Phone Basics

You most likely own a cell phone or a mobile phone, as some people call it. Even if you don’t, you’re probably familiar with them. A cell phone is a wireless phone that uses radio technology to communicate with a network of radio towers called cell towers. Each tower provides an area of radio reception […]

Have you ever noticed the no cell phone signs at the gas station and wondered why you’re not supposed to use your phone at the gas station? Initially, cell phone makers feared sparks created by the small motor in a cell phone could ignite fumes. This has never happened, and in modern cell phones, this

When you hear people talk about phones, sometimes you’ll hear them use the terms ‘cell phone’ and ‘landline.’ But what are they, and how do they differ? A landline is a telephone that is connected via copper cables using the traditional telephone system. The phone number is associated with a physical address. A cell phone

When I use my phone, it sometimes gets quite hot. Usually, when I spend too much time on YouTube or using a data-heavy way of communicating like video chat. Cell phones get hot when the battery supplies a large amount of power and is draining relatively quickly—usually caused by having applications running in the background

So you have a phone with mobile data on your plan. Additionally, your device can use WIFI. But which is better? It’s better to use WIFI when it’s available and switch to mobile data when it isn’t. Because this is optimal, your device already facilitates this process. Doing so conserves mobile data, saving it for

When you’re in the process of getting a cell phone or mobile phone, there are two primary costs you need to consider—the price of the phone itself and the cost of the service. Cell phone or mobile phone service providers describe the comprehensive group of possible service options and the amount you use them as