Major BlackBerry Outage Leaves Millions Without E-Mail

Eclipse · April 18, 2007, 01:54:04 PM

Quote from: ABC News Online
A recording at the company's Waterloo, Ontario, headquarters says: "Please be advised that we are currently experiencing a service interruption that is causing a delay in sending or receiving messages. We apologize for the inconvenience and will provide updates as soon as they become available."

Not that many execs couldn't use a break from their little ball-n-chains (mine's an MDA, same tether issues, but working fine), but worse, we all should know by now how many government agencies depend on these things.

dwb · April 18, 2007, 01:56:37 PM

Now they might actually have to use their cell phones as... phones! Oh NO!!!

* justin_bailey does not own a Crackberry

Psicorp · April 18, 2007, 02:01:39 PM

Quote from: justin_bailey on April 18, 2007, 01:56:37 PM
Now they might actually have to use their cell phones as... phones! Oh NO!!!

* justin_bailey does not own a Crackberry

Personally I'd love to hand back my cell phone to my boss...the dang thing's nothing more than an electronic leash. I miss the days of Organic Call Waiting...if you called me and I was on the phone, you had to wait.

MIKE · April 18, 2007, 02:39:18 PM

So, why is this in the ES section?

NIN · April 18, 2007, 02:46:01 PM

Some organizations use Blackberries, et al, for alerting their ES forces.

RogueLeader · April 18, 2007, 02:59:48 PM

Just out of curiosity, what is a BlackBerry? Is it like a PDA?

Pylon · April 18, 2007, 03:05:54 PM

Crackberries apparently are in working order again. Junkies may get their fix.

BBC: Blackberry says system restored.

Quote from: RogueLeader on April 18, 2007, 02:59:48 PM
Just out of curiosity, what is a BlackBerry? Is it like a PDA?

Wikipedia: BlackBerry

Rangersigo · April 18, 2007, 03:20:31 PM

Thanks God - please let it continue through the weekend. My thumbs are sore.

CadetProgramGuy · April 18, 2007, 03:29:17 PM

Quote from: RogueLeader on April 18, 2007, 02:59:48 PM
Just out of curiosity, what is a BlackBerry? Is it like a PDA?

See that's how it starts. A little curiosity (sp), someone offers......

jimmydeanno · April 18, 2007, 03:43:35 PM

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A musculoskeletal disorder has arisen from repeated BlackBerry use. Dubbed BlackBerry Thumb, it causes pain and tenderness in the thumbs to a point where people have problems using them, thus minimizing dexterity.

Oh NO!

RogueLeader · April 18, 2007, 03:49:17 PM

Quote from: jimmydeanno on April 18, 2007, 03:43:35 PM
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A musculoskeletal disorder has arisen from repeated BlackBerry use. Dubbed BlackBerry Thumb, it causes pain and tenderness in the thumbs to a point where people have problems using them, thus minimizing dexterity.

Oh NO!

So you're saying that there is a new disease, whats next?

MIKE · April 18, 2007, 03:51:07 PM

Wii Elbow

JohnKachenmeister · April 18, 2007, 03:57:20 PM

Exactly who is this Maj. Blackberry Outage, and why hasn't he been 2B'ed for whatever it is he did?

CadetProgramGuy · April 18, 2007, 04:00:17 PM

LMAO

Pylon · April 18, 2007, 06:10:25 PM

Quote from: JohnKachenmeister on April 18, 2007, 03:57:20 PM
Exactly who is this Maj. Blackberry Outage, and why hasn't he been 2B'ed for whatever it is he did?

I'm sure Maj. B. Outage will be dealt with appropriately. He may end up as Captain or Lieutenant Outage, if not just Mr. Outage after all is said and done.

RogueLeader · April 24, 2007, 05:25:17 PM

Quote from: Pylon on April 18, 2007, 06:10:25 PM
Quote from: JohnKachenmeister on April 18, 2007, 03:57:20 PM
Exactly who is this Maj. Blackberry Outage, and why hasn't he been 2B'ed for whatever it is he did?

I'm sure Maj. B. Outage will be dealt with appropriately. He may end up as Captain or Lieutenant Outage, if not just Mr. Outage after all is said and done.

With a block on his file, right?