| Personal Identification Number used for SIM security. | |
PIN | Supplied by your Service Provider. If the PIN is entered | |
| incorrectly 3 times, the PIN will be blocked. | |
| Personal Identification Number used to control the Fixed | |
PIN2 | Dial Store and Call Charge metering. Supplied by your | |
Service Provider. If the PIN2 is entered incorrectly | ||
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| 3 times, the PIN2 will be blocked. | |
| PIN/PIN2 Unblocking Key. Used to unblock the PIN/ | |
PUK/PUK2 | PIN2. Supplied by your Service Provider. If the PUK/ | |
PUK2 is entered incorrectly 10 times, the PUK/PUK2 will | ||
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| be blocked. | |
Registration | The act of locking on to a GSM/GPRS 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 organisation responsible for providing access to the | |
Provider | GSM/GPRS network. | |
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| Subscriber Identity Module. A small | |
SIM | stores unique subscriber and | |
such as Contacts and Short Messages. Supplied by your | ||
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| Service Provider. | |
| Short Message Service. A basic mail system used for | |
SMS | cellular phones. This service allows sending/receiving | |
| of short text messages. | |
| Wireless Application Protocol. The communication | |
WAP | standard which enables you to download resources from | |
| the Internet to your phone. | |
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100Glossary of Terms
