Edge?

**tatyana17** · 03-22-2008, 02:38 PM

Ok i see this all the time on my curve.

What exactly is EDGE and why is it on my phone? Thank you in advance for your answers?

**chaz_cb** · 03-22-2008, 02:40 PM

Acronym for Enhanced Data GSM Environment. EDGE is a faster version of GSM wireless service. EDGE enables data to be delivered at rates up to 384 Kbps on a broadband.

**tatyana17** · 03-22-2008, 02:47 PM

I'm learning more everyday......thanks chaz!!

**lush242000** · 03-22-2008, 04:00 PM

Edge : the boundry of a surface.

j/k, it's just some lingo for a couple of phone service providers. EDGE is high speed and all services. If you do a search you can get a listing of all the service levels for your phone, such as EDGE, edge, gprs, gsm, 911, and on and on and on.

**Berryman** · 03-22-2008, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by lush242000

Edge : the boundry of a surface.

j/k, it's just some lingo for a couple of phone service providers.

Well, that's a little too dismissive. EDGE technology was first developped in Europe over four years ago. There are presently well over 200 EDGE networks operating in over 100 countries. In terms of data transfer speeds, it's a small stepping stone to better things. Nothing to write a song and dance about, but it's "free" and count on an actual 100-130kbps transfer speed over about 40kbps actual for GPRS.

For a small, and relatively inexpensive upgrade, (from GPRS to EDGE) carriers running EDGE can provide up to three times the data capacity of GPRS, and can handle three times more subscribers than GPRS - triple their data rate per subscriber, or add extra capacity to their voice communications.