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| Low Tier: Voice centric phone that supports messaging. Has small displays and works mostly on the 1XRTT network. |
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| Mid Tier: Improved camera features, greater then 1 Mega Pixel with better resolution with at least QCIF display. Works mostly on the 1XRTT and EVDO networks. |
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| High Tier: Improved camera features, greater then 2 Mega Pixel with better resolution (QVGA or better). A touch screen that works mostly on the EVDO and or EVDO-Rev A networks. |
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| Business: Devices that support operating systems like RIM, MS (Micro-Soft) or Palm. These devices support both data and voice functions. |
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| M-Ratings: Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements and are likely to generate less interference to hearing devices than phones that are not labeled. M4 is the better/higher of the two ratings. |
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| T-Ratings: Phones rated T3 or T4 meet FCC requirements and are likely to be more usable with a hearing device’s telecoil (“T Switch” or “Telephone Switch”) than unrated phones. T4 is the better/higher of the two ratings. (Note: not all hearing devices have telecoils in them.) |