Wireless Glossary
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- Call Tones
Also known as ringback tones, Call Tones are a Sprint product that let you assign sounds, music, etc to replace the standard ringing sound people here when they call you. Can be assigned for individual numbers, groups, all callers, or sorted by day or night.
- Call Waiting
Call Waiting alerts you to incoming calls while you are on a call by sounding a distinct tone. The display screen shows that a call is coming and the caller’s phone number.
- Caller ID
A calling feature which displays the originating phone number of an incoming call. This of course is very handy for screening calls that you may not want to accept at that time.
- Carrier
A Company providing wireless telecommunications services such as Cingular, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Alltel, Suncom, etc.
- CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access. CDMA technology was originally developed for military use in the late 1960's, and is a multiple access technique, using sequenced code to divide traffic channels within the same radio channels. Sprint and Verizon use this technology in the USA.
- Cell
The basic geographic unit of a cellular system and the root term of cellular. An overlapping network of cells make up a city coverage, and each of them are equipped with a radio transmitter and receiver or a base station.
- Cellular
The most familiar type of wireless communication. It is called "cellular" because each service area was divided into cells or cell stations.
- Cover or Faceplate
Protective cell phone covers protect your phone and also gives your cell phone a unique appearance, or fashion statement
- Coverage Area
The area which a wireless network company offers service for their cell phone subscribers. This area is usually depicted on an area map.
- Cross Talk
The leakage of a signal from one cellular channel to another.
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