Mobile & Connectivity

Backpacking is supposed to be about freedom. You book a hostel. Throw your bag over your shoulder. Check the train. See where the road takes you. Maybe you change your…

Getting a mobile SIM should be one of those jobs that takes about ten minutes.  Pick a plan.  Order the SIM.  Put it in your phone.  Get connected.  Simple.  Then…

For years, the two-year mobile contract was the standard way to get a new phone in the UK.  You picked a handset, chose your data allowance, agreed to a monthly…

Getting a new mobile number should be pretty uneventful. You put the SIM in, get a signal, send a message to someone and carry on with your day. Then you…

You call someone for the first time. They don’t answer. A few minutes later they message: “Why did your number come up as spam?” Bit awkward. Especially if you’re calling…

You get a new mobile number. You try creating an account. The website says: “An account already exists with this number.” Your first thought: “Has someone somehow taken my number?”…

You bought a SIM. The number works. Then your phone starts receiving messages meant for somebody else. A delivery update. A missed call. A marketing message. Someone even asks: “Is…

Seeing Mobile Network State: Disconnected buried inside your Android SIM status page can look fairly alarming.  It sounds like your phone has completely fallen off the network.  Sometimes it has.  But sometimes absolutely…

Family mobile bills get expensive when everybody ends up on a plan chosen independently.  Dad has unlimited data but uses 6GB. One teenager has 20GB and runs out every month.…

For business calls, don’t choose a SIM by looking at data allowance alone.  VoLTE, Wi-Fi Calling and good local coverage matter far more to voice quality than having another 100GB…

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,…

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…