Phones only go missing in pubs..
If you are stupid enough to leave them on the table, or in something else in plain site, like a handbag or backpack.
The only people I have seen lose phones are the people who constantly show off their iPhone/N95Supercomputer/D600Mediacentre etc as if it were some kind of sign of their sexual prowess.
This goes for girls who leave their mobile phones at the top of their wide open handbag at the edge of the bar/table etc too.
Simple rule - if you have something valuable, either don't take it with you or keep your eyes on it - it's not tricky, is it?
Steven "has never had anything nicked from him in a boozer, but has had to stamp on a few wandering hands to keep it that way" Raith.