Glossary - LG theV User Manual

Glossary

Acronyms and Abbreviations
ERI 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.
GPS 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.
NAM Number Assignment Module is how the
phone stores the phone number and its
electronic serial number. A multiple
NAM phone can register with multiple
service providers and be set to
automatically switch between
programmed phone numbers for service
provider areas.
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SID System Identification is a number
transmitted by base stations to identify a
wireless system which conforms to a
TIA cellular or PCS standard.
SID is used by mobile phones to
recognize when they are in their home
system and can be used for billing
purposes as a unique identification of
the serving system.
TTY Teletypewriter. An electromechanical
typewriter that either transmits or
receives messages coded in electrical
signals. A phone with TTY support is
able to translate typed characters to
voice or translate voice into characters
to display on the TTY.