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  2. Phantom vibration syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Phantom vibration syndrome or phantom ringing syndrome is the perception that one's mobile phone is vibrating or ringing when it is not. Other terms for this concept include ringxiety (a portmanteau of ring and anxiety), fauxcellarm (a portmanteau of "faux" /foʊ/ meaning "fake" or "false" and "cellphone" and "alarm" pronounced similarly to "false alarm") and phonetom (a portmanteau of phone ...

  3. 999 phone charging myth - Wikipedia

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    The 999 phone charging myth is an urban legend or myth that claims that if a mobile phone has low battery, then dialling 999 (or any regional emergency telephone number) charges the phone so it has more power. This was confirmed as untrue by several British police forces who publicly cited the dangers of making such calls. [1]

  4. Silent call - Wikipedia

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    A silent call is a telephone call in which the calling party does not speak when the call is answered. Most such calls are generated by a cold call telemarketing operation's dialer software, which makes many calls automatically and sometimes does not have an agent immediately available to handle an answered call.

  5. Phone etiquette 101: When it’s rude to be on speaker — and ...

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    Never continue a call while you’re at the cash register. Give the clerk your undivided attention. If taking a call is absolutely necessary or if it’s an emergency, it’s OK to ask to take the ...

  6. Ringback number - Wikipedia

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    The exchange then places a reverting call to the originating line, causing the telephone to ring. When answered, the exchange plays a verification tone. The verification tone is issued so that telephone subscribers cannot easily use the ringback system as an intercom between multiple stations in a residence on the same line by taking the ...

  7. One Missed Call (2003 film) - Wikipedia

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    One Missed Call (Japanese: 着信アリ, Hepburn: Chakushin ari) is a 2003 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Miike. The film is based on the novel Chakushin Ari by Yasushi Akimoto . The plot revolves around Yumi Nakamura, a young psychology student whose friend Yoko gets a strange voice message on her cell phone.

  8. Silent mode - Wikipedia

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    Silent mode is a setting available on mobile phones and pagers that, when activated, disables the ringtones and, in some cases, also the vibrating alerts or alarm. Unlike the airplane mode , the silent mode still allows the device to receive and send calls and messages.

  9. Ringing (telephony) - Wikipedia

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    A ring generator or ringing voltage generator is a device which outputs 20 cycle sinusoidal AC at up to 110 volts peak to power bells or annunciators in one or more telephone extensions. [4] The output stops if a handset is taken off the hook. In terminology devised by phone phreaks, a ringing generator is a magenta box.