If you buy a used phone to avoid the high price of a brand new one, you may find your phone is blacklisted, which prevents it from connecting to a cellular network. What does blacklisting mean and how does a phone get blacklisted in the first place? Is there a way to get around this? …
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In the pre-cellular era, phone lines meant telephone wires physically connected to a circuit. Nowadays, in the cellular world, a line means a service number provided by a network carrier. Read on to learn how about phone lines and phone numbers relate to each other and adding new lines to your mobile device. Is a …
If your SIM card is locked, your mobile device will ask you to enter the PIN (Personal Identification Number) or PUK (PIN Unlocking Key) What is a locked SIM card, why does it get locked, and how do you permanently unlock it to have it working again? Keep reading to get answers to those questions …
When people upgrade their phones, the first thing they think about is how to transfer data like photos, documents, and contacts from the old device to the new one. If you go to Best Buy, will they help you transfer your data to your new phone? Read on to find out if they do and …
Do you need to deactivate an old phone to activate the new one? Does it automatically get deactivated? Can you have multiple active phones at the same time? This article will help you get answers to those questions and other related ones. What happens to my old phone when I activate a new one? An …
Number porting is the process of switching from one mobile network carrier to another while retaining the existing phone number. Why is your phone number not eligible for porting? Why is your port request rejected? How do you check the port status if you have made the number porting request? This article is going to …
If you want to send live photos or do a FaceTime call with one of your friends, you need to know whether the other person is using an iPhone or an Android. You also might be interested in knowing whether a certain person in a group conversation is using an iOS or Android. How can …
An SD card is a great option for storing your videos, photos, and movies as external or portable storage. However, is it possible to use the SD card as your default or internal storage? If you use Android 6.0 Marshmallow or newer, the “Adoptable Storage” feature will allow you to use your SD card as …
If you’re unable to move files to an SD card on Android, these are some the most common reasons: How do I move files from internal storage to SD card? To move files from internal storage to SD card, you can use the built-in File Manager app on your device – or a similar app …
The clear cache function lets you delete temporary files for each app and browser on your Android phone. If you clear the cache for apps such as camera, gallery, and Google Photos, will that also delete the stored photos and videos? Clearing cache will not delete your data including photos and videos. The thumbnails used …