Cellphone Outage

A week after AT&T suffered a massive cellphone outage that affected customers from coast to coast, the New York Attorney General's Office is launching an investigation. Attorney General Letitia James ...

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From some googling I understand that cell/cellphone is used in the US, while mobile phone may be preferred in Britain. And I know similar questions have been asked before but I have a feeling that this is a word that is actively evolving.

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What's a word (or phrase) that includes laptops, tablets and cellphones (or similar portable electronic devices that resemble a computer)? I would prefer it to be a short (and intuitive) term. I ...

We see the term enough ("mobile devices", "MobileMe", and even "T-Mobile") that it causes no confusion. But we would call the phone in our pocket a "cellphone" or a "cell" instead of a "mobile"; this despite the fact that "mobile phone" is common in journalism and advertising.

4 In common AE conversation you would say "cellphone" or just "phone". Mobile or mobile phone is recognized and used in marketing. Usage: "Where the hell did I leave my (cell) phone."

american english - "Mobile" vs. "cellphone" in AE - English Language ...

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When you disconnect your phone, you hang up. Does this phrase apply to your cellphone?

Do you hang up a cellphone? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

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KTNV Las Vegas: New York AG investigating AT&T after massive cell outage

T-Mobile is taking shots at Verizon over an outage affecting customers across the U.S. Credit: Kena Betancur/VIEWpress Verizon is suffering from a massive outage today with cellular service down for ...