Samuel has spent years writing about mobile carriers and their networks following a stint working as a technician in a carrier phone store. Whether it's helping people avoid 36-month payment plans, or ...

When it comes to sharing your smartphone's data plan, there are two options, mobile hotspot and USB tethering, but which is the best choice?

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. While most people have become accustomed to connecting to Wi-Fi using their phones or tablets, anyone who handles data-heavy tasks knows that ...

It is one of the laws of tech that you can never find the right cable when you need it. What should be simple–pretty much every device you connect to your computer or phone uses a USB cable, so you’d ...

You will be in good company if you've ever seen a USB 3.0 or USB 3.1 on a USB thumb drive's label and assumed it was fast. I gained clarity on USB speed when I ...

If you’ve got a fast-charging USB-C cable that you’re also using for data transfer, you ought to check just how fast it is. The fact is, many “fast” USB-C cables are anything but when it comes to data ...

USB tethering allows you to share your Android phone's internet with a computer with the help of a USB cable. It is handy when your computer has trouble connecting to the Wi-Fi networks, or your ...