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131 Glossary
* (Star/Asterisk Sign)
The character on the bottom left of your
touchtone telephone keypad.
# (Pound Sign)
The character on the bottom right of
your touchtone telephone keypad. It is
also commonly called the number sign.
3-Way Calling/Conference
A service provided by telephone
companies which allows you to connect
parties on three different telephone lines
together for one conversation.
3-Way Conference Call
Connecting three parties together for one
telephone conversation. TalkSwitch offers
its own 3-Way Conference feature and
also allows you to use the 3-Way
Conference (Calling) service provided by
local telephone companies.
Analog
All sound actually begins in the form of
sine waves and must be in this form to be
heard by the human ear. Analog devices
(phones, answering machines, etc.)
transmit and receive sound in the form
of 'sine waves'. The telephone lines in
your home are also designed to carry
analog signals (sine waves). TalkSwitch
is an analog device and will work with
any other analog device or telephone
system.
Auto Attendant Message
TalkSwitch's electronic attendant. A
self-recorded message that greets and
directs callers to select an extension
number based on information provided
in the message.
BPS
Bits Per Second. A measure of how fast a
modem can transmit and receive data.
Call Back
A TalkSwitch feature which, once
activated, instructs TalkSwitch to call you
back at a preset Out-of-Office telephone
number. You can then access
TalkSwitch's Call Bridge feature.
TalkSwitch offers two ways to activate
Call Back - Prompted and Auto.
Call Bridge
A TalkSwitch feature which 'bridges'
together calls from two different remote
locations. Call Bridge allows you to place
long distance calls from your office
telephone lines even when you are
out of the office.
Call Forward
A TalkSwitch feature which forwards calls
to one of 10 or more Remote Extensions.
Caller ID
A service provided by telephone
companies which transmits information
about incoming calls (callers name and
telephone number). The Caller ID
information is transmitted between the
first and second ring.
Call Waiting
A service provided by telephone
companies which allows you to accept a
second incoming call on a telephone line
that is already in use. Call Waiting allows
you to 'toggle' from one caller to the
other.
Glossary
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