LG VX9400 Owner's Manual - Page 118

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Glossary better graphics, sound and depth and uses the power of broadband so that you can download the hottest entertainment, sports highlights, news and breaking weather to your Verizon Wireless V CAST phone. The new V CAST phones provide better imaging capabilities, mega pixel cameras and video cameras, improved audio and expandable memory storage. Acronyms and Abbreviations DTMF EMS Dual-Tone Multi Frequency (or "touch-tone") is a method used to communicate keys pressed on the phone. Pressing a key generates two simultaneous tones, one for the row and one for the column to determine which key was pressed. Enhanced Messaging Service is an extension to SMS for cellular phones available on specific networks. An EMS enabled phone can send and receive messages with special text formatting (such 116 VX9400 ERI EVDO GPS IS 2000 as bold or italic), animations, pictures, icons, sound effects, and special ring tones. EMS messages sent to non-EMS devices will be displayed as SMS transmissions. Enhanced Roaming Indicator is a feature to indicate whether a mobile phone is on its home system, a partner network, or a roaming network. Many phones indicate home vs. roaming as an icon, but ERI capable phones can clearly indicate third "partner network" status. Evolution Data Only or Evolution Data Optimized (abbreviated as EVDO, EV-DO, EvDO, 1xEV-DO or 1xEvDO) provides fast wireless broadband access (3G) anywhere, without needing a WiFi hotspot. Global Positioning System is a system of satellites, computers, and receivers able to determine the latitude and longitude of a specific receiver on Earth. Position is calculated using time and distance. Type of digital signaling. It's the second generation of CDMA digital cellular, an

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VX9400
Glossary
better graphics, sound and depth and uses the power of
broadband so that you can download the hottest
entertainment, sports highlights, news and breaking
weather to your Verizon Wireless V CAST phone. The
new V CAST phones provide better imaging capabilities,
mega pixel cameras and video cameras, improved audio
and expandable memory storage.
Acronyms and Abbreviations
DTMF
D
ual-
T
one
M
ulti
F
requency (or “touch-tone”)
is a method used to communicate keys
pressed on the phone. Pressing a key
generates two simultaneous tones, one for
the row and one for the column to determine
which key was pressed.
EMS
E
nhanced
M
essaging
S
ervice is an
extension to SMS for cellular phones
available on specific networks. An EMS
enabled phone can send and receive
messages with special text formatting (such
as bold or italic), animations, pictures, icons,
sound effects, and special ring tones. EMS
messages sent to non-EMS devices will be
displayed as SMS transmissions.
ERI
E
nhanced
R
oaming
I
ndicator is a feature to
indicate whether a mobile phone is on its
home system, a partner network, or a
roaming network. Many phones indicate
home vs. roaming as an icon, but ERI capable
phones can clearly indicate third “partner
network” status.
EVDO
Ev
olution
D
ata
O
nly or Evolution Data
Optimized (abbreviated as EVDO, EV-DO,
EvDO, 1xEV-DO or 1xEvDO) provides fast
wireless broadband access (3G) anywhere,
without needing a WiFi hotspot.
GPS
G
lobal
P
ositioning
S
ystem is a system of
satellites, computers, and receivers able to
determine the latitude and longitude of a
specific receiver on Earth.
Position is
calculated using time and distance.
IS 2000
Type of digital signaling. It's the second
generation of CDMA digital cellular, an