nVideon TLC User Manual page 8

Preliminary
computer communication using Skype names. You can also set it up with a
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phone number and place and receive calls to and from other phone numbers.
A switch hook is used to switch the telephone between an idle, on-hook condition
that allows the telephone to ring, and an active, off-hook condition that allows you
to place or answer a call. Most rotary dial telephones have a handset (with a
microphone and speaker) that depresses the switch hook when the telephone is
idle. The switch hook is hidden on cordless telephones and is activated by a
button or buttons near the keypad.
A Telco is a phone company (such as AT&T) that provides voice communication
service over a land-based Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN) to many
other telephones.
A telephone is a device that transmits and receives voice communication over a
pair of wires. It has either a push-button keypad or a rotary dial. It may be
cordless, but it always connects through a pair of wires in your home or business,
as opposed to a mobile phone, which communicates strictly over-the-air.
Tel- Lynx provides full support for cordless, corded, and rotary dial telephones.
An urgent call is a call from someone who believes they need to talk to a
Tel- Lynx user immediately, even if the user has Tel-Lynx in a Do-Not-Disturb
mode.
An unknown caller has no record in the Tel-Lynx phone book or new call list.
VoIP or Voice over IP is Voice over Internet Protocol service, provided by cable
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companies or by companies such as Skype , Vonage , Ooma , and others.
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Tel- Lynx will interface with VoIP services other than Skype via that company's
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VoIP gateway box, connected to Tel-Lynx's landline port.
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A wireless carrier is a company such as AT&T, T-Mobile , Sprint , Verizon, or
others that provide phone service to mobile phones. It may be referred to as a
mobile or cell phone service provider or carrier. Some wireless carriers provide a
wireless home phone service that can be interfaced to Tel-Lynx's landline port.
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