David Kent

No. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, so using a normal UK SIM on a UK mobile network there is domestic usage, not international roaming.  Your usual UK minutes,…

You find the app you need, tap Download, and your phone responds with the wonderfully helpful message:  Waiting for Wi-Fi.  Not ideal when you’re on a train, at an airport or…

Low Data Mode is basically your iPhone telling apps to stop being so greedy when you’re using mobile data.  Once it’s switched on, iOS cuts back on jobs that normally happen quietly in the background. Apps…

Android Data Saver is supposed to stop apps quietly chewing through your mobile allowance. It does that mainly by restricting background data when you’re using a metered connection such as mobile data.  The slightly…

Your browser happily loads websites over 4G or 5G, yet Instagram refuses to refresh, Maps sits there spinning and another app insists you’re offline.  Odd, but actually quite useful for troubleshooting.  If websites work…

Yes, a bad Private DNS setting can make mobile data look as though it has stopped working on Android, even when your 4G or 5G connection is still perfectly alive underneath. …

Your phone works perfectly on Wi-Fi. You leave the house, the 4G or 5G symbol appears, you open a website and… nothing.  Meanwhile, WhatsApp might still work. Or perhaps every app has decided…

You switch the VPN off, expect your normal 4G or 5G connection to come straight back, and… nothing.  WhatsApp sits on Connecting. Safari refuses to load. Spotify acts as if you’ve driven into a…

Your VPN works perfectly on home Wi-Fi. You step outside, switch to mobile data and suddenly it sits there saying Connecting… forever.  Annoying, but fairly common.  Usually, the problem is one of three…

A mobile number is no longer just for making calls. People use it to apply for jobs, speak to doctors, access banking, receive security codes, manage benefits and go online.…

Whether you are watching South Asian entertainment in the UK, livestreaming family events or making long video calls overseas, video needs a good connection at both ends. 5G cannot shorten…

A mobile hotspot can run a perfectly respectable remote office. Email, Slack, documents and video meetings can all work well over a solid 4G or 5G connection. The mistake is…