- Industrie: Mobile communications
- Number of terms: 3825
- Number of blossaries: 1
- Company Profile:
Finnish multinational communications corporation currently the world's largest manufacturer of mobile telephones. The company also offers Internet services and produces telecommunications network equipment.
A ringing tone that provides a real, recorded sound, for example a song, nature sound, special effect, or engine sound, as an alert of an incoming call. Not all phone models support true tones.
Industry:Mobile communications
A call that a user receives from another party. In many countries, for example in Europe, incoming calls are not charged, with the exception of roaming subscribers. In some countries, incoming calls are charged based on the airtime used.
Industry:Mobile communications
A plug-and-play interface between a computer and a compatible add-on device, such as an audio player, joystick, keyboard, phone, scanner, digital camera, or printer. With a USB, a new device can be added to a compatible computer without having to add an adapter card or even having to turn the computer off.
Industry:Mobile communications
A call alert that makes the phone vibrate to indicate an incoming call or a message. The user can receive calls and messages silently without disturbing others.
Industry:Mobile communications
A port that enables two compatible computers or a computer and another compatible device to use an infrared beam to communicate with each other. Line of sight is required, but no cable is needed.
Industry:Mobile communications
A spoken keyword that can be used to activate a certain function of the phone. Voice commands are based on speech recognition.
Industry:Mobile communications
An integrated digital network in which a single wire or optical fibre is used to carry both voice and data. ISDN has a high data transfer rate (64 kilobits per second) compared to a standard landline (33.2 kilobits per second).
Industry:Mobile communications
Making a call by speaking aloud the name of the recipient. The phone compares the sound to the pre-recorded voice tags and dials the phone number assigned to the recognised voice tag. A user needs to create their own voice tags.
Industry:Mobile communications
A number that uniquely identifies an individual mobile device. The IMEI appears on the label located on the back of the phone. It is automatically transmitted by the phone when the network asks for it.
Industry:Mobile communications
A service that is used to send, store, and retrieve audio messages. Voice mail can be used as a telephone answering machine.
Industry:Mobile communications
