Wireless Glossary (F)

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Face Plate a front housing or casing on some models of phones that can be detached and replaced with coloured designs.

Fascias see Face Plate.

FCC (Federal Communications Commission) an independent United States government agency charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable.

FCN (Function Key) a non-numeric key used on certain wireless phones to navigate menus and features.

File Transfer profile see FTP.

FOMA (Freedom Of Mobile multimedia Access) the name of NTT DoCoMo’s WCDMA service.

Free First Minute the first minute of airtime on incoming calls which is not billed.

Freedom Of Mobile Multimedia Access see FOMA.

Frequency the rate at which a wave alternates, usually measured in Hertz (Hz).

Fringe Area the outermost area of a cellular system where signals are weaker.

FTP a Bluetooth profile that provides access to the file system / folder listings on another device. It uses OBEX as a transport and is based on GOEP.

Full Duplex incoming and outgoing audio can occur simultaneously, so user can speak and listen at the same time.

Function Key see FCN.

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