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Blackberry Network is Down

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hate-when-that-happens dept.

Brian writes "According to CNET and others, "A system failure at Research In Motion has affected BlackBerry users in the Western Hemisphere, a news channel reported on its Web site late on Tuesday. The infrastructure failed on Tuesday night, and e-mails were not being delivered to the handheld devices.""

8 of 243 comments (clear)

  1. Crap! by Gen.+Malaise · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I have to go in to work and explain that I dont control the Blackberry network........Cmon RIM!!

  2. I feel a disturbance in the net... by cnelzie · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...as though a million voices just cried out and were suddenly silenced.

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    1. Re:I feel a disturbance in the net... by Compact+Dick · · Score: 5, Funny

      Voices? Silenced?

      Much you have to learn, young PDAwan.

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    2. Re:I feel a disturbance in the net... by God'sDuck · · Score: 5, Funny

      Much you have to learn, young PDAwan.
      Dear Sir, please send payment for:
      • 1: New Coffee
      • 1: New Monitor
      to: 123 Fake street, Fakeville, NY, 12345. Thank you.
  3. Re:OH NO! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    First Post!

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  4. Re:Better headline needed by AugustZephyr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does anyone have a mobile link for the website. I can't seem to connect to it on my blackberry.

  5. Re:Better headline needed by Oktober+Sunset · · Score: 5, Funny

    Blackberry Jam.

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  6. Re:It IS a house of cards by Opportunist · · Score: 5, Funny

    You mean... just ... maybe ... a few million managers could die? May I get my hopes up?

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