Am I or my apartment electromagnetic?

My (new) Sony Ericsson T200 has just started showing signs of "network
busy" or not able to connect. The phone is unlocked so I tried
different carrier's SIM cards and all cases, the phone was not able to
connect. The carrier says there are no problems in the area.

This is the exact same problem I was having with my [three] Nokia
8260's and two replacement 6160's.

I have only charged the phone a few times at my apartment or my
friends apartment. I have not used a car charger at all.

The only commonality ALL of these phones have, besides being owned by
me is that it may have been placed on my computer desk. The phone has
never fallen or been abused.

What the hell is going on?

Blondee_yvr wrote:
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> Am I or my apartment electromagnetic?
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Do you get same symptoms outside your apartment? Many structures use
foil-backed insulation. Makes structure into untuned dummy load which
reduces phone signal level, effectively blocking communication. Maybe
an external antenna on side of roof, if pitched, toward comm site would help.