086 Phone, Nokia 6085 Phone, Nokia 6080 Phone, Nokia 6070 Phone, Nokia 6060 Phone, Nokia 6030 Phone, Nokia 6021 Phone, Nokia 6020 Phone, Nokia 5700 XpressMusic, Nokia 5500 Phone, Nokia 5300 XpressMusic, Nokia 5140i Phone, Nokia 5140 Phone, Nokia 5100 Phone, Nokia 5070 Phone, Nokia 3660 Phone, Nokia 3250 Phone, Nokia 3250 XpressMusic, Nokia 3230 Phone, Nokia 3220 Phone, Nokia 3120 Phone, Nokia 3110 classic, Nokia 2652 Phone, Nokia 2650 Phone, Nokia 2626 Phone, Nokia N95, Nokia N93, Nokia N92, Nokia N91, Nokia N91 8GB, Nokia N90, Nokia N80, Nokia N77, Nokia N73, Nokia N73 Music Edition, Nokia N72, Nokia N71, Nokia N70, Nokia N70 Music Edition, N-Gage™ game deck, N-Gage™ QD game deck, Nokia 8910i Phone, Nokia 8910 Phone, Nokia 8310 Phone, Nokia 7650 Imaging Phone, Nokia 7600 Phone, Nokia 7280 Phone, Nokia 7250i Phone, Nokia 7250 Phone, Nokia 7210 Phone, Nokia 7200 Phone, Nokia 6822, Nokia 6820 Messaging Device, Nokia 6810 Messaging Device, Nokia 6800 Phone, Nokia 6650 Phone, Nokia 6610 Phone, Nokia 6510 Phone, Nokia 6310i Phone, Nokia 6310 Phone, Nokia 6260 Phone, Nokia 6220 Phone, Nokia 6170 Phone, Nokia 3650 Phone, Nokia 3510i Phone, Nokia 3510 Phone, Nokia 3200 Phone, Nokia 3100 Phone.


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Instant Messaging Technology on Nokia

Mobile Instant Messaging
You may already use an instant messaging service on your PC. Now you can take advantage of instant messaging on your Nokia phone.

What You Get with Mobile Instant Messaging

• Chat in real time with your contacts, whether they're online at a PC or also using instant messenger on a phone - it works mobile-to-mobile, mobile-to-PC, and PC-to-mobile
• If you have to dash from your PC but want to keep a conversation going, just switch on instant messaging in your mobile while you're still logged on
• See instantly if your contacts are online and available
• Invite several people to one conversation - very helpful when you're making movie plans or scheduling meetings

With some phones, instant messaging works closely with Presence - you can see where your friends are, what they're doing, and send them a message they can respond to right away

How it Works
To use instant messaging, you'll need a username and password from an online IM service, and the rest depends on your phone and operator. Some operators support specific software. Some phones have an application built-in, and with others you can download an independent Java™ application.
You may use IM by connecting to the Internet (over WAP, GPRS/EDGE, WCDMA or other network connection), or you may also send and receive messages by SMS.

Getting Instant Messaging
Many network operators have special support for instant messaging services. They can provide you with applications and instructions on how to use them. If you’re already familiar with popular instant messaging programs for PC, you’ll find the interface very similar.

Some Nokia phones come with instant messaging applications pre-installed. In this case, developers can tweak these applications so that they work seamlessly with the phone’s interface and technological capabilities. If your Nokia phone doesn’t have pre-installed software, you can try downloading a Java™ application – several are easily available, each with different features. A single application can be compatible with several major IM clients. Your operator's charges depend on which method you're using, and how they set their own tariffs.

Using Instant Messaging
You should be able to see your list of contacts or “buddy list” as soon as you’re connected. You’ll also see their status – whether they’re online or not. They might also have some variations on their status like “Away” or “At Lunch,” so you know there’s a reason if they don’t answer right away.

Simply connect to your network, choose a contact, type a message, and your message is sent to your friend instantly. Because you’re already connected to the Internet (through GPRS or other connection), there’s virtually no lag between sending and receiving.
SMS: A Solution for Simpler Phones
Some phones may not be compatible with IM software, so some operators have a neat solution: an instant message sent to your username will be forwarded to your phone as an SMS message. Simply reply to the SMS message and it’s sent to their instant messaging program. It’s not quite as “instant” as the more advanced version, but it’s still an innovative way to keep in touch.

Phone models compatible with Instant Messaging technology :
Nokia E90 Communicator Nokia E70 Smartphone Nokia E65 Nokia E61i Nokia E61 Smartphone Nokia E60 Smartphone Nokia E50 Business Device Nokia 8800 Phone Nokia 8600 Luna Nokia 7900 Prism Phone Nokia 7610 Phone Nokia 7500 Prism Phone Nokia 7360 Phone Nokia 7270 Phone Nokia 7260 Phone Nokia 6681 Smartphone Nokia 6680 Smartphone Nokia 6670 Phone Nokia 6630 Smartphone Nokia 6610i Phone Nokia 6500 slide Nokia 6301 Nokia 6300 Phone Nokia 6290 Phone Nokia 6280 Phone Nokia 6270 Phone Nokia 6230i Phone Nokia 6230 Phone Nokia 6151 Phone Nokia 6136 Phone Nokia 6131 Phone Nokia 6125 Phone Nokia 6121 classic Nokia 6111 Phone Nokia 6110 Navigator Nokia 6103 Phone Nokia 6101 Nokia 6086 Phone Nokia 6085 Phone Nokia 6080 Phone Nokia 6070 Phone Nokia 6060 Phone Nokia 6021 Phone Nokia 6020 Phone Nokia 5700 XpressMusic Nokia 5500 Phone Nokia 5300 XpressMusic Nokia 5200 Phone Nokia 5140i Phone Nokia 5070 Phone Nokia 3250 Phone Nokia 3250 XpressMusic Nokia 3230 Phone Nokia 3110 classic Nokia 2652 Phone Nokia 2626 Phone Nokia 2610 Phone Nokia 1600 Phone Nokia 1110i Phone Nokia 1110 Phone Nokia N95 Nokia N91 Nokia N91 8GB Nokia N80 Nokia N77 Nokia N73 Music Edition Nokia N70 Music Edition Nokia 6822 Nokia 6820 Messaging Device Nokia 6810 Messaging Device Nokia 6800 Phone Nokia 3100 Phone Nokia N800 Internet Tablet.


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