THE CELLULARCONNECTION The Cellular Connection: A Guide to Cellular Telephones, Fourth Edition.. THE CELLULARCONNECTION A Guide to Cellular Telephones Fourth Edition ROBERT A... PREFACE
Trang 1THE CELLULAR
CONNECTION
The Cellular Connection: A Guide to Cellular Telephones, Fourth Edition Robert A Steuernagel
Copyright 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc ISBNs: 0-471-31652-0(Paper); 0-471-20340-8 (Electronic)
Trang 2THE CELLULAR
CONNECTION
A Guide to Cellular Telephones
Fourth Edition
ROBERT A STEUERNAGEL
A Wiley-Interscience Publication
JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
New York / Chichester / Weinheim / Brisbane / Singapore / Toronto
Trang 3Designations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks.
In all instances where John Wiley & Sons, Inc., is aware of a claim, the product names appear in initial capital or Readers, however, should contact the appropriate companies for more complete information regarding trademarks and registration Copyright 2000 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc All rights reserved
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including uploading, downloading, printing, decompiling, recording or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the
Publisher Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158-0012, (212) 850-6011, fax (212) 850-6008, E-Mail: PERMREQ WILEY.COM
This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged
in rendering professional services If professional advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought
ISBN 0-471-20340-8
This title is also available in print as ISBN 0-471-31652-0
For more information about Wiley products, visit our web site at www.Wiley.com
Trang 4PREFACE
1 AN INTRODUCTION TO CELLULAR PHONE
The Cellular Method
The Cellular Telephone What You Should Know
About Cellular Frequencies Numeric Assignment
Module (NAM) A Quick Visit to a Cell Site
Where Can you Get Cellular Service? How Licenses
Were Granted: Wireline and Nonwireline Companies.
Who Sells Cellular Phones
Finding the Best Source of Cellular Phones and
Service Equipment Costs What to Look for in a
Cellular Phone Trying It Out Cellular Service
Pricing — Your Most Important Decision Reminder:
The Cellular Buyer’s Checklist
v
Trang 55 THE BILL, PLEASE 31
One-Time (Nonrecurring) Expenses Recurring Expenses Variable Charges and Pricing Plans Terms Associated
with Recurring Charges Illustrative Pricing Plans.
Additional Rate Plans Special Promotions and Pricing
Options How Calls Are Billed Long Distance and
Roaming Choosing a Service Provider
Buttons, Buttons Displays and Indicators Placing a
Call Special Telephone Numbers Receiving a Call.
Health Considerations Batteries and Power Supplies.
Cellular Etiquette Special Cellular Features
How to Tell When You’re Roaming Roaming:
Outgoing Calls Roaming: Incoming Calls Roaming
Fraud Roamer Billing Additional Roaming
Considerations
Car Cellular Telephone Components Roof-Mounted
Antennas Trunk-Mounted Antennas Glass-Mounted
Antennas Transportables
Batteries Chargers and Eliminators Hands-Free
Operation Pagers Cases Data Applications A Cellular Data Communications Session Fax Applications.
Short-Message Service
10 DEALING WITH OPERATIONAL DIFFICULTIES 97
Bad Connections Signal Dropouts and Dead Spots.
Other Intermittent Effects Mechanical or Electronic
Failure Service and Repair
vi CONTENTS
Trang 611 SAFETY AND SECURITY 107
Safety Security
Digital Cellular Personal Communications Service.
Technology Applications
CONTENTS vii
Trang 7The need to keep in touch — we all have it, whether for business or personal reasons Now you can keep in touch on the way to work or the shopping center, from a construction site or the golf course, or in
a rental car or on your boat.
If you spend time away from your best communication tool — the telephone — a cellular phone can add several business hours to your week Now you can stay in touch with your office, your customers,
or your family, even as you inch along in a traffic jam And cellular’s excellent audio performance ensures clear voice reception.
In today’s fast-paced world, the average business manager spends fourteen work-weeks per year on the telephone Salespeople, doctors, and wheeler-dealers report that when they spend time on the road, a cellular phone makes them much more productive So it’s no surprise that cellular has grown to more than 50 million subscribers and is expected to exceed 100 million by 2005.
Cellular phones are not only for the person who spends time in a car The first cellular phones — ‘‘mobile’’ phones — were bulky and meant to be mounted in a vehicle The development of convenient, small portable models has increased the number of applications for cellular phones by making them usable anywhere conventional phones are not available Architects, carpenters, or electricians work-ing at construction or repair sites can be in touch with their home offices Newspaper reporters and other journalists on assignment can transmit their stories to headquarters immediately or send written copy from a portable computer via their portable phone.
ix
Trang 8And let’s not forget about the family — its safety, pleasure, and convenience can be greatly increased by using a cellular phone, both
in the car and away from it And the greater affordability and availability of cellular service, as well as the cellular phone, puts it within the average person’s reach Driving to the movies, taking a bus
to a sporting event, or just walking to the corner store, instant communications can be at most people’s fingertips.
Although using cellular service might be as easy as pushing a few buttons, it is still expensive compared to regular telephone service, and there are several things you should understand when choosing your phone and the service you use with it Everything you need to know is explained here in an easy-to-understand manner.
You will learn how the cellular system works; what the purposes and advantages of each feature are; how to choose a telephone and telephone carrier; how to install and operate your phone; what to do when traveling outside your home area; how to tap into other communications systems; and what’s coming in the future Also included are informative illustrations, photographs, and a glossary of terms for easy reference.
Welcome to the world of cellular telephones — communications
on the move.
R A S
Carlsbad, California
July 1999
x PREFACE
Trang 9THE CELLULAR CONNECTION
Trang 10A
Abbreviated dialing, 55, 66, 89
A carrier, 64, 105, 121, 126
Access charge, see Charge(s), access
Accessories, 25, 26, 34, 40, 41, 87—96,
108, 115
Activation, 31, 41
Advertising, 23
Agreement, service, see Contract(s),
service
Airtime, 32—44, 55, 61, 71, 90, 95, 121,
126
AirTouch, 20
AMPS, 3, 121, 126
Antenna, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 17—18, 57, 75,
79—82, 99—101, 103, 105, 108—109,
111, 116, 117, 121
Any-key answer, 50
AT&T, 3, 20—21, 23, 121
Automatic call delivery, 66—67
B
B carrier, 64, 105, 121—123, 126, 127
Band, 13—15, 17, 104, 110, 122
Battery, 9—12, 25—28, 41, 51, 53, 57—58,
75, 78—79, 82—85, 87, 95, 104,
111, 114, 116, 119 alkaline, 10
charger, 31, 87—88 eliminator, 87—88
lithium-ion, 10, 58, 87 nickel-cadmium, 10, 58, 87 nickel-metal hydride, 10, 58, 87
standby time, 26—27, 58 talk time, 11, 26—27, 58
Bell Atlantic, 20 BellSouth, 20
Bill, 15, 24, 30, 31—45, 60—62, 69—71 Block, frequency 13—14, 20, 52—53, 64—65, 105, 121, 122, 126, 127
Blocked calls, 54, 101, 105
Buildings, 10, 11, 16, 99—100, 103—104,
117 Burn(a NAM), 15, 122
Business use, 27—30, 35—40, 109 Buying cellular, 11, 23—30, 41, 114
C
CALL indicator, 52
129
Trang 11Call forwarding, 29, 33, 61, 62
Calling party pays, 42
Call, placing a, 41, 48, 51, 53—55,
65—66
Call, receiving a, 56—57, 66—67
Call waiting, 33, 61
Carrier, 14, 18, 20—22, 23—24, 41—45,
52—55, 60, 64—73, 89, 95—96,
101—102, 105—106, 113—115, 121,
122, 126, 127 See also Service
provider
CDMA, 114, 115, 121, 122
CDPD, 93, 122
Cell, 4—7, 93, 102, 110—111, 122, 123, 126
Cellphone, see Telephone
Cell site, 4—7, 9, 11, 14—18, 41—42,
48—56, 63, 78, 97—99, 102—105,
110—111, 115—118, 122, 123, 125,
127
Cellular telephone, see Telephone
Change charge, see Charge(s), change
Channel, 1, 2, 7, 14—15, 18, 42, 48, 71,
102, 110, 113—114, 122—127
Charge(s), 31—35, 56, 60, 115
access, 32—40, 121
airtime, 26, 34—37, 41, 42, 44, 55, 61,
90, 95
activation, 31
change, 32
interconnection, 35, 42
landline, 37, 42
long distance, 36, 41, 44, 67
roaming, 44, 67, 69—73
toll, 44, 60, 61
usage, 26, 34—36, 40, 41, 45, 55, 61
Clear(CLR) key, 49, 50, 123
Commission, sales, 23—24
Conferencing, see Three-party
conferencing
Connect time, 41, 55, 62, 95, 123
Contract(s), service, 24, 26, 32, 34—35,
36—37, 40, 41, 115
Control signal, 76, 123—124
CPE, 124
Customer, 3, 24, 34, 42, 59, 66 See also
Subscriber
Customer service, 23, 29, 40, 44—45, 53,
55, 66, 67, 72
D
Data, 29, 33, 91—95, 112, 122 Dead spot, 98—103, 115
Deposit, 32
Dial, 1, 9, 48, 50—55, 57, 62, 65—72, 93, 107—108, 125
Dialing, 2, 48, 54—55, 60, 62, 66, 73, 89,
95, 107—109, 124
Dial tone, 53, 92, 95, 119
Digital, 24, 27, 92—93, 112, 113—116, 121,
122, 124, 127
Dropouts, 93, 95, 97—101
DTMF, 124 Dual-mode, 27, 114, 115, 124 Dual NAM, 72, 124
E
Electronic serial number, see ESN Emergency, 21, 26, 29, 41, 55—56, 118,
119
END key, 41, 49, 50, 54—55, 57, 123,
124 Ericsson, 21 ESMR, 116 ESN(Electronic serial number), 15, 67,
72, 118, 124, 126 Europe, 115
F
FAA, 48 FCC, 14, 19, 20, 115, 126
FCN key, 49—51
FM, 103, 104 Fraud, 67, 69, 72, 105, 112
FUN key, see FCN key
G
GSM, 115, 124 GTE, 21
H
Handoff, 5, 78, 95, 110, 125
Handset, see Telephone
130 INDEX
Trang 12HLR, 66
HORN, 52, 125
I
IMTS, 3, 4, 121
Installation, 4, 10, 22, 25—27, 31, 45,
47, 58, 75, 76, 79, 82, 89, 108, 123,
125
Internet, 22, 91, 92, 96
K
Keypad, 9, 47—49, 50, 53, 76, 91, 108,
116, 125
kHz, 14—15, 123, 125
Kilohertz, see kHz
L
Landline, 13, 42, 55, 61, 71, 90, 95, 98,
112, 123, 124, 125 See also
Charge(s), landline
LCD, 50, 52
LED, 52
Lithium-ion battery, see Battery,
lithium-ion
LOCK key, 51, 109, 125
Lucent Technologies, 21
M
Matsushita, 22
McCaw Cellular, 20
MCI, 21
Megahertz, see MHz
MHz, 12—15, 114, 122, 124, 125
Mitsubishi, 22
Mobile Switching Center, see MSC
Mobile Telephone Switching Office,
see MSC
Modem, 92—95, 125
Motorola, 9, 21, 50
MSC, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 41, 43, 44, 54, 55,
60, 62, 66, 71, 73, 95, 112, 125
MTSO, see MSC
Multipath interference, 99—101, 104
MUTE, 52
N
NAM, 15, 64, 67, 72, 109, 118, 122, 124, 126
Network, 35, 40, 42, 44, 123, 127
No answer transfer, 61 Nickel-cadmium(NiCd) battery, see
Battery, Nickel-cadmium Nickel-metal hydride(NiMH) battery,
see Battery, Nickel-metal hydride
Nokia, 21
Nonwireline, 13—14, 19—20, 64, 121, 126
NPA, 122
O
Off-peak period, 29, 35—40, 44, 126 OPT key, see FCN key
P
Pacific Telesis, 20—21
Packet, 93, 122 Paging, 13, 20, 29, 34, 50, 59, 62, 90, 96,
115, 126, 127 Panasonic, 22
PCS, 15, 44, 112, 114—116, 122, 124, 126,
127
Peak period, 29, 35—40, 126
Personal use, 26, 29, 37, 40, 92
Phone, see Telephone
Picket fencing, 103
Portable, see Telephone
Power indicator, 52 POWER(PWR) key, 48—49 Power output, 4—5, 10, 11, 13, 18, 25—27, 78—79, 82, 84, 115, 123, 126 Pricing, 28—30, 31—45, 65, 115 plans, 34—41, 60
rounding, 35
telephone, 23—25, 27, 40—41, 84, 91
R
Rates, see Pricing, plans
Recall(RCL) key, 51, 53, 57, 107, 126 Reseller, 21, 29, 44
Reuse, frequency, 7, 18, 123, 126
INDEX 131
Trang 13ROAM indicator, 52—53, 63—65, 105,
126—127
Roaming, 29, 44, 51, 63—73, 105, 114,
115, 127
access number, 66—68
billing, 37, 69—72
fraud, 67—69, 112
S
Safety, 29, 47, 55, 95, 107—108
SBC, 21
Security, 51, 76, 95, 107, 109—112, 125
SEND or SND key, 41—42, 48—51,
53—54, 57, 66, 103, 107, 123, 127
Service plan(s), see Pricing, plans
Service provider, 20, 24, 29, 30—34, 37,
41, 42—45, 47, 62, 66, 108 See
also Carrier; Reseller
Short Message Service, see SMS
Signal, radio, 3—7, 9, 13, 16, 26, 51,
52—54, 64—65, 78—81, 93, 95, 97—
105, 110—111, 121, 123, 124, 126
SMS, 96, 115, 127
Southwestern Bell, 21
Speech recognition, 108
Standards, 23, 57, 114, 115, 121, 122, 124,
126, 127
Static, 45, 103, 113
Store(STO) key, 51, 107, 127
Subscriber, 53, 54, 60, 69, 71, 72, 123,
124, 127 See also Customer
Switch, see MSC
Switch, A-B, 64, 105, 121
Switching service, 32, 64—65, 105, 115
T
TDMA, 114—115, 121, 127
Telephone, 1—5,7, 9—15, 22, 23—30 See
also Pricing, telephone
car, 22, 25—27, 50, 52, 55, 57, 58, 75—82, 89, 108—109
dual-mode, 27, 114, 115, 124
portable, 4, 5, 9—13, 22, 25—28, 42, 47—50, 57—59, 79, 87—89, 91, 103,
109, 125 transferable, 82
transportable, 25, 57, 75, 79, 82—85,
91, 108, 125, Telephone answering, 34, 62, 127
Three-party conferencing, 61—62 Three-way calling, see Three-party
conferencing
Transceiver, 3, 4, 9, 75—83, 123, 127
U
UHF, 13, 99, 110, 122
Usage, 29, 32, 34 See also Charge(s),
usage
V
VLR, 66 Voice dialing, 62, 89, 108 Voice messaging, 29, 33, 34, 37, 41, 48,
55, 61, 62, 66, 89, 95, 121, 124, 127 Volume control, 52
W
Warranty, 24, 106
Wireless, 75, 92—95, 113—115, 120, 122,
127
Wireline, 13—14, 19—20, 64, 119, 122,
127
Z
Zone, home, 29, 40
132 INDEX