A Verizon outage today, Wednesday, Jan. 14, is causing many users to report that their phone is locked in SOS mode. Thousands ...

T-Mobile today said it opened registration for the “T-Mobile Starlink” beta service that will enable text messaging via satellites in dead zones not covered by cell towers. T-Mobile’s announcement ...

When iPhones aren’t connected to a cellular network, they will typically alert the user by giving an indication in the ...

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Trillions of text messages are sent and received via SMS-enabled devices every day, but have you ever stopped to ask, “What is SMS, exactly?” One of the oldest forms of mobile messaging, SMS messages ...

More than 100,000 Verizon users nationwide report “SOS” and no service.