Messaging is still one of the best ways to communicate with your friends and family. To send an SMS, all you need is a SIM card with an active messaging plan installed on your smartphone. But what if ...

If you have an iPhone 14 (or newer) or a Google Pixel 9, you can send texts via SOS Mode. My title is Senior Features Writer, which is a license to write about absolutely anything if I can connect it ...

Cellphone service and WiFi often fail when people need to communicate, such as during the recent storm Arthur and other natural disasters that knock out power and disable cellphone towers, sometimes ...

After Hurricane Rita nailed Southeast Texas in 2005, the worst part for residents like the author was the inability to contact friends and family to both make sure they were okay and also reassure ...

Following Hurricane Milton's landfall in Florida, here's how to make sure you can send messages via satellite if you have no cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology ...