[Grammar] "Don't call in my home number. Call my phone number."

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Does it make sense? Which sentence is correct and not awkward?

"Don't call in my home number. Call in my phone number."

"Don't call my home number. Call my phone number."

"Don't call to my home number. Call to my phone number."

"Don't call into my home number. Call into my phone number."

"Don't call my home number. Call my phone."

Do you even say 'call my phone'?
 
They are all awkward.

'Don't call my landline; call my mobile (AE cell phone).'

'Don't call my home number; call me on my mobile.'
 
They are all awkward.

'Don't call my landline; call my mobile (AE cell phone).'

'Don't call my home number; call me on my mobile.'

Thank you so much!
Do you say house number?
 
No. That's the number on my front door, not the number of my home phone.
 
Do you say house number?

Landline is the standard term in BrE nowadays. I will wait to see what American speakers use.
 
Landline is the standard term in BrE nowadays. I will wait to see what American speakers use.

Landline is becoming more common. We used to use "home phone", but so many people have given up their landlines in favor of their cell phone, the home phone can be the cell phone in many cases.
 
Landline is becoming more common. We used to use "home phone", but so many people have given up their landlines in favor of their cell phone, the home phone can be the cell phone in many cases.

And maybe one day, you'll join the rest of us and call them mobile phones rather than cell phones. :-D
 
And maybe one day, you'll join the rest of us and call them mobile phones rather than cell phones. :-D

Probably not! :shock:
 
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