Pay As You Go Cell Phones Definitions

Call Hold:

The ability to place a call on hold without losing the connection.

Call Timer:

The cell phone tracks and displays the length of time a call has been active.

Call Waiting:

This standard feature works similarly to your land line call waiting feature. You'll hear a specific tone when you are on your cell phone and another call comes in. Hit the button to put your caller on hold while you speak with the second caller. Alternately, you can ignore the call and the caller will be sent to your voicemail.

Caller ID:

The cell phone displays the name or number of the person calling.

Conference Call:

Ability to converse between the cell phone user and two or more other parties. Very similar to 3-way calling.

Depth:

The thickness of the phone measured front to back in centimeters.

Height:

The length of the phone from top to bottom.

Phone Book Capacity:

The maximum number of contacts the phone can store in the address book.

Phone Style:

Cell phones come in all shapes and sizes. Some popular phone styles include the flip phone, candy bar and slider.

Service Provider:

The service provider the phone model is licensed to. 

Speaker Phone:

The phone includes a speakerphone function.

Standby Time:

The amount of time the phone can stay charged while on, but not in use.

Talk Time:

The length of time the phone will stay charged while being used for talking.

Vibrating Alert:

The phone has a ring function that makes the phone vibrate to alert the user of a call.

Warranty:

The amount of time the manufacture guarantees the phone will work without defect.

Weight:

The weight of the phone measured in ounces.

Width:

The length of the phone measured from left to right in centimeters.

Text Messaging:

The ability to send and receive text messaging.