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* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': In the season three finale, "Snow Day," phone service in the area is down while the lab is being stormed by thieves who want their confiscated drugs back. Peyton, realizing Mac is trapped inside with them, repeatedly tries to call him. Service is restored and she finally gets through at the exact moment Mac is sneaking up on the BigBad to get the drop on him. By this time the sprinklers are going off; cue BattleInTheRain.

The next scene is Reeves in a fit of laughter in the hospital.

-->'''The Joker''': Now ain't that a co-inkidink. We're talking about the old man and the spawn of his loins just happens to call. Makes you wanna laugh... doesn't it Artie?\\

* In ''Film/DieHard2'', the conveniences of the 90's conspire against [=McClane=], as Holly calls his pager from a skyphone. The first time is harmless, as [=McClane=] is just waiting at the airport, but the second time, after the plot's in high gear, it's far more hazardous. That time, [=McClane=] is trying to sneak towards the church that the terrorists are using as a base, and the pager alerts the guard.

* In ''Film/{{Sneakers}}'', Martin is using an AirVentPassageway inside an enemy-controlled building. A guard is moving along a corridor under him while searching for him. Martin's partner Crease calls him on his radio, making enough noise that the guard hears it and Martin's location is revealed. The guard starts shooting into the ceiling with his shotgun to try to kill him.
* Subverted in ''Film/AWalkAmongTheTombstones''. After the cemetery shootout, Scudder realises his TagalongKid is missing and calls his mobile, not realising he's hiding in the back of the serial killers' van. Fortunately they've arrived at their destination by the time the call is made; one hears the ringtone, but dismisses it as coming from a nearby house.

* In ''Film/TheTerminator'', this is inverted. Sarah is the one in danger, and tries to call her friend Ginger to warn her of the killer that's stalking her. Unfortunately for Sarah, Ginger is already dead and the voice mail Sarah leaves lets the Terminator not only know it killed the wrong woman, but exactly where Sarah is.
* In ''Film/WorldWarZ'', the protagonist's wife calls while he and his team are trying to quietly sneak through a horde of zombies. The call alerts the zombies and results in some deaths.

* ''Literature/OneOfUsIsLying'': [[spoiler: When Addy records Jake incriminating himself, Cooper (who is parked outside, but not in on the recording plan), calls her to find out what's going on. Unfortunately, Addy forgot to silence her phone...]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', Helen is trying to find out where her husband is, so she activates the homing beacon on Mr. Incredible's suit. Unfortunately, at that very moment he's infiltrating Syndrome's base. The homing signal activates the base's defenses, which results in his capture.

* ''VideoGame/{{Oakwood}}'': In the very last level of the game, player character Madison is at one point standing very still for the sake of avoiding getting seen by a hungry T. rex with the intention to explore a nearby path it has just left once it has gone...only for her sole surviving friend in the area Zoey to accidentally call her on the radio right before the beast can fully depart from earshot, leaving Madison forced to [[RunOrDie absolutely book it through the path towards a nearby cave lest she get devoured by the hungry]] KingOfTheDinosaurs.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', Helen, in order to find out where her husband is, activates the homing beacon on Mr. Incredible's suit while he is infiltrating Syndrome's base. This activates the base's defenses which results in his capture.

->''"Looks like we just [[ZombieApocalypse woke the dead]]. Out of respect for others, please turn off all pagers and cell phones."''

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* On Isabella’s romantic path in ''VisualNovel/{{Melody}}'', Bethany, while paying Tim a visit, finds a postcard from Isabella addressed to the protagonist on the coffee table. She uses this to track him down.

** ''Series/Daredevil2015'': While James Wesley is in the midst of trying to intimidate Karen Page, his phone suddenly rings as Wilson Fisk tries to call him from the hospital. The brief amount of time that Wesley looks down at the phone is just long enough that Karen is able to grab Wesley's gun and shoot him to death.

-->'''The Joker''': Now ain't that a co-inkidink. We're discussing the old man and the spawn of his loins just happens to call. Makes you wanna laugh...\\

* In ''Series/AgentCarter'', while Peggy is investigating the Roxxon factory, Mr. Jarvis calls her on his walkie-talkie. This alerts the workers to her presence, which ultimately leads to a truck of [[MadeOfExplodium Nitramine]] escaping and to the implosion of the factory.

* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': While James Wesley is in the midst of trying to intimidate Karen Page, his phone suddenly rings as Wilson Fisk tries to call him from the hospital. The brief amount of time that Wesley looks down at the phone is just long enough that Karen is able to grab Wesley's gun and shoot him to death.
* ''Series/TheDefenders2017'': The sound of Claire's phone ringing tells Bakuto that someone is hiding nearby, but he's too busy intimidating Colleen to do anything about it.

'''Stolas:''' When isn't it a bad time, Blitzy.