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Glossary
Call barring
Enables you to restrict or bar certain or all types of calls to a nd from
your mobile phone, i.e. outgoing calls, outgoing internati onal calls,
incoming calls. Barring is activated with a personal code. To use this
service, it must be supported by your network and by your phone.
You may also have to add this service to your subscription.
Call forwarding
This feature allows you to program a number to which all incoming
calls will be automatically rerouted.
Call restriction
Enables you to restrict or bar certain or all types of calls to a nd from
your mobile phone, i.e. outgoing calls, outgoing internati onal calls,
incoming calls. To use this service, it must be supported by your
network and by your phone. You may also have to add this service to
your subscription.
Call transfer
Enables you to transfer a caller to another number. To use this
service, it must be supported by your network and by your phone.
You may also have to add this service to your subscription.
Cell broadcast
Used now in GSM particularly, this paging service allows an operator
to spread short information messages to all or dedicated subscriber
surrounding a cell or a region.
GPRS
Generalised Packet Radio Service
- GSM network structure and
methods development in terms of data connectivity with a high speed
rate and dynamic allocation.
GSM
Global System for Mobile communications
- Digital wireless
telecommunications standard widely used throughout the world and
used by your phone. GSM900 uses 900 MHz frequency band,
whereas GSM1800 uses 1800 MHz frequency band (see “Other
operator services” page 75).
Home Zone
A particular area within your home network. If this feature is
provided by your home network, the home zone symbol is displayed
indicated that you are currently within the home zone.
Local network
The network where you are making a call. This may be your home
network or another GSM network.
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