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  2. Ringing tone - Wikipedia

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    Ringing tone (audible ringing, also ringback tone) is a signaling tone in telecommunication that is heard by the originator of a telephone call while the destination terminal is alerting the receiving party. The tone is typically a repeated cadence similar to a traditional power ringing signal (ringtone), but is usually not played synchronously ...

  3. Ringing (telephony) - Wikipedia

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    Ringing (telephony) Ringing is a telecommunication signal that causes a bell or other device to alert a telephone subscriber to an incoming telephone call. Historically, this entailed sending a high-voltage alternating current over the telephone line to a customer station which contained an electromagnetic bell.

  4. Ringer equivalence number - Wikipedia

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    The ringer equivalence number (REN) is a telecommunications measure that represents the electrical loading effect of a telephone ringer on a telephone line.In the United States, ringer equivalence was first defined by U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47, Part 68, based on the load that a standard Bell System model 500 telephone represented, and was later determined in accordance with ...

  5. Ringtone - Wikipedia

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    Ringtone. Ringing noise from an electromechanical telephone. Example of a short digital tune which could be used as a ringtone on a mobile phone. A ringtone is the sound made by a telephone to indicate an incoming telephone call. Originally referring to the sound of electromechanical striking of bells or gongs, the term refers to any sound by ...

  6. Ringback number - Wikipedia

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    Ringback number. A ringback number is a telephone number for a telephone line that automatically calls the line that the call was placed from, after the caller has hung up. The typical use of this facility is by telephone company technicians for testing a new installation or for trouble-shooting. [1]

  7. Tip and ring - Wikipedia

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    Tip and ring are the two conductors or sides of a telephone line. Their names are derived from the telephone plugs used for connecting telephone calls in manual switchboards. One side of the line is connected to the metal tip of the plug, and the second is connected to a metal ring behind the tip, separated and insulated from the tip by a non ...

  8. History of the telephone - Wikipedia

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    In phones connected to magneto exchanges, the bell, induction coil, battery, and magneto were in a separate bell box called a "ringer box." In phones connected to common battery exchanges, the ringer box was installed under a desk, or other out of the way place, since it did not need a battery or magneto.

  9. Mobile phone accessories - Wikipedia

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    External device designed to cool down a phone for maintaining or improving performance (SoC, battery lifespan, charging speed). May include heatsink , axial or centrifugal fan(s), heat pipes , vapor chamber , peltier , water-to-air heat exchangers, magsafe , wireless charging and/or programmable rgb lighting .