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Angry AT&T Customers May Disrupt Service

g0dsp33d writes "Fake Steve Jobs, the alter-alias of Newsweek's Dan Lyons, is calling disgruntled AT&T users to protest comments from AT&T’s Ralph de la Vega that smart phone (specifically iPhone) usage is responsible for their network issues and his plan to end unlimited data plans. The post, dubbed 'Operation Chokehold,' wants AT&T customers to use as much data service as they can on Friday, December 18th at noon. While Fake Steve Jobs is notable for its satire, many Twitter and Facebook users seem to be rallying to its cry. It is unclear if there will be enough support to cause a DDOS."

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  1. I read this as by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Internet braces for even higher levels of smug Apple douchebags"

    1. Re:I read this as by bsDaemon · · Score: 4, Funny

      You forgot to note that he said "join their clause", rather than "join their cause", thus making himself just as guilty of typo's as the submitter of the article. And at any rate, the 19th was a Friday last year. Close enough for Zune timestamps.

  2. Re:Should be by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't worry we have cable companies for that.

  3. Angry Slashdotters May Disrupt Service by Yvan256 · · Score: 4, Funny

    www.fakesteve.net

    Error 500 - Internal server error

    An internal server error has occured!
    Please try again later.

  4. So... by awyeah · · Score: 4, Funny

    So I can go ahead and expect to stop receiving e-mails on my BlackBerry on Friday? Great, yeah, sweet. Thanks guys!

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  5. DDoS...... by Shakrai · · Score: 4, Funny

    .... there's an app for that ;)

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  6. Re:Should be by Mister+Whirly · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought Time Warner was bad until they were bought up by Comcast in my area. Comcast reduced the amount of channels I get, raised the price of cable by about 30%, and raised the cost of internet services by about 40%. I would kill to have Time Warner again.

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