The Evolution of Cellphones: Understanding Networks and Coverage
And why are cellphones called cellphones? The name comes from the cell-like structure of these networks. There is some confusion about cellphones being classified differently from smartphones. Mario Marco / Moment / Getty Images As long as a phone can send a signal to a cellular connection, it’s a cellphone. They all mean the same thing. When people talk about mobile phones, “cellphone” is typically used to describe a simple feature phone....