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To help you understand the main technical
terms and abbreviations used in this
booklet and take full advantage of the
feature on your mobile phone, here are a
few definitions.
Call Barring
Ability to restrict outgoing and incoming
calls.
Call Divert
Ability to reroute calls to another
number.
Call Waiting
Ability to inform users that they have an
incoming call when engaged on another
call.
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)
GPRS guaranties continuous connection
to the Internet for mobile phone and
computer users. It is based on the Global
System for Mobile Communication
(GSM) circuit-switched cellular phone
connections and the Short Message
Service (SMS).
GSM (Global System for Mobile
Communication)
International standard for cellular
communication, guaranteeing
compatibility between the various network
operators. GSM covers most European
countries and many other parts of the
world.
Java
Programming language generating
applications that can run on all hardware
platforms, whether small, medium or
large, without modification. It has been
promoted for and geared heavily to
the Web, both for public Web sites and
Intranets. When a Java program runs from
a Web page, it is called a Java applet.
When it is run on a mobile phone or
pager, it is called a MIDlet.
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