Samuel has spent years writing about mobile carriers and their networks following a stint working as a technician in a carrier phone store. Whether it's helping people avoid 36-month payment plans, or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AT&T cell phone service is down, customers across the country are reporting. The problem is part of a nationwide telecommunication ...

If the "your phone is not registered on a network" error has popped up on your Android phone, you know how frustrating it can be. Whether you want to call your family ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

On Thursday, hundreds of thousands of smartphone users reported trouble with their cellular network. While the reason for the downtime is unclear as of publication, it's safe to say that there are ...

Cellular carriers experienced widespread failure of their base stations in areas hit by yesterday’s blackout as backup battery systems in the base stations ran out of power. Mark Siegel, a spokesman ...

For those in precarious situations, standard advice like “use a burner phone” or encrypted apps only goes so far. The vulnerability often lies deeper, embedded in the same cellular architecture that ...

Boost Mobile is continuing its bid for your business with a new round of announcements about its network, its performance, and its phone lineup. The first point this service—once known as one of ...