If it’s not your specific handset that’s the problem it’s your operator.

You still use your phones for making calls? That’s so retro.

I’m with you Mike, phone problems every day and every night – and I’m in central Dublin!!! Changed operators and it’s worse, so choice seems to be drop the smartphone or keep dropping calls? Not great is it for 2011, although I’m told certain brands of smartphone aren’t quite so poor on signal?

Graham – yeah, still using the old fashioned phone down here in the sticks ! Broadband coverage crap too so Skype etc not an option !!! Any suggestions (other than twin tin cans and a piece of string) ??? !!!

Cheer up man nobody died.

You cant exactly predict solar flares or coronal mass ejection’s much in advance, so your point is invalid. And there is a threat from these phenomena, a direct hit from a large cme could knock out all communication systems on this planet, the thing is, we wont get much warning.

True Sean although we cant claim that victory two weeks ago in dublin unfortunately. That said look at Asia or South America where floods, earthquakes etc. can affect or kill by the hundreds or thousands and yet their culture is accustomed to it because they know they’ll be coming into monsoon season everytime.
Also true Orion about solar activities but look at dublin or cork two years ago both incidents could have been prevented or contained given we know when the highest astronomical tides occur, both in April & October, and yet incompetence ignored it resulting in the damage caused that the unfortunates are still paying for today.. opening sluice gates at HW when a dam is about to collapse? the water has to go somewhere..