Methods and devices for providing a device access to a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network are described. The GPRS network comprises a control node for controlling the access. The control node performs the steps of receiving a service request from the device, the service request comprising a device identifier, obtaining a group profile comprising a group identifier identifying a plurality of devices, selecting the group profile for serving the device, if the device identifier corresponds to the group identifier, and establishing a connection based on the group profile in accordance with the service request.