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Because of the way their calls are handled. Each phone communicates with the nearest phone mast. This mast then re-transmits the signal to another mast until it reaches the destination phone. Each mast only covers a small area (or cell) - hence the americans call them cell-phones !
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∙ 14y agoThe term cellular refers to the types of towers aht the calls are carried on. Cellular phones have changed the way we live.
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