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Verizon Drops 10,000 911 Calls During Blizzard

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can-you-hear-me-n dept.

mschaffer noted a Bloomberg piece saying "US regulators said Verizon Communications Inc.'s networks may have dropped a 'truly alarming' number of wireless emergency calls during a snow storm last month, and asked the carrier to investigate." The article says 10,000 calls failed to connect during one blizzard. Can't wait to see what all those AT&T migrators think.

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  1. Obligatory by inKubus · · Score: 5, Funny

    911, Can you hear me now?

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    Cool! Amazing Toys.
  2. Re:/. News Network by Amouth · · Score: 5, Funny

    always keep a piece of fiber in your pocket, that way if you get lost or stranded you can just bury it. then when the backhoe comes to dig it up ask the driver for directions/help.

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    '...if only "Jumping to a Conclusion" was an event in the Olympics.'
  3. Re:Que the "Can you hear me now" jokes by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've actually had to try to survive a couple of nights in New Orleans in dead of summer with NO air conditioning, man, that was brutal.

    You should have tried some blankets. I've recently read that they work wonders.