When you are on a cruise, at the beach, in the mountains, or even driving through a different area, you may expect a poor cellphone signal. However, when you're in your own home, and calls start ...

"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 ...

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 ...

Android: Hold down the power button, or the power button and the volume down key (depending on your Android phone), until the on-screen menu shows up, and then tap Restart. If your phone doesn't offer ...

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In the sprawling landscapes of rural areas, where serene vistas often come hand in hand with cellular signal challenges, finding the right ...

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 ...

I grew up watching The X-Files. In the late 1990s, cell phone reception was nothing like it is today. So back then, I couldn't help but question how Scully and Mulder could call their boss, Skinner, ...