Think of it like the different layers of the cell network...

GSM is voice (phone, sms, etc)...anything you can do on an OLD Nokia cell phone for example.

gprs/edge means that it has a data connection to the GPRS/EDGE network but not to the BlackBerry network. If you have Idokorro SSH installed and your TCP settings set up properly for your wireless provider, you should be able to connect through the regular GPRS/EDGE network (I'm right now doing this with a SIM that has NO BlackBerry services).

GPRS/EDGE means you have a connection to the BlackBerry network layer. This is where you get connectivity to your BES for email and MDS, to your BIS account and it's internet browsing service, etc.

Uhhhh...Cory....lower case does not mean that service is available at all. If you put any SIM card into a BlackBerry and travel to a location that does not have BlackBerry services you will still get lower case gprs (if that provider offers GPRS on their GSM network. The indicator is just what layer of the network you are connected to.

Zro