Even though wireless carriers often tout their beefy nationwide 5G networks, outages can and do happen. AT&T’s recent outage was widespread enough that the carrier advised its customers to make use of Wi-Fi calling as a backup — which is a feature that Verizon and AT&T both offer to their subscribers. Despite the name, Wi-Fi … Read more
A worker climbs on a cellular communication tower in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images A cellular outage early on Thursday hit thousands of AT&T users in the United States, disrupting calls and text messages as well as emergency services in major cities including San Francisco. About 58,000 incidents were reported around noon ET, … Read more
June Wan/ZDNET That mysterious iOS 17.2.1 update released just before Christmas seems to be causing havoc for some iPhone users. A couple of readers pointed me to a thread over on Apple’s support forum where users are complaining of having problems connecting to their cellular network following the update. Also: 7 tech gifts I’d buy … Read more
The largest single attack against Ukraine by Russian Shahed-136 type drones last week led to an unusual discovery. Technicians from a Ukrainian drone training and development company said they found a 4G modem with a SIM card from the Ukrainian Kyivstar telecom firm inside some of the downed drones. This could have implications of varying … Read more
Tello Mobile popped up on the cellular service scene back in 2016 and it’s made a solid name for itself over the years — and it just got even more affordable with a new Black Friday deal. Right now, Tello Mobile is offering a 1GB data plan for just $6 for the first month and a 2GB … Read more
“Methods!” My buddies and Marie Kondo’s web shout. “All you want is a system. So long as you all the time put your issues down in the identical place, you’ll by no means lose something once more,” they are saying, as I stagger within the door carrying youngsters’s backpacks, a bag of soiled laundry, my … Read more