he is in he phone vs he is on he phone

Some examples from the web:

• Okay, then he phones the girls.
• - Does he phone bie? - y you alk.
• He phones me every night for help with his homework.
• If he phones, tell him not to do anything.
• He phones every now and then, and sends Steven postcards.
• He phones it in every game.
• So, when did he phone?
• Then why didn't he phone the police immediately?
• I don't understand - why did he phone your home?
• - Well, didn't he phone you, then?
• So, he phones me and asks for a meeting and then suddenly, bang, he's vanished.
• Several phones, multiple phone lines.
• Next thing, he phones me from Heathrow, says, "See you Friday night."
• And does he phone work when he's arriving, or is that all shut down as well?
• Birkhoff recently analyzed the phone calls made from Kate's phone.
• She still uses her phone as a phone.
• Phone company traced it To an unlisted burner phone with a stolen SIM.
• Van's phone bills indicate there were two calls from a Charleston area code cell phone.
• I'm tracking a lot of text and phone traffic coming from Piron phones.
• Phone mast records have placed the phone at Mr Miller's house.

Some examples from the web:

• Okay, then he phones the girls.
• - Does he phone bie? - y you alk.
• He phones me every night for help with his homework.
• If he phones, tell him not to do anything.
• He phones every now and then, and sends Steven postcards.
• He phones it in every game.
• So, when did he phone?
• Then why didn't he phone the police immediately?
• I don't understand - why did he phone your home?
• - Well, didn't he phone you, then?
• So, he phones me and asks for a meeting and then suddenly, bang, he's vanished.
• Several phones, multiple phone lines.
• Next thing, he phones me from Heathrow, says, "See you Friday night."
• And does he phone work when he's arriving, or is that all shut down as well?
• Birkhoff recently analyzed the phone calls made from Kate's phone.
• She still uses her phone as a phone.
• Phone company traced it To an unlisted burner phone with a stolen SIM.
• Van's phone bills indicate there were two calls from a Charleston area code cell phone.
• I'm tracking a lot of text and phone traffic coming from Piron phones.
• Phone mast records have placed the phone at Mr Miller's house.