Tricks like moving closer to a cell tower, charging your smartphone battery, or connecting to Wifi Calling can fix a bad phone signal in just a couple minutes.

Network operators are using an Android setting to report more signal strength on phones and tablets, and Google has no issues with it.

Nothing kills the vibe of a road trip faster than your music cutting out and your GPS freezing because you've hit a dead zone. Spotify playlist? Totally dead. Bad reception isn't just annoying; on a ...