21. Glossary
This section lists various terms and provides definitions.
antenna
The portion of the phone that sends or receives radio
signals.
battery
The power source for the phone.
call forwarding
A network services feature you use to forward
incoming calls to another number.
call waiting
A network services feature that enables your phone
to beep while you are in the middle of a call. The
beep lets you know that someone else is calling you.
caller ID
A network services feature that identifies incoming
calls.
digital/analog
selection
A network services feature that enables you to
switch your phone between digital and analog
modes. This feature is available only for certain
phones.
electronic serial
number (ESN)
The identification number that is assigned to the
phone.
home system
The system in which your phone works without
having to roam.
icons
Small pictures that appear on your phone’s screen
and are representative of something.
For example, the
icon indicates that you can
enter alphabetic text into a specific field.
keypad tones
See tones.
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message alert
tone
See tones.
microphone
The place on your phone into which you speak.
mobile-
originated short
message service
(MO-SMS)
MO-SMS (mobile-originated short message service)
allows you to send text messages from your phone,
as well as receive them.
network services Special services to which your wireless service
provider can give you access. These include:
Call forwarding
Call waiting
Caller ID
Digital/analog selection
Public system selection
Send own number
Selecting a phone number
Voice mail
Voice privacy
public system
selection
A network services feature you can use to switch from
the default public system (home system) your phone
uses to either a private or a residential system.
ringing tone
See tones.
ringing volume
The volume level at which your phone rings. You can
set the phone to ring softer or louder.
roaming
Occurs when you take your phone to an area that is
outside of your home system.
scrolling
Moving through a list that is displayed on your phone,
such as a menu list or a listing of phone numbers.
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sending own
number
A network services feature that enables you to
determine, on a per-call basis, whether you want
your telephone number to display on another
phone’s caller ID.
Selecting a
phone number
A network services feature that enables you to switch
between phone numbers if you have more than one.
Start screen
The window on your phone on which information is
displayed—phone numbers, text messages, icons,
menu options, and more.
system
A wireless network in which your phone works. There
are three types of systems: residential, private, and
public.
The public system is also known as a home system,
and it is in this system that your phone works. If you
take your phone outside of this system, roaming
occurs.
tones
Sounds that the phone uses to indicate the sound:
•
When you press a key—keypad tone
•
When you receive a text message—message
alert tone
•
When you receive a call—ringing tone
•
When a warning condition occurs (such as when
a battery runs low) or when you’re playing a
game—warning and game tones
You can choose the way the tone sounds. For example,
you can choose a short ring, an ascending ring, or a
beep.
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voice channel
A channel on which a voice conversation occurs and
on which brief digital messages may be sent from a
base station to a mobile station or from a mobile
station to a base station.
voice mail
A network services feature that enables people who
call and miss you to leave a voice message on your
phone. You can then retrieve these messages from
your voice mailbox.
voice mailbox
The area of the phone that collects and saves the
voice messages left by those who call and miss you.
voice privacy
A network services feature that encrypts the voice
channel so that people cannot eavesdrop on your
phone conversations.
volume
The volume level you set for the earpiece. This
controls how loud the sound is in the earpiece.
You can adjust the volume (while in a call or at any
time) by pressing the volume keys on the upper left
side of the phone.
warning and
game tones
See tones.
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