Glossary of Terms
Glossary of Terms
| Dual Tone | |
DTMF Tones | communicate with computerized phone systems, | |
| voice mailboxes etc. | |
| Global System for Mobile Communications. The | |
GSM | name given to the advanced digital technology that | |
| your phone uses. | |
Network | The organization responsible for operating a | |
Operator | GSM network. | |
Password | Used for the control of the Call Bar. Supplied by | |
your Service Provider. | ||
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| Personal Identification Number used for SIM | |
PIN | security. Supplied by your Service Provider. If the | |
PIN is entered incorrectly 3 times, the PIN will be | ||
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| blocked. | |
| Personal Identification Number used for the | |
| control of Fixed Dial Store and Call Charge | |
PIN2 | metering. Supplied by your Service Provider. If | |
| the PIN2 is entered incorrectly 3 times, the PIN2 | |
| will be blocked. | |
| PIN/PIN2 Unblocking Key. Used to unblock the | |
PUK/PUK2 | PIN/PIN2. Supplied by your Service Provider. If | |
the PUK/PUK2 is entered incorrectly 10 times, | ||
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| the PUK/PUK2 will be 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 | The organization responsible for providing access | |
Provider | to the GSM network. | |
| Subscriber Identity Module. A small | |
SIM | which stores unique subscriber and | |
information such as Phonebook and Short | ||
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| Messages. Supplied by your Service Provider. | |
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