Choosing the right size data plan will let you use your phone to its fullest, without overpaying for a plan you don’t use or expensive overages. Here’s how to size up your usage.

There are a few reasons why your phone could be having trouble connecting to your cellular network and getting data flowing. The most obvious reason is that you don't actually have an active plan.

Worried about exceeding your cell phone or smartphone's monthly data allotment? Here are a few ways you can reduce your byte consumption.

Cell phones have become prolific data engines. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Ed Yourdon Cell phones are so many things now–computer, map, clock, calculator, camera, shopping device, concierge ...

Or, from that Settings > Cellular screen, you can toggle the switch next to any given app to prevent it from using cellular data at all, allowing it to work only over Wi-Fi.

Beat the Cell Phone Data Cap Game With data caps and throttling affecting nearly every smartphone plan out there, here’s how you can spare some data and some dimes.

What Personal Data Stays on a Phone? The debate between the FBI and Apple over a killer’s iPhone involves encryption, privacy, and national security. But it also has lessons for your personal data.

Do your streams keep buffering, downloads take forever, and websites load at a snail’s pace on cellular data? Your carrier could be slowing things down intentionally by throttling your ...

Picking a cell plan can be confusing, but after months of research, we’ve found the best plans for data, coverage, and price.