GPRS for MacOS instructions
Introduction
Connection
Setup for MacOS X
Setup for MacOS 9, 8, 7
Specification of the modem-file
GSM Packet Radio System is the way to connect a laptop, PDA or mobile phone to the internet or your company network through the mobile network. Because it is packetbased, it allows you to keep the connection open because you only use the channel when actual data is transferred. In a way it is like cable-modems and ADSL-lines but then this is mobile.
To your Mac the GPRS-device will just be a modem like any other. Thus, you need a Mac ;-) , a connection to your GPRS-device and a GPRS device, which in many cases is .... a GSM-phone with the GPRS-option.
One thing is a bit strange about GPRS though. First, where a modem should call a telephonenumber, in GPRS you call to a AccessPointName or APN. It looks just like a hostname on the internet like apple.com or mobiel.net but remember that it is nothing different from the telephonenumbers you're used to.
To actually connect to your ISP or company, you need a GPRS enabled ISP or company. Although this seems hard it is really not so difficult for a company to get GPRS enabled.
To connect straight to the internet, most GSM-operators run a special Access-Point themselves called "internet". Just give it a try.
Introduction
Connection
Setup for MacOS X
Setup for MacOS 9, 8, 7
Specification of the modem-file