In Riply (UK), Sandy Parker, scaled a mobile phone tower owned by phone operator Orange to protest against the treatment of mental health issues. Orange were asked to switch the tower off as a safety measure while it was occupied.

Jason Perala of Fargo (USA), fed up with the quality of his mobile phone service, went into a Verizon Wireless shop and started throwing phones and computers at the staff.

In New Palz, near New York, it seems that a fire erupted because a student’s mobile phone rang while he was pumping gas at a station.