Originally Posted by laursifer

I think the whole idea of calculating dropped calls is pretty stupid these days. With the way they define it, it could really be a number of things. Let's say I call my Mom and tell her I'm dropping by. One minute and 20 seconds later, I call her again to see if she needs me to pick up anything on my way, like milk or a lotto ticket. According to this numbskull survey, that's a dropped call.

*I* consider a dropped call one that falls off the face of the network for no apparent reason. If you've suddenly driven into a low, wooded area and lose your signal as a result, I don't consider that a dropped call. I consider that how cellular phone coverage works. Just because you start a call in a service area doesn't mean it's going to hang in there if you go trapsing around in Middle Earth. That's just common sense.

To me, a dropped call is one that just disappears for no apparent reason. Around these parts, Cingular wears that crown.