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Data & Messaging Features, Internet Tethering

Data & Messaging Features, Internet Tethering

Tips for how you can take your internet on the go, with Wi-Fi hot spots & more.

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Android forced an update and now mobile hotspot not working from phone

So last night my Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra updated to One UI Ver.6 and my hotspot from my phone no longer works. All the devices that I connect to my hotspot say "connected - no internet" with a strong connection. My phone is not having any problems with my data. My hotspot IS connecting to devices.

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My iPhones data use is out of control.

I’ve started monitoring my data use - for example - my phone used over 2 GB when I am at work (3pm) what could possibly use that any t of data? And then again at 12am?

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Why texting is unreliable in some areas

Texting to one particular network tmobile, is not possible using wifi and sometimes not reliable not using wifi

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Advanced Messaging Not Working

I have a Samsung Galaxy S9, and the entire time I've owned the phone, Advanced Messaging has been turned on. I can't believe I didn't notice until now, but it's not really working. The whole read receipts thing just doesn't work, although, again, it is enabled. How can this be fixed?

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SMS messages lost frequently

I have six lines on our AT&T family plan and I'm using a Google Pixel Pro 6 and the others have iPhones. Sporadically/weekly a message or two are lost. This happens both in one-on-one messaging as well as group messaging. We'll even put the phone's side by side to confirm these discrepancies in

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Samsung S20 old text message deletion

I want to delete older messages on my Samsung Galaxy s20 phone. I'm looking to delete messages older than a year or two. I have many text chains with thousands of text messages on each one and I don't want to delete all the messages or delete them one at a time because it would take forever! I need

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Email-to-text not working properly/timely

For several months now, sending emails to AT&T devices via ########## @txt.att.net or ########## @mms.att.net have either not gone through at all (no kickback on the email server, just not received on the device texted), or been received days later. The service sending the email-to-text simultan

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Delete blocked messages in ActiveArmor

ActiveArmor is doing a good job of blocking unwanted messages but they all go into a log. The blocked messages can also be seen in Messages in Microsoft's Phone Link. How do I delete these blocked messages?

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Have to turn off WiFi to receive MMS

As the title says: At least once or twice per day I have to turn WiFi off on my Note 10+ in order to receive MMS (sometimes up this dozen times per day). I have WiFi calling on so not sure if that is the problem or not. Using Android Messages instead of stock Samsung Messages but it seems to be the

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Blocking phone numbers from the website on a line on my account

I want to block specific numbers from my son’s phone line which is on my account

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Denied service

Been an AT&T customer for 6+ years, 4 wireless lines, perfect pay history (NEVER been late with them and excellent credit, I have zero past dues on any accounts for all 3 major reporting agencies). I ported over all my lines in the past few days to another carrier (lower prices) and the last lin

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Lost cellular service while abroad

I suddenly lost cellular service on my iphone. I am abroad.  I have tried the chat but it says I need to verify my account and will send a text, which I do not receive given that I don't have cellular service.  I have tried the 314 925 6925 number but it does not work (I have enabled wifi

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