cellphones

Woman with flip phone(l+r), Marshalls(c)

‘They’re cutting hours because we aren’t getting enough cards’: Marshalls worker can only afford a flip phone on paycheck

'Got service and everything.'

On Feb 28, 2024 by Jack Alban

Woman talking(l+r), Verizon wireless store(c)

‘It practically wiped out my whole account’: Verizon customer says someone fraudulently ordered 3 phones on her account. The next month, Verizon charged her almost $1,000 for them

'This is my money. I need it now.'

On Jan 24, 2024 by Braden Bjella

T-Mobile worker turning off alert on phone with caption 'RECORD IT PLEASE' (l) T-Mobile store with sign (c) T-Mobile worker turning off alert on phone with caption 'RECORD IT PLEASE' (r)

‘Even on the flip phones?’: FEMA alert creates chaos for T-Mobile worker who has to shut off alarms on over 30 phones in the store

'It was 2 minutes early and I was NOT prepared.'

On Oct 5, 2023 by Jack Alban

woman speaking in car with caption 'EMERGENCY alert text on Wednesday October 4th' (l) hand holding phone with emergency alert text on screen (c) woman speaking in car with caption 'EMERGENCY alert text on Wednesday October 4th'(r)

‘I used to have a hidden cell phone due to a DV issue’: Therapist issues PSA about tomorrow’s FEMA cell phone alert

'There are many people out there who have hidden cell phones for safety.'

On Oct 3, 2023 by Maya Wray

woman with caption 'Did you know if you call AT&T and ask for the loyalty department and threaten to leave you can get up to 25% discount on your same plan... just add automatic, paperless billing? I just saved $40 a month off my bill. Dial 611' (l) AT&T sign on building (c) woman with caption 'Did you know if you call AT&T and ask for the loyalty department and threaten to leave you can get up to 25% discount on your same plan... just add automatic, paperless billing? I just saved $40 a month off my bill. Dial 611' (r)

‘I just shaved $40 a month off my bill’: AT&T customer shares hack to getting 25% discount on same plan

'I did this yesterday and they lowered my bill $50 per month.'

On Jan 11, 2023 by Cecilia Lenzen

T Mobile 5G tower with ratchet strap supporting older 3G cabling to tower (l) T-Mobile sign on building (c) man holding T Mobile tower cabling (r)

‘It’s just flopping around’: T-Mobile accused of using flimsy ratchet straps on 5G cell towers

'I mean, this is heavy freaking stuff here, and it’s just floating around in the wind'

On Oct 7, 2022 by Braden Bjella

AT&T payment screen (l) AT&T storefront (c) 'Activity since last bill' screen with caption 'Why is it that much?' (r)

‘Everyone told me my bill was going to be $120’: Woman receives $6,000 surprise bill from AT&T

'I spent 1.5 hour on the phone with customer service crying.'

On Aug 30, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Airdrop on phone on keyboard

‘A 40-year-old man walked up to me’: Woman AirDrops her number to ‘hot’ stranger. She ends up meeting up with someone else

'Never using airdrop again.'

On Aug 24, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

woman speaking in car pointing right (l) iPhone on windshield of car (c) woman speaking in car hand on ear (r)

‘Don’t touch it’: Woman finds iPhone on her windshield, sparking debate about whether it’s safe to answer it

'Leave it on the ground and go on about your day.'

On Aug 11, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Face ID recognition symbol and caption 'Face ID' on blue to darker blue ombre background (l) woman speaking in tank top (c) Finger print identification symbol caption 'Place your thumb on the home button' pink to purple ombre background (r)

Public defender says cops can use your FaceID to unlock your iPhone in viral TikTok. Is that true?

Courts are torn about whether biometric data is protected by the Constitution.

On Apr 19, 2022 by Claire Goforth

family sitting under pavilion outside caption 'When our sister died we made her phone her headstone because she was always on it' (l) Phone headstone up close shows messages from females family (c) Family sisters posing with headstone caption'When our sister died we made her phone her headstone because she was always on it' (r)

Gen Zer’s headstone made into a phone because she ‘was always on it’

'Y’all couldn’t even make it full battery.'

On Apr 16, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

young woman in car with caption 'Goes to the police station to retreive my lost phone' (l&c) glitched young woman in car with caption 'gets arrested and charged with a felony' (r)

TikToker says she was charged with a felony after going to the police station to retrieve her lost phone

'Well that escalated quickly.'

On Apr 12, 2022 by Braden Bjella

young woman with toothpick in mouth and caption 'it's come to my attention a lot of y'all don't know about this' (l) same young woman with caption 'just wait please wait' (c) same young woman with caption 'success! scam block is now turned on. to turn off dial #632#'

‘A lot of y’all don’t know about this’: TikToker shares alleged hack to block spam calls

'And just like that, spam calls are blocked. You’re welcome.'

On Feb 11, 2022 by Laiken Neumann

Cellular phones in boxes.

The account for Freedom Phone, an anti-big tech smartphone for conservatives, is still tweeting from an iPhone

It's not a good look.

On Jan 19, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Video shows TikToker tracking down a woman and bringing out her stolen phone from her purse

‘You stole it!’: TikToker tracks phone only to find it in woman’s purse (updated)

The woman appears shocked that the phone is in her purse, saying, 'Weird!'

On Sep 29, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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