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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A base station to which users of early mobile phones could connect in order to place (but not receive) calls..
When it started in September, Phonepoint had 174 telepoints or public base stations […] Ferranti has a more intensive network, with 300 telepoints concentrated around London […]
BT has also been prevented from holding a majority share of a telepoint operator.
These telepoints can be thought of as cordless phone base units that work with all cordless receivers in operation. Some telepoints register the presence of a customer when the person comes within range — say at a train station.
Use telepoint when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Telepoint means A base station to which users of early mobile phones could connect in order to place (but not receive) calls..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
When it started in September, Phonepoint had 174 telepoints or public base stations […] Ferranti has a more intensive network, with 300 telepoints concentrated around London […]
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