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"Phone" is Greek for "voice", so perhaps a different name would be in order. But neither "mobile" nor "cell" says anything about voice in particular, so I woul
by j-g-faustus 16y ago
"Phone" is Greek for "voice", so perhaps a different name would be in order.
But neither "mobile" nor "cell" says anything about voice in particular, so I would think they are suitable terms for "portable communication device connected to a cellular network" even when the device primarily deals with non-voice services.
- bdonlan 16y agoHowever "cell" refers to a portion of the infrastructure running the cellular network, so that's not a good option.
- auxbuss 16y agoNode? But it's as about as unwelcoming as name as you could find.
- eru 16y agoIn formal German you can call phones in general Fernsprecher. A literal translation would be remote talking device.