Mobile Phone Dictionary
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Speakerphone - Sometimes referred to as built in hands-free, allows the phone to be used at a short distance, without the phone being held next to the face.
Standby Time - The length of time a wireless phone or communicator is fully charged, turned on and ready to send and receive calls or data transmissions. Standby time, once stated in only hours and minutes, can now be extended to many days with current phone models. Standby time is affected by the amount of time the phone is used for talking because talking on a phone draws more energy from a battery than standby time does. Wireless devices depend on batteries for power; batteries slowly discharge their power and must be recharged and eventually replaced. See also Talk Time.
Subsidy - When you purchase a mobile phone, it will be subsidised by whichever network you connect to. You may only pay £30 for a phone worth £200. This is why insurance is important, because if the phone is stolen the replacement cost will be a higher, unsubsidised price.
Symbian - Formed by Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, and Psion to create easy to use operating systems for wireless devices and personal digital assistants (PDAs). The first operating system was called EPOC.
T9 - Predictive text inputting system designed (by Tegic) to make text message writing easier. Instead of having to select letters individually by pressing each key numerous times, mobiles with T9 software 'guess' what you're writing as you go along, reducing the number of key presses required.
Text on 9 Keys. Also known as Predictive Text Input, this software allows users to easily enter text on a mobile phone by predicting what is being written.
TACS - Total Access Communications System. Original analogue standard used in the UK.
Talk time - The total time a battery can power a phone for mobile calls. As the phone drains the battery during a call, the talk time left in the battery is diminished until the phone is turned off or the battery recharged. The longer the talk time the less frequently you will need to recharge.
The length of time a wireless device may be engaged in transmission (phone conversations, sending or receiving data) before it runs out of battery power. Talk time, expressed in hours and minutes, is much shorter than standby time because transmission requires more power. Therefore, standby time is effected by the amount of time the phone is used for talking. Wireless devices depend on batteries for power; batteries slowly discharge their power and must be recharged and eventually replaced. See also Standby Time.
Tariff - Is the set of charges that apply depending to on what call plan you have chosen.
Third Generation - The 3rd Generation (3G) mobile devices and services will transform wireless communications into on-line, real-time transfer of information, regardless of time and place. You will be able to send electronic postcards with images, and you can even have a live videoconference using your 3G mobile communication device.
Travel charger - Small charger that connects direct to a socket in the phone. Unlike with a desktop charger, there is no cradle to support the handset.
Tri band - Triple-band phones are capable of operating on three GSM frequency bands - the GSM 900 and GSM 1800 frequencies used in over 100 countries worldwide plus the GSM 1900 frequency band that's increasingly being adopted in America. A phone that is capable of operating on three frequency bands, 900mhz, 1800mhz and 1900mhz. A triband phone is needed to if you wish to use your phone in the USA
Trickle charger - A charger which takes eight or more hours to replenish the battery. Better for longevity of battery, but less convenient than fast chargers.
Top Up Voucher - Top-up vouchers are available for pre-pay/pay as you go phones.
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telephone System is another name for 3G technologies/ standards. This is the European standard for third generation mobile telephony, to replace GSM. Enables the transmission of text, digitalised voice, video and multimedia as well constant connection to the Internet.
Upgrade - The process that allows a user to change their mobile phone once they have completed their initial 12 month contract. An upgrade charge usually applies plus the cost of the handset
Vibrating Alert - A feature that allows the phone to vibrate instead of ring, alerting the phone owner discretely of an incoming call.
Video - With a compatible handset you can now send a video, a sound clip and a text wherever you want - from the UK or abroad. Video Messaging is simple & fun to use just like Text Messaging and Media Messaging. Just create your video using the camera on your mobile and include it into a message. Alternatively, choose to download entertainment, sport, and news & weather video clips from WAP sites. Mobile phone videos and also known as vidlets.
Video Calling - The ability of some 3G phones to make calls whilst showing a live video stream of the person you are speaking to so that you can see as well as hear them.
Voice Activated Dialling - Facility offered by a few handsets enabling calls to be made by using voice commands rather than punching in numbers. The memory can be programmed to store and identify names spoken into the handset and call numbers associated with them.
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