The cell phone can be a great convenience, keeping us in touch with colleagues and loved ones wherever we happen to be, whenever we please. That's the dream, at least.

But more often than not, that state of wireless bliss often turns into the ultimate nightmare, with poor reception, giant phone bills, and hellish imprisonment of contacts and photos.

Each day this week, we'll tackle a different handset horror. Our expert tips will help you tackle and take down these cell phone terrors.

	Monday's monster: The specter of spotty reception
	Tuesday's terror: The case of the disappearing battery
	Wednesday's witch: Help! My phone ate my contacts!
	Thursday's thriller: The terror of the phone bill titan
	Friday's fright: Police! My pictures are being held hostage!