topic Re: Abbreviations in General Chit Chat

Abbreviations

Daveh46 — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:59:00 GMT

Is there a dictionary of abbreviations easily accessible here somewhere? I'm new here and thought I was pretty good at working them out but I'm stumped by a lot.

Re: Abbreviations

XRaySpeX — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:30:13 GMT

No, there's no central directory of them. Some are sorta conventional BB (Broadband)-speak but any you can't work out just ask the poster.

EE is not an abbreviation but the formal legal name of this firm formerly known as Everything Everywhere.

Re: Abbreviations

bristolian — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:53:24 GMT

Are there any particular abbreviations you're interested in?

Google can also be useful for many of them.

Re: Abbreviations

Daveh46 — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:33:03 GMT

ONT? ATA?

Re: Abbreviations

XRaySpeX — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:57:19 GMT

ONT = Optical Network Terminal. The box on the inner wall acting as the modem for Full Fibre.

ATA = Analog Telephone Adapter. The adapter plugged in a mains socket for connecting normal analogue phones to DV.

DV = Digital Voice.