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Glossary of Terms
phone.On the Samsung PCS handset, you press
the same result.
LED. Light Emitting Diode.
Off-peak. The periods of time (usually after the business day or on
weekends) during which the service provider offers discounted
airtime rates.
PCS (Personal Communications Services).FCC terminology
describing two-way, personal,digital,wireless communications
systems.
Peak. The time during which wireless customers can expect to
pay full service rates.
Prepend. The addition of prefixed numbers, for instance,an area
code,in front of a recalled phone number.
Roaming. The ability to use a wireless phone to make and receive
calls in places outside of one's home calling or service area.
Service Charge. The amount paid each month to receive wireless
service.
Standby Time. The amount of time a fully charged wireless
portable or transportable phone can be "ON"and idle without
being in use.(See Talk Time below.)
Talk Time. The length of time a person can talk on a portable or
transportable wireless phone without recharging the batteries.
Vocoder. A device used to convert speech into digital signals.
VoiceMail. A computerized answering service that answers a call,
plays a greeting,and records a message.Depending on the
sophistication of the service,it can notify the subscriber, via a
pager, that he or she has received a call and message.(Also called
voice messaging.)
Wireless. Describing radio-based systems that allow transmission
of telephone and/or data signals through the air without a physical
connection,such as a metal wire (copper) or fiber optic cable.
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