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|appearances = <ul><li>[[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'', ''[[Boom Town]]'', ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Age of Steel]]'', ''[[Doomsday]]'', ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones]]'', ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'',''[[The Stolen Earth]]'', ''[[Journey's End]]'', ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'',''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'', ''[[The Vampires of Venice]]'',''[[The Big Bang]]''</li> <li>[[BFA]]: ''[[Sarah Jane Smith (audio series)]]''</li><li>[[EDA]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]'', ''[[Trading Futures]]'', ''[[The Book of the Still]]''</li></ul>|undefined|undefined}} | |appearances = <ul><li>[[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'', ''[[Boom Town]]'', ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Age of Steel]]'', ''[[Doomsday]]'', ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones]]'', ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'',''[[The Stolen Earth]]'', ''[[Journey's End]]'', ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'',''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'', ''[[The Vampires of Venice]]'',''[[The Big Bang]]''</li> <li>[[BFA]]: ''[[Sarah Jane Smith (audio series)]]''</li><li>[[EDA]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]'', ''[[Trading Futures]]'', ''[[The Book of the Still]]''</li></ul>|undefined|undefined}} | ||
'''Mobile phones''' were handheld mobile communication devices. On the planet [[Earth]], they became popular in the early [[21st century]]. With many of these devices, people could view the person they were talking to on a screen. | '''Mobile phones''' were handheld mobile communication devices. On the planet [[Earth]], they became popular in the early [[21st century]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', ''[[World War Three]]'', ''[[The Long Game]]'', et al.) With many of these devices, people could view the person they were talking to on a screen. {{fact}} | ||
[[Rose Tyler]], [[Martha Jones]] and [[Donna Noble]] had their mobiles adjusted by the Doctor ([[Ninth Doctor|Ninth]] and [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]] Doctors respectively) to 'Universal Roaming'. These were called 'superphones'. | [[Rose Tyler]], [[Martha Jones]] and [[Donna Noble]] had their mobiles adjusted by the Doctor ([[Ninth Doctor|Ninth]] and [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]] Doctors respectively) to 'Universal Roaming'. These were called 'superphones'. They could call anywhere in time and space and work in areas with no service, such as the Cabinet Room. The Doctor also modified [[Barclay]]'s phone in this manne so he could communicate with UNIT. It is not known what he did with this phone afterwards. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'', ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'', ''[[The Doctor's Daughter]]'', ''[[Planet of the Dead]]'') | ||
[[Anji Kapoor]] carried her mobile with her when she began travelling with the Doctor, and was even able to use it when she travelled into her future. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]'', ''[[Trading Futures]]'') | [[Anji Kapoor]] carried her mobile with her when she began travelling with the [[Eighth Doctor]], and was even able to use it when she travelled into her future. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]'', ''[[Trading Futures]]'') | ||
The | The Eighth Doctor set up mobile phone-like devices for Anji and [[Fitz Kreiner]] when they spent a selective amount of time on certain planets. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Book of the Still (novel)|The Book of the Still]]'') | ||
The [[Ninth Doctor]] had his own cellphone | The [[Ninth Doctor]] had his own cellphone on one occasion, before vanishing. ([[DW]]: ''[[Boom Town]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] would later keep another phone given to him by [[Martha Jones]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'') | ||
[[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Josh Townsend]], [[Natalie]] and their friends frequently used mobile phones to keep in regular contact with one another. ([[ | [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Josh Townsend]], [[Natalie]] and their friends frequently used mobile phones to keep in regular contact with one another. ([[BFSJS]]: ''[[Sarah Jane Smith (audio series)]]'') | ||
By [[2050]], mobile phones appeared to have been replaced by the [[Vid-com]]. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Liberation]]'', ''[[The Cambridge Spy]]'', ''[[Angel of the North]]'') | By [[2050]], mobile phones appeared to have been replaced by the [[Vid-com]]. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Liberation]]'', ''[[The Cambridge Spy]]'', ''[[Angel of the North]]'') | ||
Revision as of 19:11, 19 September 2011
Mobile phones were handheld mobile communication devices. On the planet Earth, they became popular in the early 21st century. (DW: Rose, World War Three, The Long Game, et al.) With many of these devices, people could view the person they were talking to on a screen. [source needed]
Rose Tyler, Martha Jones and Donna Noble had their mobiles adjusted by the Doctor (Ninth and Tenth Doctors respectively) to 'Universal Roaming'. These were called 'superphones'. They could call anywhere in time and space and work in areas with no service, such as the Cabinet Room. The Doctor also modified Barclay's phone in this manne so he could communicate with UNIT. It is not known what he did with this phone afterwards. (DW: The End of the World, 42, The Doctor's Daughter, Planet of the Dead)
Anji Kapoor carried her mobile with her when she began travelling with the Eighth Doctor, and was even able to use it when she travelled into her future. (EDA: Escape Velocity, Trading Futures)
The Eighth Doctor set up mobile phone-like devices for Anji and Fitz Kreiner when they spent a selective amount of time on certain planets. (EDA: The Book of the Still)
The Ninth Doctor had his own cellphone on one occasion, before vanishing. (DW: Boom Town) The Tenth Doctor would later keep another phone given to him by Martha Jones. (DW: Last of the Time Lords)
Sarah Jane Smith, Josh Townsend, Natalie and their friends frequently used mobile phones to keep in regular contact with one another. (BFSJS: Sarah Jane Smith (audio series))
By 2050, mobile phones appeared to have been replaced by the Vid-com. (K9TV: Liberation, The Cambridge Spy, Angel of the North)
See also
