Signal failure is one of the most frustrating occurrences of modern life as calls drop out mid conversation and text messages stubbornly refuse to send.

But there are a few simple tricks that can help to ensure you can stay connected.

Make a signal map: Using your phone’s signal strength, walk around your house to look for the areas with the strongest signal.

This can help you identify the areas that give the best reception.

Open a window: The walls and the insulation they contain can block signals from nearby mobile network towers and prevent your phone from communicating with it effectively.

By opening a window you can increase the strength of the signal reaching your phone.

Find your nearest mast: While most people prefer not to live close to a mobile phone tower, it can bring its advantages. The closer you are to one, the stronger your signal.

However, mobile phones do not necessarily connect to the nearest mast.

There are various apps such as OpenSignal that can plot the towers in your area on a map and show which ones you are connected to.

This means you can try to ensure you phone is pointing in the right direction towards the tower you are connected to.

Elevate your phone: Getting the best signal from the tower your mobile is communicating with requires an unimpeded line of sight.

The higher you are, the less there is in the way to block to signal so going upstairs to make phone calls can make the signal better.

If you combine this with going to the side of the house closest to the phone mast and opening the nearest window, you may get enough signal to have an uninterrupted conversation.(from dailymail)