How the internet and Wi-Fi work: A guide to connections, data and the cloud

Your internet service provider (ISP) brings the internet into your home through a modem. A router then converts that signal ...
AOL

Consumer Cellular phone lines are ridiculously cheap: Here's how they do it

My mother has been teaching college for more than 30 years. She used to get phone service through Sprint (which was acquired by T-Mobile in 2020). Her phone service was so bad, she once threatened ...
Android Authority

US Mobile is a super carrier with access to all three networks, but how does that work?

Last year, US Mobile announced it was a “super carrier”, offering the ability to connect to all three major US cellular networks. In this short guide, we explain US Mobile carrier switching and how it ...
SlashGear

Who Owns Consumer Cellular And What Network Does It Use?

Consumer Cellular is not like other phone companies. The mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) established its reputation by keeping things straightforward. John Marick and Greg Pryor founded the ...
PC Magazine

EchoStar Preps $5B Satellite Network for Phones to Do Battle With Cellular Starlink

Boost Mobile's parent EchoStar will initially launch over 100 satellites to power the direct-to-device service. But commercial service isn't expected to arrive until 2029. When he's not battling bugs ...