“…Whereas previous studies have examined homelessness and mobile phone usage (Gonzales, 2014;Humphry, 2014a;Marler, 2018), this study investigates another category of housing instability to understand how vehicle residency and mobile phone connectivity co-construct access to essential informational resources. Vehicle residents, I find, experience a form of access instability (Galperin et al, 2021;Humphry, 2014aHumphry, , 2014bHumphry, , 2021Marler, 2018Marler, , 2022 structured by the geographic mobility of their lifestyle. By moving in and out of cellular and Wi-Fi range, the digital access of vehicle residents varies, impacting whether their informational and social needs can be met.…”