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Cellphone Networks Survive Inauguration, Mostly

Posted by timothy on from the ever-more-robust dept.

nandemoari writes "Everybody was talking about Barack Obama's inauguration on Tuesday morning, and it showed. According to reports, a number of mobile phone networks faced overload circumstances that day until late afternoon, when the chat sessions finally began to dissipate. Having the most trouble that morning appears to have been T-Mobile, and AT&T also had some difficulty that morning."

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  1. All circuits are busy now by GigaHurtsMyRobot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Please try first post again later.

  2. Re:You can thank the COWs by powerlord · · Score: 3, Funny

    Seriously, the Cell on Wheels installations were part of what made it possible to handle the extra traffic.

    Aha! I didn't RTFA but no doubt the Dept. of Homeland Security was involved in finding all those Cells.

    I hope they detained them for further questioning, although I still don't understand why the terrorists were using Heelys.

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  3. Re:You can thank the COWs by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Q: What did the police man say to the CoW?

    Mu?

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  4. Re:Improving networks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't care what the Risk board says, Northern Europe is NOT a country.

  5. Re:Improving networks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    IIRC, when I modded your comment insightful, I was also being sarcastic.