The phrase "over a phone" is correct and usable in written English.
This phrase can be used when referring to having a conversation with someone using a telephone. Example: We discussed the project's progress over a phone.
And then there is the matter of Microsoft taking over a phone maker.
Victims said they were suddenly surrounded and overwhelmed; in one case asked to over a phone but then immediately pushed to the ground and kicked.
Dorman took over a phone business that was shrinking fast, and a global data network in a world glutted with fiber.
There was a four-person fight one night over a phone charger.
Even now, that poor yutz is probably still hunched over a phone awaiting confirmation.
He also discusses the advantages of a carefully composed letter over a phone call.
Agencies need only fill out a form to hand over to a phone or internet company.
Mr. Perkins also has some relevant experience: he quit the board of Hewlett-Packard five years ago over a phone-hacking scandal.
The investigation, which was first reported on Sunday by The Wall Street Journal, coincides with a broader search the government is conducting into The Journal's owner over a phone-hacking scandal that has plagued the company since 2011.
The News Corporation has withdrawn its $12 billion bid for the majority of British Sky Broadcasting, the satellite broadcaster, as the firestorm continued in Britain over a phone-hacking scandal.
News Corp. Drops Bid for BSkyB | The News Corporation has withdrawn its $12 billion bid for the majority of British Sky Broadcasting, the satellite broadcaster, as the firestorm continued in Britain over a phone-hacking scandal.
