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is a long-range, portable [[electronic device]] used for mobile communication that uses a network of specialized base stations known as [[cell site]]s. In addition to the standard voice function of a [[telephone]], current cell phones can support many additional services, and accessories, such as [[Short message service|SMS]] for [[text messaging]], [[e-mail]], [[packet switching]] for [[access]] to the [[Internet]], and [[Multimedia Messaging Service|MMS]] for sending and receiving photos and video. Most current cell phones connect to a [[cellular network]] of [[base station]]s ([[cell site]]s), which is in turn [[interconnect]]ed to the [[public switched telephone network]] ([[PSTN]]) (the exception is satellite phones). |
is a long-range, portable [[electronic device]] used for mobile communication that uses a network of specialized base stations known as [[cell site]]s. In addition to the standard voice function of a [[telephone]], current cell phones can support many additional services, and accessories, such as [[Short message service|SMS]] for [[text messaging]], [[e-mail]], [[packet switching]] for [[access]] to the [[Internet]], and [[Multimedia Messaging Service|MMS]] for sending and receiving photos and video. Most current cell phones connect to a [[cellular network]] of [[base station]]s ([[cell site]]s), which is in turn [[interconnect]]ed to the [[public switched telephone network]] ([[PSTN]]) (the exception is satellite phones). |
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A cell phone (also called variously mobile phone wireless phone, cellular telephone, cellphone, cell and hand phone) is a long-range, portable electronic device used for mobile communication that uses a network of specialized base stations known as cell sites. In addition to the standard voice function of a telephone, current cell phones can support many additional services, and accessories, such as SMS for text messaging, e-mail, packet switching for access to the Internet, and MMS for sending and receiving photos and video. Most current cell phones connect to a cellular network of base stations (cell sites), which is in turn interconnected to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) (the exception is satellite phones).
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