How to turn your old Android phone into a Wi-Fi extender - and fix dead spots at home

On most Android phones, go to Settings > Network and internet > Hotspot and tethering, then enable Wi-Fi hotspot. On Samsung ...

You Can Turn an Old Android Phone Into a Wifi Extender for Your Home Network

March 17, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google If you have an old Android device lying around your house gathering dust, there are multiple ways to repurpose it ...
techtimes

Home Network Protection Made Simple: Your Complete Wi-Fi Security Setup Checklist

Master home network protection with our Wi-Fi security setup guide. Discover 10 proven steps to secure your router and protect your devices today. Pixabay, jarmoluk In today's connected world, a ...
Morningstar

Verizon Earnings: Slashing Capital Spending Acknowledges Network Leadership Is In the Past

Verizon Communications VZ delivered improved customer metrics during the fourth quarter, adding 22% more postpaid wireless phone customers than the prior year. Wireless service revenue growth slowed ...
Android Authority

Somewhat ironically, Verizon is declared the most reliable network in new report

The latest RootMetrics’ State of the Mobile Union report is in, and it seems Verizon has outperformed itself across many major categories. Not surprisingly, Verizon did not lead in network speed, with ...
Tennessean

Is Verizon back up? How customers impacted by outage get $20 credit

Verizon's network was down for around 10 hours on Jan. 14 in Tennessee and across the U.S. More than 1.5 million people were impacted by the Verizon outage Millions of Verizon customers were stranded ...
Mashable

Verizon outage cause: What we know, what we don't

Verizon mobile customers up and down the East Coast reported service disruptions on Jan. 14. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images UPDATE: Jan. 14, 2026, 11:28 p.m. EST Verizon states that the outage ...
Reuters

Verizon resolves network outage issue that affected hundreds of thousands

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications (VZ.N), opens new tab said late on Wednesday it had restored mobile phone service and planned to offer affected consumers credits for a 10-hour ...
WBAL-TV

'It's still reading SOS': Many across Baltimore region affected by nationwide Verizon outage

USE THEIR PHONES TODAY. KAI. IF YOU NEEDED TO MAKE A CALL TO SOMEONE TODAY AND THEY DIDN’T ANSWER, MAY NOT BE BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T WANT TO TALK TO YOU OR HAVE HARSH FEELINGS. IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE THEIR ...
El Paso Times

Is the Verizon network back up? Details on nationwide Verizon outage

More than a million Verizon customers now have service after a seven-hour outage that ended late Wednesday. More than 1.5 million Verizon customers reported wireless and data outages on Jan. 14, ...
AOL

Verizon says network back up after massive outage

Verizon has announced that its mobile network is finally back up and running again, after an outage prevented users from making phone calls for over 10 hours on Wednesday. You should now be able to ...