Wireless Glossary

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Handoff

Transfers calls from one cell system to the next with no loss of cellular or PCS call.

 

Hands-Free Set

With Hands Free Kits, you can use your cell phone in your car without taking your hands from the wheel, or your eyes from the road. A mounted speaker and microphone provide you with a speakerphone in your vehicle, which can also be set to automatically pick up. The portable hands free uses a cigarette lighter male plug, while mounted handsfree cellphone kits connect permanently to the vehicle's power supply. Wireless hands - free kits allow the use of your cellular phone without interfering with driving.

 

Handset

A wireless or cellular phone, cell phone, digital, PCS, or analog mobile phone.

 

Home Coverage Area

The area in which one may make cellular calls without incurring long distance or roaming charges. Some cellphones are activated with nationwide long distance coverage, but still have a local coverage area which is called home.

 

HSDPA
High Speed Downlink Packet Access. 3G-speed data component of UMTS. See also: UMTS, GSM, GPRS

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