mobile phone

noun

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Reding Quiñones also did not respond to voicemail and text messages left on his mobile phone. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 Speculation about a possible mobile device from SpaceX comes as the company reportedly plans to expand its business into retail mobile phone service. Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 The spectrum will allow its Starlink broadband satellite network to provide mobile phone service worldwide. Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 The report said Charter could run some of SpaceX's consumer mobile phone traffic through its ground internet infrastructure. Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobile phone

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mobile phone was in 1975

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“Mobile phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile%20phone. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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