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| Thread ID: 40490 | 2003-12-09 09:55:00 | OT: whats what when it comes to mobiles | fergie (424) | Press F1 |
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| 198793 | 2003-12-09 23:04:00 | >Oh, and out of curisity, whats the difference (is > there a differnece) between a CELL phone, and a > MOBILE phone? They are the same. The term 'Cell' refers to the area served by each cell phone tower (transmitter). As you move from the area served by one transmitter to an area served by another transmitter you have moved from one 'cell' to another. The cells generally overlap a little. All this overlapping makes your phone 'mobile'. Cool huh? |
oggy (1250) | ||
| 198794 | 2003-12-09 23:12:00 | >Go with bluetooth Yeah, the 6820 - comes out next year supports bluetooth. But my PDA (iPaq 1910) doesn't support it - only has IR |
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| 198795 | 2003-12-10 00:35:00 | That's interesting, because I thought cell phone was short for cellular phone, which is what they were first called. Or should that be celluloid phone? :p |
agent (30) | ||
| 198796 | 2003-12-10 02:30:00 | > That's interesting, because I thought cell > phone was short for cellular phone, which > is what they were first called. It is. And JM is right, each tower is a "cell" in a system (like a cell in a honeycomb pattern) and the system itself is a cellular system. The Cellular System is a Mobile Phone System, in Vodafone's case its a Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) cellular system. So the phones are cellphones, mobile phones, hand phones (a european term) or a general asset/nuisance depending on your viewpoint. Many swear by them, some swear at them. Take your pick. |
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