Jargon busting
Modern mobiles can access an amazing range of services. This glossary will help you make sense of any mobile tech talk you're unsure about.
- Blog
- Short for web log, a blog is a web page where people can post their opinions on life and the universe. Blogs are often updated daily with text, pictures and videos, and they allow readers to post their own comments. Blogs we host are fully moderated.
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth is a short-range, low-power method for mobiles to communicate with each other. It's commonly used to swap information, such as ringtones or personal details, from mobile to mobile.
- Cameraphone/videophone
- Most modern mobiles have built in cameras that can snap photos or video, to send to other mobile users.
- Chatroom
- An online meeting place where people can exchange messages. All T-Mobile chatrooms are either open to over 18s only, or are fully supervised (moderated) by staff who delete any offensive messages or inappropriate content.
- Content Lock
- Our Content Lock system automatically bars all mobiles from accessing 18-rated material. Content Lock can only be switched off by a customer after they have passed an age check.
- Location-based services
- A way for the location of a mobile phone to be identified by a service, for example, our What's on/What's nearby service on 5050.
- MMS/picture messaging
- The Multimedia Messaging Service is like SMS or texting, but you can add pictures or video to messages.
- Personal profile
- Your profile is personal information that you can make visible to other people in chatrooms, blogs, instant messaging services and community sites. Children should ensure only people they know have access to their personal profile, and should avoid revealing personal details such as their full name, address or mobile phone number.
- Shortcodes
- A shortcode is normally a three, four or five digit phone number that's often used for premium rate text services - such as TV text voting (Big Brother evictions, for example) or adult chat services.
- SMS/texting
- A Short Messaging Service or text is a written message that can be sent between mobiles.
- Spam
- Spam is junk texts or emails that you haven't asked to receive.
- t-zones
- This is our mobile internet and downloads portal. It offers a wide range of services from games and news to entertainment and music downloads.
- WAP
- Wireless Application Protocol is the technology used by many phones to access the mobile internet.
