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Phone terms you should know
Aeroplane mode. A mode allowing access to a device’s non-wireless functions (e.g. music,
games etc.), while disabling its wireless radio functions that are banned on aeroplanes during
flight.
app. Software that you can download for added functionality, such as games, email apps, bar
code scanners and more. Some apps are already on your phone, and more can be downloaded
from your phone's app store.
Bluetooth™. A short-range wireless technology you can use to connect a device to other
nearby Bluetooth-capable devices and accessories, such as headsets, speakers, printers, etc.
Use Bluetooth to make hands-free calls on a headset or in your car, listen to music on wireless
speakers, use a wireless mouse or keyboard, or print a document in another room. Set up
Bluetooth.
cellular network or mobile network. A network of radio-transmitting towers. You make calls
on your phone using radio waves sent between the phone and the network towers. You also
send data and access the Internet on this network. Carriers use different technologies to handle
these radio transmissions (GSM, CDMA, Edge, 3G, 4G, LTE, HSPA, iDEN).
data usage. The amount of data your phone uploads or downloads over a network in a given
period. Your phone uses your carrier's mobile network or over a Wi-Fi network. Depending on
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