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Glossary – LG G4050 User Manual

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To help you understand the main technical terms and abbreviations
used in this booklet and take full advantage of the feature on your
mobile phone, here are a few definitions.

Call Barring

Ability to restrict outgoing and incoming calls.

Call Divert

Ability to reroute calls to another number.

Call waiting

Ability to inform users that they have an incoming call when
engaged on another call.

GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)

GPRS guaranties continuous connection to the Internet for mobile
phone and computer users. It is based on the Global System for
Mobile Communication (GSM) circuit-switched cellular phone
connections and the Short Message Service (SMS).

GSM (Global System for Mobile
Communication)

International standard for cellular communication, guaranteeing
compatibility between the various network operators. GSM covers
most European countries and many other parts of the world.

Java

Programming language generating applications that can run on all
hardware platforms, whether small, medium or large, without
modification. It has been promoted for and geared heavily to the
Web, both for public Web sites and Intranets. When a Java
program runs from a Web page, it is called a Java applet. When it
is run on a mobile phone or pager, it is called a MIDlet.

Glossary

Glossary

Line Identification Services (Caller ID)

Service allowing subscribers to view or block the telephone
numbers of callers.

Multiparty Calls

Ability to establish a conference call involving up to five additional
parties.

Phone Password

Security code used to unlock the phone when you have selected
the option to lock it automatically each time it switches on.

Roaming

Use of your phone when you are outside your home area (when
traveling for example).

SDN (Service Dial Number)

Telephone numbers supplied by your network provider and giving
access to special services, such as voice mail, directory inquiries,
customer support and emergency services.

SIM (Subscriber Identification Module)

Card containing a chip with all the information required to operate
the phone (network and memory information, as well as the
subscriber's personal data). The SIM card fits into a small slot on
the back of the phone and is protected by the battery.