Glossary
AC adapter | A cable that connects the phone to a wall outlet and charges the phone battery. |
analog mode | A state in which a phone communicates at 800 MHz and sends voices and key |
| beeps as analog sounds. |
CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access, a technology that digitally encodes the sound of |
| voices and key beeps to ensure callers’ privacy. |
call forwarding | A programmable phone option that sends incoming calls to another phone |
| number. |
call waiting | A |
| comes in while you are on the phone. |
contacts directory
digital mode
A feature of your phone that works like a set of phone index cards, allowing you to save phone numbers and other information.
A state in which a phone communicates at 1900 MHz and sends voices and key beeps as digitally encoded signals instead of analog sounds. See “CDMA.”
domain name | The address of a network connection, often in the format server.business.com | ||
dual band | Able to operate in two frequency ranges, the 800 MHz band and the 1900 MHz | ||
| band. | ||
| Able to operate in either CDMA digital service or analog cellular service at 800 | ||
| MHz, and able to switch between digital mode and analog mode. | ||
enter | To save information in the phone’s memory. Press keys to enter information. | ||
home screen | The screen that appears when the phone is first turned on. | ||
keyguard | A feature which can be turned on to protect the phone from accidental | ||
| keypresses when a call is not in progress. | ||
lock code | A | ||
| that lets you restrict access to certain phone numbers or all phone numbers. | ||
menu | A list of choices on the phone screen. | ||
menu item | A choice within a menu on the phone screen. | ||
A low energy consumption state indicated by the message “Power Save Mode.” | |||
mode | Press any key to exit. | ||
recent calls list | A list of phone numbers from recent incoming or outgoing calls, when the phone | ||
| number is available. | ||
roaming |
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| Using telephone services outside of the area covered by your home service |
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| provider. When you are roaming, the cost of phone calls and level of service may | ||
| vary. |
service area
service provider
An area in which a service provider’s terms of use apply uniformly.
A company which provides certain phone services, such as basic phone service, long distance, call waiting, and
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