If you’re over the age of 30 or so, you might remember the “before times” of cell phone coverage, when you might have to leave your house or drive to a higher elevation to pick up a signal from the ...

We’ve all dealt with little to no cell phone service before, and it typically tends to come at a time when you desperately need it. The good news is you can proactively fight dropped calls and ...

Toggling Airplane Mode on and off may force your phone to connect to a better celltower. If you're indoors, find your way around signal-blocking materials like brick, metal, concrete, and Low-E ...

Cellular signal boosters use big antennas to improve the coverage in your home or car. These are the top signal boosters for apartments, houses, and vehicles. I’m one of PCMag’s mobile analysts. That ...

We've all been there. You're traveling through an unknown stretch of road when your Spotify playlist drops off the stereo because you've lost your phone signal. There's nothing that ruins a road trip ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." “Hello? Hello? Can you hear me?!” We’ve all been there before: little to no cell phone service at a time ...

The signal bar on your phone doesn’t reflect the true amount of signal your phone can connect to. That’s why sometime you could have a full bar and still be unable to make phone calls. Bad reception ...

If there were a single, signature issue of living in the modern age, it's contending with a lousy smartphone signal. There are few things as existentially frustrating as trying to make a call or look ...

Whether by carrier fault or signal-blocking materials within your home, poor mobile phone signal strength is frustrating, and may be downright infuriating after a strip of dropped calls. Whatever the ...