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Access Fee
An access fee is charged by the local telephone companies to all telephone customers for the right to connect with a local phone network. Cellular phone users pay this fee along
with a 3% federal telephone excise tax.
Activation Fee
The activation fee is the initial set up fee to turn on a cell phone so that it can operate within the selected carrier network.
Airtime
Airtime, or the time spent talking on a cellular telephone, consists of the total airtime used making both incoming and outgoing calls.
Analog
Built in the 1980's, analog technology allows a cell phone to transmit by sending voice, video, and data signals. Analog is a method of modulating radio signals so that they can
transmit voice or data information.
Antenna
An antenna is a device used for transmitting, sending and receiving radio signals.
Automatic Call Delivery
Automatic call deliver permits a cellular phone to receive incoming calls, even when roaming.
Band
The band is a Range of radio frequencies between two defined limits which are used in wireless communications.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is the name given to a radio technology making transmission of signals over short distances between telephones, computers and other devices, like household
appliances, without the use of wires.
Broadband
Broadband refers to communications medium that uses wide-bandwidth channels for sending and receiving large amounts of data, video or voice information.
Carrier
The carrier is the company that provides wireless telecommunications services, using equipment, to transmit the frequencies upon which the cell phone calls, signals and data are
carried.
CDMA
CDMA is an acronym for Code Division Multiple Access. CDMA technology is a multiple access technique, using sequenced code to divide traffic channels within the same radio
channels.
Cell
A cell is the basic geographic unit of a cellular system and the basis for the generic industry term "cellular.” A city or county is divided into small "cells," each of which is
equipped with a low-powered radio transmitter/receiver. By controlling the transmission power and the radio frequencies assigned from one cell to another, a computer at the Mobile Telephone
Switching Office (MTSO) monitors the movement and transfers the phone call to another cell and another radio frequency as needed.
Coverage Area
The coverage area is the area which a wireless network company offers service for their cell phone subscribers.
Digital
Information represented by non-continuous values or signals sent between cell phones is referred to as digital.
Dual Band
A wireless phone which is capable of operating on two different frequencies is known as dual band.
Dual Mode
A wireless device that can be operated on analog or digital transmission networks is said to be in dual mode.
Encryption
Encryption is a method of encoding data for security.
FCC
The FCC is the Federal Communications Commission, the Government agency responsible for regulating telecommunications in the United States, located in Washington, D.C.
Follow-Me-Roaming
Though not available in all cities, this system allows you to roam in other calling areas, cells, or area codes, and have your calls automatically forwarded to you.
Frequency
The frequency of a signal is determined by the number of times a wave-like radio signal changes from the very positive to the very negative charge per second.
GHZ
GHZ is a commonly-used acronym for GigaHertz. One GigaHertz is equal to a billion hertz.
GSM or Global Standard For Mobile
GSM is a digital communications standard for cell phones, used in over 60 countries.
Hertz
Hertz expresses cycle frequency.
Home Coverage Area
One may make cellular calls without incurring long distance charges or roaming charges if they’re situated within their home coverage area
Interconnection Fee
An interconnection fee is charged if a wireless call is routed through a landline.
Off-Peak Hours
Off-peak hours are the hours cheaper hours, such as after the business day and during weekends when the wireless networks have less transmission.
Peak Hours
Peak hours are the most expensive hours, such as during the business day when wireless networks have the most transmission.
Personal Identification Number, or PIN
Your PIN number is used together with SIM card technology to place calls using prepaid cell phones.
Prepaid Cellular
Prepaid cellular is a payment method often used by people with a specified budget, allowing them to pay for cellular service minutes in advance.
Protocol
Protocol refers to the special set of rules for communicating that the transmitting receivers use in a telecommunication connection when they send signals back and forth.
Roaming
When you use a cellular phone outside of your cellular or PCS company's service area, your said to be roaming.
Satellite
Satellites orbit above the earth and send and receive signals sent by the antennas.
Standby Time
Standby time is the length of time that a cell phone is completely ready to send or receive calls, but is not being used in a call.
Subscriber
A subscriber is a user of wireless service bought from a service provider.
Talk Time
Talk time is the length of time a person can talk on the cell phone without recharging the cell phone batteries, usually expressed in minutes.
TDMA
TDMA is the acronym for Time Division Multiple Accesses, referring to a digital transmission format used for D-AMPS and GSM format.
Termination Charges
Termination charges are made when a cell phone call is completed by a different carrier network.
UMTS
UMTS is the acronym for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System.
Voice-Activated Dialling
Voice-activated dialling allows the user to dial a telephone number by speaking.
Voice Recognition
Voice recognition allows cell phones to be operated by spoken words.
Vibrating Alert
A vibrating alert is a cell phone feature whereby a vibration mechanism alerts a user of an incoming call, as opposed to an audible ring.
WAP
WAP stands for Wireless Application Protocol. WAP is an open, global specification that empowers mobile users with wireless devices to easily access and interact with information
and services instantly.
Watt
A watt is a basic unit of power. The formula is: voltage multiplied by the current.
WCDMA
WCDMA is Wideband CDMA. This is the technology for wideband wireless access supporting 3G cell phone services, and allows very high-speed multimedia services like wireless
Internet access and videoconferencing.
Wireless Data
Wireless data allows you to send digital information on a cellular phone.
Wireless Internet
Wireless Internet grants access to the World Wide Web or Internet e-mail via wireless networks.
Wireless Provider
A wireless provider provides communication services to cell phones, PDA's or wireless web modems via a wireless network.
WMF
WFM, or Wireless Message Format, sends data through wireless means to mobile computers.
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