Sending wrong signal

thE failure of the O2 network for a full day last week illustrates what can happen when we blindly rely on technology. Bearing in mind that all technology can fail or be hacked, the complaining customers should learn the lesson and stop depending so much on their mobile.

JOHn SMITH, Warrington, Cheshire. aLL the emotions showed clearly on the faces of the mPs as they looked across at the Prime minister. Distressed, disturbed and depressed: they had just realised their mobile phones were not working.

name supplied, Kettering, northants. WhY don’t i use a smartphone? Because it can be hacked. it’s the same reason i don’t bank online or have a smart meter.

Why have i not signed up to Facebook or twitter? Because i think for myself and communicate normally without bumping into lamp-posts.

i am no Luddite and have embraced technology, but i’m staggered at how so many people rely on it and so can’t read a map, strike up a conversation or simply just wonder at the world.

vInCEnT RuanE, Reading, Berks. PEOPLE were moaning because they said the O2 outage meant they had to put their lives on hold: they couldn’t access their bank accounts, phone their friends or order goods on the internet.

how did we all manage before the cyber revolution? Why not take a walk to the local shops, enjoy some banter with the shopkeepers, pop into a café to read a newspaper and people watch. it’s much better than staring at a smartphone.

TOnY LEvY, Wednesfield, W. Mids.