Something is wrong when the ‘telephone app’ on your phone becomes 3rd party

Re:Something is wrong when the ‘telephone app’ on your phone... by kbenson on Thursday May 04, 2017 @06:41PM (#14269519)

I think you misinterpreted the point. As I read it, "car" and "phone" are the terms Americans (and others) use, and that the British sometimes used "auto" and "mobile" but that usage is dying out (which doesn't conflict with you not having heard it).

As an American, "car" and "phone" are definitely the norm. The only time I've ever heard "mobile" is as a prefix to phone, so "mobile phone". It's sometimes used on forms to distinguish between home, work and mobile numbers (like I just did).

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Re:Something is wrong when the ‘telephone app’ on your phone... by gerdesj on Thursday May 04, 2017 @07:30PM (#14269813)

"Auto" maybe but "mobile" and "phone" are definitely equally used synonyms along with "mobe" in all the areas of the UK that I have been to (most).

"Landline" is seeing a resurgence as general parlance for the thing gathering dust, which used to be simply _the_ phone.

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