APPENDIX
Glossary
EXPRESSION | MEANING |
AC/DC charger | Alternating Current/Direct Current charger |
Active call | The call currently in progress |
ALS | Alternate Line (Line 2) Service |
AoC | Advise of Charge - subscription service |
CB | Cell Broadcast |
CLI | Caller Line Identity - displays caller’s telephone number |
DES | Data Encryption Standard |
Diverting | Diverts incoming calls to the phone to another number |
DTC | Desk Top Charger |
DTMF | Dual Tone Multifrequency Tones |
FDN | Fixed Dialling Number |
GSM | Global System for Mobile communications |
http | HyperText Transfer Protocol |
IN | Information Numbers of your operator |
IP | Internet Protocol |
LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
MMI | Man Machine Interface |
MMS | Multimedia Messaging Service |
PIN/PIN2 | Personal Identification Number. Supplied by your network/service provider |
PPPPoint to Point Protocol
PUK/PUK2 | PIN Unblocking Key. Used to unlock PIN and PIN2. Supplied by your network/ |
| service provider |
QQVGA | Quarter Quarter Video Graphics Array |
Roaming (Rm) | The ability to use your telephone on networks other than your home network. |
SDN | Service Dialling Number of your operator or service provider |
SIM | Subscriber Identity Module. Supplied by your network/service provider |
SMS | Short Message Service |
SPN | Service Provider Name |
SR | Status Report - relates to SMS messages |
Standby mode | When the phone is on but not receiving/making a call or menu navigating. |
URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
VGA | Video Graphics Array |