Turning your phone's connection off and then back on is the quickest and easiest way to try and fix your signal woes. If you're moving around from one location to another, toggling Airplane mode ...

Even in the comfort of your own home, you might get shoddy cell service from time to time. Maybe your text messages aren't going through, or calls keep dropping right in the middle of a conversation.

I grew up watching The X-Files. In the late 1990s, cell phone reception was nothing like it is today. So back then, I couldn't help but question how Scully and Mulder could call their boss, Skinner, ...