| Glossary of Terms | |
| Glossary of Terms | |
| Dual Tone | |
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DTMF Tones | communicate with computerized phone systems, voice | |
| mailboxes etc. | |
GSM | Global System for Mobile Communications. The name given | |
to the advanced digital technology that your phone uses. | ||
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Home Country | The country where your home network operates. | |
Home Network | The GSM network on which your subscription details are | |
held. | ||
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Network | The organization responsible for operating a GSM network. | |
Operator | ||
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Password | Used for the control of the Call Bar. Supplied by your | |
Service Provider. | ||
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| Personal Identification Number used for SIM security. | |
PIN | Supplied by your Service Provider. If the PIN is entered | |
| incorrectly 3 times, the PIN will be blocked. | |
| Personal Identification Number used for the control of | |
PIN2 | Fixed Dial Store and Call Charge metering. Supplied by | |
your Service Provider. If the PIN2 is entered incorrectly 3 | ||
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| times, the PIN2 will be blocked. | |
| PIN/PIN2 Unblocking Key. Used to unblock the PIN/PIN2. | |
PUK/PUK2 | Supplied by your Service Provider. If the PUK/PUK2 is | |
entered incorrectly 10 times, the PUK/PUK2 will be | ||
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| blocked. | |
Registration | The act of locking on to a GSM network. This is usually | |
performed automatically by your phone. | ||
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Roaming | The ability to use your phone on networks other than your | |
Home network. | ||
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Service Provider | The organization responsible for providing access to the | |
GSM network. | ||
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| Subscriber Identity Module. A small | |
SIM | stores unique subscriber and | |
such as Phonebook and Short Messages. Supplied by your | ||
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| Service Provider. | |
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