Glossary - Talkswitch CT.TS005.003902 User Manual

GL O SSA R Y
Star/asterisk sign
The character at the bottom left of your touchtone telephone keypad.
Number/pound sign
The character at the bottom right of your touchtone telephone keypad.
3-way calling/conference call
Connecting three parties together for one telephone conversation.
TalkSwitch offers its own 3-way conference feature the same as the 3-way
conference service offered by telephone companies.
Analog
Analog devices transmit and receive sound in waves. Standard phones,
cordless phones, answering machines, fax machines, modems, and the
telephone lines in most homes are analog.
Call back
If call back is activated, it instructs TalkSwitch to call you back at a preset
out-of-office phone number. With call back you can access the TalkSwitch
long-distance plan while you are away. TalkSwitch offers automatic call back
and prompted call back.
Call bridge
Allows you to make long-distance calls from anywhere in the world over your
PBX using an access number and an authorization code. Also known as DISA
in some regions.
Call forward
Call forward is used to forward calls to one of the remote extensions.
Caller ID
A service provided by telephone companies, transmitting information about
calls (caller's name, phone number, time of call, etc.).
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