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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" /fo͜ʊ/ meaning "fake" or "false" and "cellphone" and "alarm" pronounced similarly to "false alarm") and phonetom (a portmanteau of phone ...

  3. Telephone phobia - Wikipedia

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    Telephone phobia ( telephonophobia, telephobia, phone phobia) is reluctance or fear of making or taking phone calls, literally, "fear of telephones ". [1] It is considered to be a type of social phobia or social anxiety. [1] It may be compared to glossophobia, in that both arise from having to engage with an audience, and the associated fear of ...

  4. 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.

  5. Stop unwanted calls and texts from hitting your cellphone - AOL

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    Click here to learn how to stop telemarketing calls for good. Better yet, you can install apps on your phone that keep annoying telemarketers off your line. Click here for three apps that protect ...

  6. This is the iPhone ringtone that makes people cringe - AOL

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    Moktan chose the jaunty, cheerful tune available as a ringtone and alarm on many of Apple’s devices, thinking that the song’s easygoing melody would make waking up a peaceful experience. That ...

  7. Adults and teens turn to 'dumbphones' to cut screen time - AOL

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    June 10, 2024 at 5:36 AM. [Getty Images] Adults and teens concerned about their screen time are turning in their smartphones for “dumber” models. Buried in the settings of many smartphones is ...

  8. 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.

  9. How to stop robocalls and spam calls for good - AOL

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    Stop answering the phone “A good tip is to stop answering any unknown numbers. This way, your line won’t be seen as ‘active,’ and they will stop calling.” —Grant Aldrich, CEO of ...