Abstract: An automatic redialer for a mobile device operating in a cellular telecommunications environment. When a communication is terminated, the cause of termination is identified and, if the call was terminated due to a network or mobile telephone issue or failure, the automatic redialer will then proceed to redial the number associated with the dropped call either automatically, under certain conditions, or when instructed by a user of the mobile device. The automatic redialer operates to reconnect the call regardless of whether the call was an outgoing call originated from the user's mobile device or an incoming call wherein another party placed a call to the user's mobile device. In either case, the number can be retrieved from the mobile device, or in some cases even from the network, and a call can be re-established.