LG Electronics GT550, Encore Glossary, Conference Calls, Gprs General Packet Radio Service, Java

Glossary

To help you understand the main technical terms and abbreviations used in this booklet and to take full advantage of the features on your mobile phone, here are a few definitions.

Call Forwarding

The ability to reroute calls to another number.

Call Reject

The ability to reject incoming calls or calls from specific phone numbers.

Call Waiting

The ability to inform users that they have an incoming call when engaged on another call.

Conference Calls

Ability to establish a conference call involving up to five additional parties.

GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)

GPRS guarantees continuous connection to the Internet for mobile phone and computer users. It is based on the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) circuit- switched cellular phone connections and the Short Message Service (SMS).

GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication)

International standard for cellular communication, guaranteeing compatibility between the various network operators. GSM covers most European countries and many other parts of the world.

Java

Programming language generating applications that can run on all hardware platforms, whether small, medium or large, without modification.

It has been promoted for and geared heavily towards the Web, both for public Web sites and Intranets. When a Java program runs from a Web page, it is called a Java applet. When it is run on a mobile phone or pager, it is called a MIDlet.

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