Preposition to be used with cellphone

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" I called my mother on my cell phone."      " I called my mother from my cell phone."Which of these two sentences is correct ?What is the difference between the two ?

Avangi · Accepted Answer

They're both common.
In my opinion, "from" is more likely to be taken as stressing that you didn't call her on a land line.

Debpriya De · Answer

But do these sentences have the same meaning ?

I was under the impression that when we say " I called my mother from my cellphone" ,we mean that the call was made from my cellphone, and when we say " I called my mother on her cellphone ",we mean that the call was received on her cellphone. Do the prepositions "on" and "from" have different usages in this context ?

Avangi · Answer

Yes. (This seems like a new question.)

Debpriya DeBut do these sentences have the same meaning ?
I was under the impression that when we say " I called my mother from my cellphone" ,we mean that the call was made from my cellphone, and when we say " I called my mother on her cellphone ",we mean that the call was received on her cellphone. Do the prepositions "on" and "from" have different usages in this context ? You haven't yet quoted "I called my mother from her cell phone."
This is the only one that requires special circumstances. She left her cell phone at your house. When she got home, you called her on/from her cell phone, placing the call to her residence land line.

It is not really idiomatic to say "I called my mother from her cell phone," meaning that she received it on her cell phone.

I called my mother from/on my cell phone. same meaning, but "from" may be used to stress that you didn't use a land line.

I called my mother on her cell phone. I placed the call to her cell phone. She may or may not have received it.

I called my mother from her cell phone. I used my mother's cell phone to place a call to her land line.

Another possible weird scenario would be, you call her at her house, via the land line. She doesn't answer. Your friend says to you, "Maybe you can get her from her cell phone."
Quite possible, but not exactly the best way to say it.

Anonymous · Answer

Debpriya De " I called my mother on my cell phone."
" I called my mother from my cell phone."
Which of these two sentences is correct ?
What is the difference between the two ?

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