Mobile Phones

Labor is promising to use satellite technology to ensure calls and texts can be made from almost anywhere in the country.

When the 19-year-old's phone fell from her ute tray while she was checking water troughs in far west New South Wales, it triggered a region-wide emergency response.

Small business owners in popular holiday towns say phones and EFTPOS often drop out during peak season, causing a real impact on their sales.

Retailers in a small New South Wales town need to walk customers "down the street" to get connection for their EFTPOS machines, and a solution could be almost a year away.

The ABC analysed 29 million stolen codes to help you avoid using an insecure one.

At the entrance to Cobra Station in WA's Gascoyne, a remote phone box is still being used hundreds of times each year. 

It has been more than 80 days since Telstra and Optus flicked the switch on the 3G mobile network. Hundreds of regional and remote Australians say they can no longer rely on the network and struggle to make calls.

Social media has many positives: connection, info sharing, photos of your overseas friends' wedding. But when it starts to elicit negative emotions, how do you get off it?

Hardball tactics resulted in Apple pledging to invest $US1 billion in Indonesia, after the sales of iPhone 16 smartphones were banned for not having enough locally manufactured components.

Firefighters battling blazes in Victoria's Grampians National Park say mobile phone reception was "nearly non-existent" and have called for better coverage on the fireground.

Thousands of drivers continue to be caught using their phones while at the wheel by new overhead cameras in SA, including one man who allegedly racked up fines of more than $27,000, with police warning that smart watches could also soon be in their sights.

Domestic violence agencies say old, unused phones could save lives as they respond to increasing demand for "safe phones" for survivors.  

Greg Ross is familiar with the view from outside his Queensland home because it is the only place he can receive a call. 

The government's new laws banning children under 16 from having an account with some social media platforms won't take effect for at least 12 months. So what will happen before then?

Imagine no Instagram scrolling, no watching Netflix, no checking emails and no jumping on a work video call. Many commuters are wondering why their phone reception is so poor when on trains.

Residents in the Queensland town of Collinsville say they can see a mobile tower from their home but struggle to make a phone call, so they rely on a free internet cafe to stay connected.

Louise Manning thought she knew how to handle the risks of online scammers — but it took one simple question from someone she thought was her friend to be duped.

The level of protection social media accounts set to private provide is sometimes misunderstood, experts say.

Australians using 4G- or 5G-compatible phones say telcos and retailers are not doing enough to protect them from being left without critical access to mobile networks.

A web of 'delusional' regulatory decisions has essentially turned some perfectly good phones into e-waste.