Many countries around the world never built full land-line phone systems; they jumped straight to cellular.

全世界许多国家从未建设过完整的座机电话系统；他们直接跳到了手机。

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A noisy phone line, a lost cellular or wireless connection, or a network time-out spells certain death for a remote shell.

电话线上的噪音、无线连接中断或者网络超时都可能导致远程shell中断。

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If each line — landline and cellular — has call waiting, a total of four callers could potentially be linked to the VTech system at once.

如果同时有固定电话来电和手机来电，那么总共有四个电话可以同时连接到VTech系统上。

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Again, Apple had achieved massive success with its cellular product line.

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Verizon, a local fixed-line and cellular carrier that serves both Washington and New York, among other cities, said calls to the area doubled from their normal peak volumes of 115 million in New York and 35 million in Washington in the wake of the incidents.

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It would draw a clearer battle line between traditional cellular networks and Internet companies.

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