News, tips and guides about SMS and mobile telephony: plans, carriers, scams, security and good everyday habits on your phone.
Your child is getting their first phone: here are the text-message settings worth turning on in the first hour, the ones that only create a false sense of security, and the three sentences to teach them.
Fake video game giveaways, sextortion, hacked Snapchat accounts, bogus side jobs: the fraudulent texts aimed at 12- to 18-year-olds follow precise playbooks. How to spot them and talk to your teen without confiscating their phone.
A downed cell tower, a mountain dead zone, a nearly flat phone: text messaging is the last channel still getting through. A practical guide to reaching loved ones and emergency services when the network collapses.
Fraudulent text messages targeting seniors have become highly professionalised in 2026. A practical guide to helping an elderly parent spot them, secure their mobile and react fast — without taking away their independence.
Fake online fundraisers, bogus charity appeals, solidarity texts after a disaster: how to spot these SMS scams in 2026 and verify an appeal for donations before you pay.
A stolen or lost phone gives access to your text messages, and therefore to your one-time banking codes. Here's what actually happens in the hours that follow, and the steps to take in the right order.
