Streaming and video calls consume significant amounts of data, and other apps may continue to use data in the background. Even if you have one of the best value data plans, keeping an eye on your data ...

I like it when I get a real stumper for the weekly Tech 911 Q&A every now and then; it keeps me on my toes. This time around, a reader is having a hell of a time getting any data through Verizon. Here ...

Privacy Please is an ongoing series exploring the ways privacy is violated in the modern world, and what can be done about it. Smartphones are intimate companions: We ...

About 2 million people are expected to be in Washington, D.C., texting and calling friends and family to share the historic moment. Will the cell phone network be up to the task? Marguerite Reardon ...

If you use a mobile phone with location services turned on, it is likely that data about where you live and work, where you ...

It’s strange to have bad cell phone service in a place like Manhattan, a place that is packed with cell towers and technology and that is about as far from a rural, mountainous area as you can get.

Turning your phone's connection off and then back on is the quickest and easiest way to try and fix your signal woes. If you're moving around from one location to another, toggling Airplane mode ...