When winter storms knock out power and shut down roads, your cell phone becomes a lifeline. AT&T is betting over a billion dollars that their network will keep working when you need it most. The carrier announced its winter storm preparations this week, revealing a specialized fleet of over 750 emergency response vehicles ready to deploy when bad weather strikes. According to AT&T's official blog, the company has invested more than $1 billion in disaster recovery since 1992, building... Read more →
Verizon workers may have been training their own replacements without realizing it. An employee has come forward claiming the carrier required staff to participate in mandatory AI role-playing exercises just weeks before announcing it would cut 13,000 jobs. According to PhoneArena, the program started six weeks before CEO Dan Schulman publicly... Read more →
US Mobile is cooking up something new that could change how people think about prepaid wireless plans. The carrier's CEO recently announced they're working on an all-inclusive membership program that would bundle a flagship smartphone with unlimited service and a bunch of extras. According to Android Authority, CEO Ahmed Khattak shared the news on... Read more →
Android users in the US are getting a new layer of protection against a sneaky type of phone scam that's been costing people money. Google is rolling out a pilot program that warns you when scammers might be trying to steal your banking info during a phone call. The scam works like this: criminals call you pretending to be from your bank or... Read more →
Customers of budget wireless reseller Mobi are rushing to switch carriers after the company's sudden collapse, which now includes serious fraud allegations against its CEO. The Hawaii-based company, which rented network access from both T-Mobile and Verizon to offer discount plans, has left subscribers without service and facing uncertainty about... Read more →
A dangerous new piece of malware called Albiriox is targeting Android users worldwide, and it's particularly nasty because it gives hackers complete remote control over infected devices. Unlike typical viruses that just steal your passwords, this one lets criminals operate your phone as if they're physically holding it. According to PhoneArena,... Read more →
A new mobile carrier called Phreeli is shaking up the wireless industry by letting customers sign up with nothing more than their ZIP code. The service runs on T-Mobile's network but takes a radically different approach to customer data—it doesn't collect names, addresses, or any personal information that could tie your phone number to your... Read more →
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