Cellnetn.
/ˈsɛlnɛt/, U.S. /ˈsɛlˌnɛt/ Telecommunications.
A cellular radio network used mainly for communication by mobile phone. Occasionally also: a cell phone, a mobile phone. A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.
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answering service1904
information1910
speaking clock1934
talking clock1936
TIM1936
telebus1942
wake-up service1946
subscriber trunk dialling1952
freephone1959
telephone hotline1961
WATS1962
call waiting1963
night line1970
phone-in1970
telephone helpline1970
help-line1980
line1983
Cellnet1984
chat line1984
Vodafone1984
telepoint1987
callback1992
1984 Financial Times 14 June 8/3 The BT–Securicor service, called Cellnet, has been used on trial in London as part of communications in the recent economic summit.
1987 Today 21 Oct. 36/2 ‘Darling can you keep next Friday free for our appointment at the amniocentisis [sic] clinic,’ Nicola chirps to George down the Cellnet (Yuppiespeak for car phone).
1988 Truck Dec. 51/2 The spread of cellnet systems has been slow in Spain.
2007 P. K. Thiot Zizzeddu 191 He has the luxury of a cellnet telephone on board, so I gave him a call.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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