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Glossary
To help you understand the main technical
terms and abbreviations used in this booklet
and take full advantage of the
feature on your mobile phone, here are a few
definitions.
Call Barring
Ability to restrict outgoing and incoming calls.
Call Divert
Ability to reroute calls to another number.
Call waiting
Ability to inform users that they have an
incoming call when engaged on another call.
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)
GPRS guaranties continuous connection to
the Internet for mobile phone and computer
users. It is based on the Global System for
Mobile Communication (GSM) circuitswitched
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.
JavaTM
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 to 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.
Calling Line Identification Services (Caller ID)
Service allowing subscribers to view or block
the telephone numbers of callers.
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