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on mobile vs on the mobile

Both 'on mobile' and 'on the mobile' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'On mobile' is commonly used to refer to something that is accessible or available on a mobile device, while 'on the mobile' is less common and could refer to being physically on top of a mobile phone.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 2000 views

on mobile

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something is accessible or available on a mobile device.

Examples:

  • You can access the website on mobile.
  • The game is optimized for play on mobile devices.
  • NTT DoCoMo earmarks USD 8.2 million to control unsolicited e-mails on mobile phones.
  • Their presence on mobile phones is usually an indication of poor hand hygiene practices.
  • However, *why* is the Commission not applying this principle to Internet data costs on mobile phones?
  • For example it excludes the ever-growing amount of people who watch video on mobile phones, and those who use Unix operating systems.
  • SMS (short message service available on mobile phones)
  • This is all the more necessary now that new technologies are omnipresent and frequently freely available in schools, homes, cybercafés and, soon, on mobile telephones.
  • The coordination of the radio spectrum in the EU creates an opportunity for the provision of completely new services, and removes the obstructions that have existed until now, for instance on the viewing of television programmes on mobile phones.
  • I warmly welcome the new deal on mobile roaming charges.
  • 20080407STO25821 More on mobile TV Katerina Batzeli MEP Culture and Education Committee
  • You can already receive e-mail messages on mobile devices which are connected to the Internet.
  • Minimum tax rates should be discussed for taxes on mobile factors and in the environmental field.
  • The Italian Regulatory Authority for Communications (Agcom) recently introduced a new draft regulation on mobile termination tariffs.
  • Mandate to the CEPT on mobile communication services on vessels, 8 July 2008.
  • Mandate to the CEPT on mobile communication services on board aircraft, 12.10.2006.
  • "Software" specially designed for magnetic anomaly detection on mobile platforms;
  • It is the case today for the regulation on mobile telephone roaming charges.
  • The Commission action on mobile roaming charges is excellent, by the way.
  • Subject: Excise tax on mobile telephony services
  • Subject: WHO research on mobile telephones
  • The committee has rejected some of the key proposals from the Commission on mobile air conditioning.

Alternatives:

  • on a mobile
  • on your mobile
  • on a mobile device
  • on your phone
  • on a smartphone

on the mobile

This phrase is correct but less common in English.

This phrase could refer to being physically on top of a mobile phone.

Examples:

  • I left my keys on the mobile.
  • The cat is sitting on the mobile.
  • It did not feel right breaking the news like that on the mobile, but I was worried about contamination.
  • They've seen me on the mobile and they're telling me to pull over.
  • Go into the other room and leave what you have on the mobile in your pocket... ...Car keys, as office, home... ...Credit card company, the checkbooks...
  • I'll be on the mobile if you need me.
  • Three calls were made on the mobile during that time period.
  • They're going to call on the mobile... some car dealership...
  • I said, "She'll be happy. She'll ring you up on the mobile."
  • I put a deposit on the mobile home.
  • The number on the mobile in the image.
  • The aid therefore had an impact primarily on the mobile telephony market.
  • As a result, this report on the mobile communications market is vital.
  • Data Recovery have made a start on the mobile phones -but they all have prepaid SIMs.
  • His headlights and the lighting on the mobile sculpture were enough to see what happened.
  • The spread and presence of 3G networks and other related technologies are having a serious impact on the mobile services market.
  • That's on the mobile phones.
  • No, on the mobile number I gave you.
  • I didn't want to ring on the mobile.
  • I get so anxious, waiting for Edilene to phone... on the landline or on the mobile phone.
  • The engine installation on the mobile machinery shall comply with the restrictions set out in the scope of the type-approval.
  • The spread and presence of 3G networks and other related technologies are having a serious impact on the mobile services market.

Alternatives:

  • on the cellphone
  • on the phone
  • on the smartphone
  • on the mobile phone
  • on the cell

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