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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 defi
nitions.
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) circuitswitched 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.
JavaTM
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.
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