New SIM card didn't activate - can I put the old one back in?
Aug 19, 2023 · Consumer Cellular is switching from the T-Mobile network to the AT&T one. I’ll just have to wait and see how it works out.
Explain wifi signal, cell towers, bars on phone, etc
Dec 17, 2020 · This doesn’t mean one cell phone has better reception than the other. All it means is that at that place and time, Samsung reads “-65dBm” as four bars, while Apple shows them as three. …
Cellular blinds stretch a bit, right? - Straight Dope
Jul 15, 2007 · I just about killed myself getting one room darkening cellular shade up on one of my bedroom windows. (The house was built in 1928 and I guess the window frames are made out of …
Has the "cell phone at gas pump = disaster" warning been debunked?
Mar 15, 2025 · A cell phone transmits between one half to 5 watts at a frequency much higher than HF, and is vanishingly unlikely to cause an accident. Of course smoking, using unsafe containers and …
$200 9th Gen I-Pad: As Good of a Deal As It Sounds?
Nov 24, 2024 · The Chromebook I bought back in 2017 isn’t doing the job anymore, and am thinking of getting one of the 9th generation i-Pads. The last i-Pad I owned was the 2nd generation, and it …
So how does the binding of an agonist to a receptor work
Sep 18, 2024 · But why does one drug cause so many more effects when the number of molecules in a 10mg dose is about the same at about ~10^18 molecules in a 10mg dose? Aren’t all the drugs just …
Getting charged when receiving a call from a cell phone.
Apr 4, 2002 · Today, “missy”, a friend of my mothers, told me that when ever she RECEIVES a call on her home phone from her friend “Mary”, Mary using a U.S. Cellular cell phone, Missy get’s a charge …
Again with the annoying commercials! - Straight Dope
Oct 23, 2023 · Consumer Cellular ads. First is Smuggy McSmugface following people around and saying things like, “Now that Mike has retired, he has vowed to never work for someone else. He has …
Seeking advice how to pick a new cell phone for 2026
Jan 1, 2026 · I’m about done with my old Motorola smart phone and cheap Consumer Cellular plan. The phone is small and it’s very hard to type on the keyboard, and Consumer Cellular is very reasonable, …
Why are cell phone towers triangular? - Straight Dope
Dec 20, 2003 · The cells of cellular telephony are often arranged in a hexagonal lattice with these triangular antennas at alternating corners, as shown here, with one antenna for each of the three …