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Alternate variant is to have a character claim that they "lost the connection" while communicating via satellite, radio, or [[Subspace Ansible]].
Contrast [[Can You Hear Me Now?]], [[I Can't Hear You]].
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== Films -- Live Action ==
* In the 1997 ''[[The Parent Trap]]'', Hallie does this to Annie when she is unwilling to believe that her father is going to marry [[Gold Digger]] Meredith.
* In ''[[Star Wars]]: A New Hope'', Han Solo claims his radio is malfunctioning when trying (and failing) to pass as a Stormtrooper, then shoots it. Though in this case, he ''knows'' it didn't fool them ("Boring conversation anyway -- ''Luke, we're gonna have company!''").
* In ''[[Pee Wee's Big Adventure]]'', Pee-wee Herman did this to avoid having to ask Dottie out to the drive-in.
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** Then when he finally answers her call, "Oh, for the love of...WHAT!!!?!?!"
* ''[[Better Off Ted]]'': Veronica uses this to get out of a conversation. [[Blatant Lies|She's not on the phone, the person she's talking to is right in front of her]], but no one dares call her on it.
* A [[Running Gag]] in Brazilian [[Sitcom]] ''A Grande Família''. Whenever resident [[Mr. Vice Guy]] Agostinho is being chewed out via the phone (mostly while driving his taxi), he alternatively takes the phone far and closer to his face while complaining about tunnel interference before actually hanging up.
* In the December 31 2002 episode of ''[[Royal Canadian Air Farce]]'', an Al-Qaeda receptionist uses fake static to avoid speaking with the CEO of Nortel on the phone (even the Al-Qaeda Credit Union has standards!).
* Spike pulls this on [[Angel]] after stealing his car
* Pierce attempts this when he is unable to turn his phone off in ''[[Community]]'' episode "[[Community/Recap/S1
* Often in [[Burn Notice]]. An excellent example would be when Fiona's about to ask where a fake banker was dropped off, Michael tells her over the phone to be gentle on the human smuggler, over the phone, when she responds with "You're breaking up" and hangs up on him.
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* Used sarcastically in ''[[Mass Effect]]'', where Shepard can cut off the Council, and Joker will remark "oops, lost the connection."
** (S)he doesn't bother to make any fake static, but Renegade Shepard still shoots down The Illusive Man's attempt at a tirade after {{spoiler|blowing up the Collector Base}} with the line "I'm sorry, I can't quite hear you - I'm getting a lot of ''bullshit'' on this line". And, yes, [[Running Gag|(s)he can have Joker hang up on him]].
** In the third game, you can find Joker and Liara talking over intercom on the Normandy. After Joker slips up and tells Liara how Shepard used to hang up on the council, he immediately claims they're "going through some dark matter".
* ''[[Modern Warfare]]'': [[That's an Order|"I'm not asking you, this is an order! You're to--"]] ''*click*'' "Hm. Looks like we lost our connection."
** A similar example in the new ''[[Medal of Honor]]'' reboot, made all the more awesome because the guy who decides to disconnect the call with the [[General Failure]] is ''an unnamed technician''.
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* Bumblebee in ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' tried this once. When Prowl did this later Ratchet replies that [[Continuity Nod|Bumblebee's fake static was more believable]].
* Ron tried doing this in an early episode of ''[[Kim Possible]]''; he might have pulled it off if he didn't drop the fake static in between every word of his otherwise complete sentence.
* ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'': Princess' limo driver tries to do this in the Christmas special when she asks him if she's naughty.
{{quote|'''Driver:''' ''(faking static)'' You're... you're breaking up ... going through a ... unnel ... call...lat...
'''Princess:''' ''(leaning forward and knocking on his window)'' No, we're not! I'm in the car, you twit! }}
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'''Tim:''' Squeaked through again, didn't you? }}
* Jade of ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'' has done this to Jackie more than once.
* In the ''[[Dan Vs.]]'' episode "The Animal Shelter," Dan does this to get out of a phone call with Elise. She gets annoyed that he isn't even bothering to make the noises, but is simply [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud|saying "crackle" and "buzz"]].
* In the ''[[South Park]]'' episode, "A Ladder To Heaven", to cut off an interview with a pedophile, the news broadcasters hold up a cardboard test pattern with an image of TV static on it, shake it in front of the camera, and make static noises with their mouths.
* Comes up twice in the ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode "One Good Scare Ought to Do It!" First, Candace calls her mom to bust her brothers, but ends up talking to her crush, Jeremy, instead and freaks out, crinkling a ball of paper to fake static, claiming the call is breaking up. Second, Candace calms herself down and calls Jeremy, only for his little sister to pick up the phone and pull the same trick on her, which Candace calls her out on.
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** The superior (Sir Hyde Parker) was ''expecting this'', [[Batman Gambit|if Nelson was in condition to continue the battle]]. The order to retreat was given only to allow Nelson to keep his honor (and his life) if Nelson and his force were in no condition to continue the battle.
* David Hackworth mentions in his memoir ''About Face'', that he would do the "radio interference" bit fairly frequently. Usually by using an electric shaver.
* [http://notalwaysright.com/getting-landlines-tangled/7590 This incident] at ''[[(The Customer is) Not Always Right]]''.
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