Recent content by Chrysalyx

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    Question Telephone number assigned to me

    Thank you both. Yes, COLGeek, it was pointed out to me that it all depends on what sort of plan the potential caller has. Difficult decision for me, because the number that's been assigned to me is super easy to remember. Don't know whether it is worth the trouble to change it, just to make...
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    Question Telephone number assigned to me

    Believe it or not, no one has given me a definitive answer to the following question. I was assigned a number for my Android by Tello that is outside of my local calling area. My question is, if friends who live in my local calling area call my cell phone number from a landline phone, will...
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    Question Using Wi-Fi to connect by smartphone to the internet

    Now that I am set up with my new Android, I have two questions to ask the community: 1) I need a free Caller ID app, since my provider does not include one. The name "Truecaller" keeps coming up at the top of the list of recommended apps, but I have read that the U.S. army has instructed its...
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    Question Using Wi-Fi to connect by smartphone to the internet

    Thank you so much! I really felt the need to be absolutely certain of the answer, given what a complete neophyte I am.
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    Question Using Wi-Fi to connect by smartphone to the internet

    I am a first-time cellphone user. I have Wi-Fi provided by my broadband Internet provider (Comcast). From what I understand, I should be able to piggyback off the Wi-Fi I already have to connect to the Internet via my new smartphone. Does this mean that I will not be charged for the data I...