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Glossary of Te r m s
Roaming
- The ability to use a wireless phone to make and
receive calls in places outside of the home service
area.
Service Charge
- The amount paid each month to receive
wireless service.
Standby Time
- The amount of time a fully charged wireless
portable or transportable phone can be on
and idle without being in use. (See Talk Time)
Talk Time
- The length of time a person can talk on a
portable or transportable wireless phone without
recharging the battery.
Vocoder
- Voice Coder. A device used to convert speech into
digital signals.
Voicemail
- A computerized answering service that answers
a call, plays a greeting and records a message.
Depending on the sophistication of the service, it
can notify the subscriber, via a pager, of an
incoming call or message. (Also called voice
messaging)
Wireless
- Radio-based Systems that allow transmission of
telephone or data signals through the air without
a physical connection, such as a metal wire
(copper) or fiber optic cable.
