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[[Image:Several mobile phones.png|thumb|Examples of non-flip cell phones.]] |
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A '''cell phone''' (or '''cellphone'''<ref>{{cite web |
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| title=Of Cigarettes and Cellphones |
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| last=Ulyseas | first=Mark | date=2008-01-18 |
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| url=http://www.thebalitimes.com/2008/01/18/of-cigarettes-and-cellphones/ |
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| publisher=The Bali Times | accessdate=2008-02-24 |
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}} |
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</ref>) is a long-range, [[electronic device]] used for mobile voice or data communication over a network of specialized base stations known as [[cell site]]s. In addition to the standard voice function of a cellular phone, as a [[telephone]], current [[mobile phone]]s may support many additional [[GSM services|services]], and [[Mobile phone accessories|accessories]]. |
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Those services and accessories include: [[Short message service|SMS]] for [[text messaging]], [[email]], [[packet switching]] for access to the [[Internet]], gaming, [[Bluetooth]], [[infrared]], [[camera]] with video recorder and [[Multimedia Messaging Service|MMS]] for sending and receiving [[photo]]s and [[video]], [[MP3 player]], [[radio]] and [[GPS]]. Most current mobile phones connect to a [[cellular network]] of [[base station]]s ([[cell site]]s), which is in turn interconnected to the [[public switched telephone network]] ([[PSTN]]), with the exception of [[satellite phone]]s. {{As of|2009}}, mobile phones have become very popular in the developed world. |
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Note that a wireless phone connected to a landline is called a "[[Cordless telephone|cordless phone]]". |
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== Notes == |
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== External links== |
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* [http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2001/02/41276 Can Cell Phones Crash Planes?] - ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' |
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[[Category:Mobile phones]] |
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