David Kent

Unlimited data has changed the way people use their phones.  Nobody wants to stop halfway through a film to check whether they’ve got 1.7GB left. If a plan says unlimited, people quite…

Moving to the UK comes with enough expenses before your phone bill gets involved.  Deposit. Rent. Travel card. Bedding you somehow need to buy again. Then someone offers you a shiny mobile…

A mobile Wi-Fi router is one of the easiest ways to get internet without waiting for fibre, booking an engineer or turning your phone into a permanent hotspot.  Pop in a compatible SIM,…

For a delivery driver, losing mobile data is more than a minor annoyance.  The sat nav can stop updating. A delivery app may refuse to load the next address. Proof-of-delivery…

Internet cafés can still come in handy when you are backpacking around Europe.  Maybe your phone is nearly dead. Maybe the hostel Wi-Fi is having one of those days. Or perhaps you just need to print…

Banking apps are brilliant right up until you are abroad, tired and trying to pay for dinner while the card machine flashes DECLINED.  Most banking apps work overseas without any special setup. The…

Public Wi-Fi is part of the digital nomad bargain.  You get a table, a plug socket and an internet connection in exchange for buying a coffee every couple of hours and pretending…

Wi-Fi Calling lets a phone make and receive ordinary mobile calls through a Wi-Fi connection when the indoor mobile signal is weak.  You still use the normal phone app, keep the same…

A VoLTE handoff happens when an active phone call moves from one 4G mobile mast to another without disconnecting.  This matters on trains because passengers travel through several coverage areas during a…

A good commuter SIM needs three things: plenty of data, reliable coverage along the journey and enough flexibility that you are not stuck paying for a plan long after your…

By 2030, international roaming is likely to become cheaper for many travellers, but not necessarily through the mobile plan they already use.  Travel eSIMs, lower network-to-network charges and stronger competition should give customers more…

A lost SIM card rarely feels like a major crisis at first.  Then you remember that your banking codes, university messages, job applications and half your online accounts are tied to that one mobile…