on/over the phone

in that example "on" is correct...


"over" could be used thusly:

I gave him directions [b]over[/b] the phone.

Both on and over are common usage for me. I suggest either is acceptable but "over" is slightly less acceptable to me. "Over the phone" would be more acceptable to my parents generation.

Thanks for the replies.

"On the phone" tells more about what kind of communication "I" used.

"I spoke to him on the phone, then I emailed him later."


"Over the phone" is somewhat old-fashioned.

Thanks for all your replies.