Word Choice – Call On or Call At or Something Else?

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Which one of following sentence is correct?

You can call me on my cell.

You can call me at my cell.

Or is there some other preposition? Or both are right?

Best Answer

"On" refers to the medium:

Call me on my cell phone.
Call me on the walkie-talkie.

"At" refers to the destination:

Call me at home. (Using my home phone number.)
Call me at 800-555-1212. (The number serves as a target or destination.)

Of course, "on" and "at" can also have time-based meanings, but that doesn't seem to be what you're asking about.