Aug 14, 2005 04:40
18 yrs ago
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Natel
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Swiss term
There is a list of contact information for employees:
Listed among the headings is "Natel". So Natel is just the Swiss way of saying "mobile phone"??? I did some Googling and one seemed to get the impression that Natel referred to a specific type of mobile phone and wasn't just your ordinary "garden variety" mobile phone.
Any help/explanation appreciated.
Listed among the headings is "Natel". So Natel is just the Swiss way of saying "mobile phone"??? I did some Googling and one seemed to get the impression that Natel referred to a specific type of mobile phone and wasn't just your ordinary "garden variety" mobile phone.
Any help/explanation appreciated.
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| 5 +5 | mobile phone |
Rahel H.
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| 4 +1 | Natel C or Natel D (Swiss networks) |
Tom Funke
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You were right: Natel IS just the Swiss way of saying mobile phone. The word originally comes from the network systems Tom mentions but it is now used for mobile phones in general. It is very common, everybody in Switzerland knows the term.
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Natel C or Natel D (Swiss networks)
Natel C: (Nationales Autotelefon System n C)
national in-car telephone system (Swiss 900 mHz)
Natel D: (Swiss GSM network)
Source: Von Renouard, Neue Informations- und Kommunikationsdiesnste - Information Services, ISBN 3-7785-2177-2
Please note: This is an older source (1993) and there may be other Natel versions now ... but it might still help point you in the right direction - perhaps with a little more Googling. :-)))
All the best Tom
national in-car telephone system (Swiss 900 mHz)
Natel D: (Swiss GSM network)
Source: Von Renouard, Neue Informations- und Kommunikationsdiesnste - Information Services, ISBN 3-7785-2177-2
Please note: This is an older source (1993) and there may be other Natel versions now ... but it might still help point you in the right direction - perhaps with a little more Googling. :-)))
All the best Tom
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