Motorola ST8000 Quick Reference page 3

Congratulations on your purchase of a PCS telephone from Motorola, the world leader in wireless
communications.
All Motorola PCS telephones are manufactured to exacting specifications and world-class quality
standards, and are designed to withstand the rigors of the real world. Our commitment to Total Customer
Satisfaction and over sixty five years of experience in personal communications mean you can depend
upon the quality of this Motorola product.
This phone incorporates our Personality™ interface. Unique to Motorola, the Personality™ interface helps
make PCS communications easier by guiding you through features with easy-to-read LCD displays and
offering you simple choices every step of the way. It also allows you to personalize the way you use your
phone. For example, you can choose different ringer tones, store names and numbers into a personal
Phone Book, and more. All features are presented by your phone with clarity and simplicity. In this
manual, each of the Personality™ features is identified with an
customizable to meet your requirements.
This PCS telephone has been designed for use with PCS 1900 networks. By using digital communications
methods, your phone provides a number of advantages:
• Superior speech quality* is attained with much less of the usual background noises and interference.
• Your conversation is encrypted for security. Encryption helps conversations from being eavesdropped
on by scanning equipment.
Your subscriber number is not contained within the phone as with other systems. Instead, a 'Smart Card'
known as a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) can be supplied by your Service Provider. All call billing is
made to the subscriber number on the card whether it is used in this or any other PCS handset unit.
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