Preliminary
computer communication using Skype
™
names. You can also set it up with a
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
companies or by companies such as Skype
™
, Vonage
®
, Ooma
®
, and others.
Tel-Lynx
will interface with VoIP services other than Skype
™
via that company’s
VoIP gateway box, connected to
Tel-Lynx
’s
landline
port.
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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