[Look- he's fully capable of being impulsive when a need arose. This seemed like one of those times. Thankfully she didn't offer any resistance so he could at least make the attempt.

Moving closer, he held out his hand until she had deposited the device into his possession making no comment about the signal. A quick glance at the screen told him she was right about that, so he found a closer table, and set to work. Placing her phone down, he drew out his own, swiftly popping the back off of it.

Fiddling with it, he drew out an object then placed the rest of his phone aside before turning hers over. Knowing how attached people could be to these things he issued some reassurance]

This won't cause any damage to the phone, it just slots right in to the preexisting port, and essentially gives the signal a boost.

[Then wrinkling his nose a little]

I think I can manage not to accidentally open an app. [Once the modifications were in place, he looked expectantly at the screen, seeing the creepy eyeball symbol for the first time. It almost reminded him of the Millennium eye though it differed in design. Looking to the bars, a smirk crossed his lips.. for one brief moment it looked like it had worked, but the moment he dialed in a number it was gone.

With a growl, he drew back the phone as if he was going to smash it into the table but he stopped himself. To come so close, and still be denied.]