Are BlackBerry services down (again)?
By Ryan Block 
posted May 3rd 2008 11:51AM
posted May 3rd 2008 11:51AM
It's hard for us to be sure about this stuff for sure in the early stages, but since last night we've gotten a flood of reports from readers that BlackBerry services are down on T-Mobile and possibly also Bell Mobility (if not other providers). What's the story, are you having any trouble? Shout it out in comments -- if you are, do us all a solid and leave your location and provider. Even if it's just an isolated outage, you know you desperately need to get your act together when Palm, of all companies, is taking potshots.[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Update: We've heard that there was indeed a planned outage scheduled for last night, but it was due to end 6 hours ago. And curiously we continue to get feedback that services are still down.
So it looks like it was just pockets after all -- hours later most people seem to be reporting things are solid with service.
My Blackberry is down. Verizon Wireless - Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
crackberry.com reported this a few days ago as a planned outage.
http://crackberry.com/planned-rim-outage-americas-may-3rd-2am-6am-est
Planned RIM Outage - Americas - May 3rd, 2am - 6am EST
Posted In: News & Rumors | By: Kevin Michaluk | Date: 01 May 2008 | 8 comments
Looks like RIM is holding another planned service outage, this time for "system upgrades". If you're located in "The Americas", your BlackBerry service could be affected. The upgrade is planned during the "regular maintenance window" of 2am - 6am EST for this Saturday morning, May 3rd. Unless you're pulling an all-nighter, you should be ok on this one.
Don't believe me? Call RIM's Customer Support line at 1-877-255-2377 and you can hear a lovely pre-recorded message saying the same thing! :-)
While we're on the subject of phone numbers, if you have any questions for this week's CrackBerry.com Podcast be sure to call them into our hotline at 1-866-904-5772 ext.222
It was scheduled, and things came back up at 03:49PST for me. (at least that's when the mail poured in) Bell Mobility user.
I'm posting this from my iPhone. You can't possibly fathom how superior I feel.
Yah, isn't popmail (ok, or imap) grand? Enjoy.
Even webmail is better than downed push e-mail ;-p
Your a fucking fanboi....what's new? Its also why the world hates smug ass people like you. People would be much more open to using Apple if it wasn't for people like you, the "culture' behind Apple, and the general superiority complex associated with the Apple logo.
PS- I don't own a crackberry and never will. I hate their interface to computers. Their desktop software sucks harder then a black hole orbiting a neutron star. But that doesn't make me think _many_, but not all since I own an iPod and a MBP, apple users aren't smug bastards who deserve to have their precious hardware run over.
I'm guessing you like the smell of your own farts too, right? Do you have a hybrid? Live in San Francisco? (Watch South Park?)
hilariously enough, I hate nearly all Apple products, the iPhone is the first thing I think they've ever done right. I appreciate the responses to my obvious flaming, however.
This morning the domain youtube.com did not resolve using multiple DNS servers worldwide just like that block put on by the Pakistan ISP back in February.
Others have noted the blockage as well - see, for example, the forums on dslreports.com and loom for May 3rd posts about youtube.
It resolves now.
Mine is working fine. Verizon NYC
My 3am backup job notices didn't arrive until 7:30am this morning...
AT&T, Philadelphia
About 10:15 am and no BB service (Verizon 8830) in San Jose, CA. No email time-stamped May 3 ... at least for me.
AT&T is up and running.
Ooops... Charlotte, NC
mine uses rogers and its been up. it's the provider's maintenance procedure i think.
Mine's fine - Boulder, CO AT&T
Engadget, Please quit posting that Blackberry is having an outage and acting like this is a shocking story. These are always planned outages for upgrading their system. The almost always do it on a weekend as to not interfere with the work week. This is normal activity people! I get an email every time Blackberry does this. They keep their customers well informed. This is not news...it's part of the process to keep their technology up to date. One reason Blackberry has such a great product.
sprint bis in Boston is working
Mine is A-OK in Toronto on the Rogers Network
All OK in the UK!
No problems here. BB Pearl on Sprint network in NYC
Blackberry 8320 in CT - up and down -- was down from 5:00am until about 10:00am EST then sporadic
My wife's went down last night on ATT. Why the hell cant they send a message saying BTW, UR PHON WONT WRK TIL 8AM. SUKS 2 B U.
No problems here - Sprint, Northeastern Wisconsin.
VZW blackberry service was out last night. Northern NJ
I'm not receiving any pic messages. Text messages are fine though - Verizonwireless Annapolis Maryland
Down in Staten Island all day yesterday (5-3-08) and no picture messaging yet today, May 4th. Funny, AT&T didn't know a thing about the outage and I spent countless hours on the phone with them, at their store, and again back on the phones last night having them reset my account. Why was this so secretive?
Since this entire thread is useless, anyways.. You're from Annapolis? Anywhere near bestgate/ or 450; or are you downtown? I was born and raised in the great city of Annapolis. Just curious.
mine was working fine when i got up at 6am for work.
BTW, I was talking to "Mordaki"..
Why on earth would anyone use Blackberry?! In addition to constant outages they charge for something I get free. Get a Windows Mobile phone that uses activesync (or pop or imap or webmail) and then you don't ever have this problem. Blackberry is just one extra (expensive) step in the process which means one more thing that can break.