Oh, that was just a sample I'm working on. I don't think I'll show the error in the actual app. and I do plan on using the try and catch each time calling the methods. The reason I wanted to make sure there is a connection is that if the app is used offline, it does different thing and won't allow to call any of the webservice's methods anymore. As far as handling other errors from the webservices, it's a different issue. Thank you for your advice. =) Boo