Glossary
ERI
Enhanced Roaming Indicator is a feature to indicate whether a mobile phone is on its home system, a partner network, or a roaming network. Many phones indicate home vs. roaming as an icon, but ERI capable phones can clearly indicate third “partner network” status.
EVDO
Evolution Data Only or Evolution Data Optimized (abbreviated as EVDO,
GPS
Global Positioning System is a system of satellites, computers, and receivers able to determine the latitude and longitude of a specific receiver on Earth. Position is calculated using time and distance.
IS 2000
Type of digital signaling. It's the second generation of CDMA digital cellular, an extension of
NAM
Number Assignment Module is how the phone stores the phone number and its electronic serial number.
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer Protocol used to encrypt data sent over the air.
TTY
Teletypewriter. An electromechanical typewriter that either transmits or receives messages coded in electrical signals. A phone with TTY support is able to translate typed characters to voice or translate voice into characters to display on the TTY.