Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[East Coast earthquake brings down cell phone, landline service (update: restored)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/23/east-coast-earthquake-brings-down-cell-phone-landline-service/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/23/east-coast-earthquake-brings-down-cell-phone-landline-service/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/23/east-coast-earthquake-brings-down-cell-phone-landline-service/#comments You've probably already read about the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that affected the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, and now we're hearing reports that the quake brought down some landline and cell phone service in New York, along with other cities on the East Coast. We've been unable to place calls in New York City using AT&T and Sprint smartphones, as well as office landlines. Are you experiencing issues as well? Let us know in the comments.

Update: Service seems to have been restored in New York City.

Update 2: Verizon Wireless has released the following statement on Twitter: "Seeing no reports of damage to our wireless network. There was some network congestion in the East after tremors. Continuing to monitor."

Update 3: T-Mobile was feeling left out and sent us an email: "T-Mobile's network is experiencing higher call volumes in all areas and counties affected by the earthquake. If customers are experiencing temporary difficultly placing calls due to network congestion, we advise them to use SMS or E-Mail until call volumes return to normal."

East Coast earthquake brings down cell phone, landline service (update: restored) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>attbreaking newscarriercellcell phoneCellPhoneland linelandlineoutagephonephone servicePhoneServiceservice outageServiceOutagesprintt-mobileverizonwirelesswireless carrierWirelessCarrierTue, 23 Aug 2011 14:15:00 EST<![CDATA[AT&T users in New York City suffering partial phone outage (update: restored)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/04/atandt-users-new-york-city-suffering-partial-phone-outage/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/04/atandt-users-new-york-city-suffering-partial-phone-outage/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/04/atandt-users-new-york-city-suffering-partial-phone-outage/#comments We've been inundated with a flood of tips from Big Applers this morning, and we just confirmed ourselves -- a large sect of AT&T users in New York City aren't receiving calls. Even the ones who aren't just holding it wrong. It seems as if outgoing calls operate just fine, but folks trying to dial in are greeted with eternal ringing. As in, it doesn't even go to voicemail. We're assuming the engineers at Ma Bell are all over this as we speak, but be sure to let us know how wrecked your Big City life is due to this in comments below.

Update: Right on cue, AT&T pinged us to say everything should be back to normal. The formal quote is below: "Wireless voice service has been restored and is back to normal now after a software issue occurred during routine maintenance which caused some customers on Long Island and in parts of Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan to experience voice service disruptions this morning. We apologize for any inconvenience to our customers."

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

AT&T users in New York City suffering partial phone outage (update: restored) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>attbreaking newscallingcallscell towerCellTowercommunicationcommunicationsnew yorknew york cityNewYorkNewYorkCitynycoutagephone outagePhoneOutagetowertowersThu, 04 Aug 2011 11:42:00 EST<![CDATA[AT&T suffering major outage in Florida right now?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/13/atandt-suffering-major-outage-in-florida-right-now/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/13/atandt-suffering-major-outage-in-florida-right-now/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/13/atandt-suffering-major-outage-in-florida-right-now/#commentsWe're getting flooded with tips right now that Florida's in the hurt locker for AT&T service -- data and voice alike. We're reaching out to AT&T for an official comment on exactly what's going on, but in the meantime, feel free to post up your experiences (and sob stories) in comments, won't you?

Update: All fixed up, according to AT&T.

AT&T suffering major outage in Florida right now? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>attfloridamobileoutageTue, 13 Jul 2010 17:24:00 EST<![CDATA[AT&T data down across the Southeast, Puerto Rico? (update: should be back to normal)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/atandt-data-down-across-the-southeast-puerto-rico/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/atandt-data-down-across-the-southeast-puerto-rico/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/atandt-data-down-across-the-southeast-puerto-rico/#commentsThis hasn't exactly been a banner week for wireless uptime; Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon have all seen some trouble over the course of the past few days, and now we're getting tipped that AT&T data services are down once again in the Southeast. Last time, the problems seemed limited to Florida, but now we're hearing that customers spanning from Atlanta to Louisiana are having trouble -- and even Puerto Rico has apparently been pulled into the mess. What's everyone seeing out there?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Update: Everything should've been back online as of roughly midnight ET last night. Here's the statement we've received from AT&T:
"Due to an earlier equipment issue caused by a fiber cut, some customers in the Southeast region experienced issues with their 3G data service. AT&T technicians quickly worked to resolve the issue, and all service should be up and running. We apologize for any inconvenience to our customers."

AT&T data down across the Southeast, Puerto Rico? (update: should be back to normal) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>attoutagesoutheastFri, 11 Jun 2010 13:28:00 EST<![CDATA[AT&T having data trouble in parts of Florida]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/atandt-having-data-trouble-in-parts-of-florida/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/atandt-having-data-trouble-in-parts-of-florida/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/atandt-having-data-trouble-in-parts-of-florida/#commentsWe've been tipped off today that data services are down "in the Southeast," and AT&T is telling us now that the problems are restricted to Jacksonville, Gainesville, and the Florida panhandle -- and as of right now, there's no confirmed ETA for when the situation will be resolved. Here's the official statement we have from the company:
"Some AT&T 3G wireless customers in the panhandle, Jacksonville and Gainesville are unable to use data on their devices, but still have voice capabilities. Our techs are working to fix the problem and get to the root cause."
Is anyone out there having trouble?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Update: Our own Ben Drawbaugh says that he's been having intermittent trouble in Tampa since he first tried around 9AM ET, which is decidedly outside the "panhandle, Jacksonville and Gainesville" area that AT&T is quoting. Anyone else outside those areas having issues?

AT&T having data trouble in parts of Florida originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>attmobileoutageWed, 09 Jun 2010 12:46:00 EST<![CDATA[AT&T data outage in San Francisco?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/11/atandt-data-outage-in-san-francisco/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/11/atandt-data-outage-in-san-francisco/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/11/atandt-data-outage-in-san-francisco/#commentsReports are flying in -- using WiFi, we suspect -- that AT&T's having a bit of a data and SMS outage in San Francisco. Our own personal experiences confirm the data, although text messages are sending and receiving just fine. According to a tweet found by TechCrunch, customer service is saying it'll take anywhere from 24 to 48 hours to fix -- sounds pretty extreme to us, and unfortunately we can't get ahold of anyone to corroborate. Let's put it to you, Bay Area readers, how's that iPhone working for ya?

Update: Just got a statement from AT&T. "We are seeing a hardware issue in downtown San Francisco that is causing some degradation in service. GSM and EDGE voice and data services are still accessible. Our experts are aware and working to resolve as quickly as possible. Further resolution is expected this evening." We tried it ourselves and, yep, if you turn off 3G capabilities on your phone (if possible), data will work just fine.

Update: Our 3G data seems to be working now, and you?

AT&T data outage in San Francisco? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>at tAtTcustomer serviceCustomerServicedatadata outageDataOutageoutagesmssms outageSmsOutageFri, 11 Dec 2009 20:41:00 EST<![CDATA[Apple: Jailbreaking encourages cell tower terrorism, "catastrophic results"]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/29/apple-jailbreaking-encourages-cell-tower-terrorism-catastroph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/29/apple-jailbreaking-encourages-cell-tower-terrorism-catastroph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/29/apple-jailbreaking-encourages-cell-tower-terrorism-catastroph/#commentsIf trashing your push messaging wasn't enough to steer you clear of using your iPhone in unauthorized ways, this next bit of news might have you back on the straight and narrow. According to Wired, Apple's latest salvo in the fight over jailbreaking is a claim that pernicious, iPhone wielding techno-hackers at home or abroad could modify the baseband and use it to attack cellphone towers, "rendering the tower entirely inoperable to process calls or transmit data." Of course, the idea that this would become more likely if the legal status of jailbreaking changes is totally absurd, but why let that stand in the way of a legal argument?

In a related note, one of our editors (whose jailbroken iPhone shall remain nameless) got a strange baseband pop-up error this morning -- the very same morning that AT&T is suffering a "massive connectivity outage" throughout the northeast and midwest. Coincidence? Yeah, probably.

Read - iPhone Jailbreaking Could Crash Cellphone Towers, Apple Claims
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Apple: Jailbreaking encourages cell tower terrorism, "catastrophic results" originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appleapple iphoneAppleIphoneatandtattbasebanddmcaeffelectronic frontier foundationElectronicFrontierFoundationiphoneiphone osiphoneosjailbreakmobilenational securityNationalSecurityoutageterrorterrorismunlockWed, 29 Jul 2009 12:37:00 EST<![CDATA[Apple: Jailbreaking encourages cell tower terrorism, "catastrophic results"]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/29/apple-jailbreaking-encourages-cell-tower-terrorism-catastroph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/29/apple-jailbreaking-encourages-cell-tower-terrorism-catastroph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/29/apple-jailbreaking-encourages-cell-tower-terrorism-catastroph/#commentsIf trashing your push messaging wasn't enough to steer you clear of using your iPhone in unauthorized ways, this next bit of news might have you back on the straight and narrow. According to Wired, Apple's latest salvo in the fight over jailbreaking is a claim that pernicious, iPhone wielding techno-hackers at home or abroad could modify the baseband and use it to attack cellphone towers, "rendering the tower entirely inoperable to process calls or transmit data." Of course, the idea that this would become more likely if the legal status of jailbreaking changes is totally absurd, but why let that stand in the way of a legal argument?

In a related note, one of our editors (whose jailbroken iPhone shall remain nameless) got a strange baseband pop-up error this morning -- the very same morning that AT&T is suffering a "massive connectivity outage" throughout the northeast and midwest. Coincidence? Yeah, probably.

Read - iPhone Jailbreaking Could Crash Cellphone Towers, Apple Claims
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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appleapple iphoneAppleIphoneattbasebanddmcaeffelectronic frontier foundationElectronicFrontierFoundationiphonejailbreaknational securityNationalSecurityoutageterrorterrorismunlockWed, 29 Jul 2009 12:37:00 EST<![CDATA[Say it ain't so, AT&T: reports of another East Coast data network outage]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/say-it-aint-so-atandt-reports-of-another-east-coast-data-networ/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/say-it-aint-so-atandt-reports-of-another-east-coast-data-networ/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/say-it-aint-so-atandt-reports-of-another-east-coast-data-networ/#commentsWere you hoping to spend the day glued to your iPhone or BlackBerry, keeping an eye on our live Macworld coverage while in the office? If you've got AT&T on the East Coast, you'd better make sure your wireless data connection is operational. Just like in September we're getting a number of tips from people on the right side reporting outages and error messages when attempting to connect. Meanwhile we're not finding any issues out here in SF or Vegas, and the Midwest appears to be going strong after last week's shenanigans. We've pinged AT&T for deets, but let us know -- what're you seeing on your end?

Update: We still haven't received official word either way, but by the sounds of it data is back up for at least most of you. We'll keep after AT&T for some sort of confirmation.

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Say it ain't so, AT&T: reports of another East Coast data network outage originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atandtATTbreakingbreaking newsBreakingNewsdata outageDataOutagemobileoutageTue, 06 Jan 2009 09:19:00 EST<![CDATA[Say it ain't so, AT&T: reports of another East Coast data network outage]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/say-it-aint-so-atandt-reports-of-another-east-coast-data-networ/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/say-it-aint-so-atandt-reports-of-another-east-coast-data-networ/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/say-it-aint-so-atandt-reports-of-another-east-coast-data-networ/#commentsWere you hoping to spend the day glued to your iPhone or BlackBerry, keeping an eye on our live Macworld coverage while in the office? If you've got AT&T on the East Coast, you'd better make sure your wireless data connection is operational. Just like in September we're getting a number of tips from people on the right side reporting outages and error messages when attempting to connect. Meanwhile we're not finding any issues out here in SF or Vegas, and the Midwest appears to be going strong after last week's shenanigans. We've pinged AT&T for deets, but let us know -- what're you seeing on your end?

Update: We still haven't received official word either way, but by the sounds of it data is back up for at least most of you. We'll keep after AT&T for some sort of confirmation.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ATTbreakingdata outageDataOutageoutageTue, 06 Jan 2009 09:19:00 EST<![CDATA[Is AT&T down for you?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/28/is-atandt-down-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/28/is-atandt-down-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/28/is-atandt-down-for-you/#commentsWe're getting way too many tips on AT&T being down for it to be a coincidence -- how's it going for you? Both EDGE and 3G are pretty spotty for us at the moment in Illinois, but they're working in NYC, which jibes with reports of a Midwest-specific outage, but we're also hearing there are troubles nationwide. We've pinged AT&T for an official statement, but in the meantime let us know if things are working for you wherever you are.

Update: Still haven't heard from AT&T, but we just rolled back into Chicago at 5PM CST and we can't connect on either EDGE or 3G. Let's hope things get better, and soon.

Update 2: According to AT&T, a power failure in Bloomfield, Michigan is the culprit, and techs are working around the clock to get everything back up in the Midwest. We're told rebooting phones may help -- it didn't do anything for us, but it might be worth a shot.

Update 3: It's back up, at least in Chicago. How'd everyone spend their day off-grid? We mostly threw the sad face at our NO SERVICE display.

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Is AT&T down for you? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>attcellphone serviceCellphoneServiceoutageSun, 28 Dec 2008 15:17:00 EST<![CDATA[Down for everyone or just you? AT&T experiencing a major data outage on the East Coast.]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/down-for-everyone-or-just-you-atandt-experiencing-a-major-data-ou/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/down-for-everyone-or-just-you-atandt-experiencing-a-major-data-ou/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/down-for-everyone-or-just-you-atandt-experiencing-a-major-data-ou/#comments Ruh-roh. AT&T's wireless data service seems to be down in a major way, at least on the eastern half of the country. We're seeing problems with both Edge and 3G from places such as Boston, New York and St. Louis. It's primarily iPhone users pinging us on this, and in AT&T's forums, but we're guessing it's not just limited to them. How is it looking for you?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Update: We've just spoken to AT&T and they've told us they're "aware of the reports." We'll keep our ear to the ground and update as soon as we have more.

Update 2: AT&T now tells us that it all came down to a "routing issue" in the Northeast that was patched up at 11:56AM this morning. For what it's worth, BlackBerry and text services were apparently unaffected -- but we doubt that's much consolation to iPhone users in withdrawl.

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Down for everyone or just you? AT&T experiencing a major data outage on the East Coast. originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3gatandtattedgemobileoutageWed, 03 Sep 2008 09:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Down for everyone or just you? AT&T experiencing a major data outage on the East Coast.]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/down-for-everyone-or-just-you-atandt-experiencing-a-major-data-ou/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/down-for-everyone-or-just-you-atandt-experiencing-a-major-data-ou/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/down-for-everyone-or-just-you-atandt-experiencing-a-major-data-ou/#commentsRuh-roh. AT&T's wireless data service seems to be down in a major way, at least on the eastern half of the country. We're seeing problems with both Edge and 3G from places such as Boston, New York and St. Louis. It's primarily iPhone users pinging us on this, and in AT&T's forums, but we're guessing it's not just limited to them. How is it looking for you?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Update: We've just spoken to AT&T and they've told us they're "aware of the reports." We'll keep our ear to the ground and update as soon as we have more.

Update 2: AT&T now tells us that it all came down to a "routing issue" in the Northeast that was patched up at 11:56AM this morning. For what it's worth, BlackBerry and text services were apparently unaffected -- but we doubt that's much consolation to iPhone users in withdrawl.

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3gattedgeoutageWed, 03 Sep 2008 09:45:00 EST<![CDATA[More AT&T wireless outages?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/03/more-atandt-wireless-outages/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/03/more-atandt-wireless-outages/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/03/more-atandt-wireless-outages/#commentsWe've been receiving a steady stream of tips from users around the country today reporting that AT&T, which supposedly just got back up from some apparent sporadic outages spread across the nation, was (is?) back down again today. We haven't seen or heard much, and have yet to confirm whether things ever even fully came back up at all, but what say you? Still experiencing issues? We'll let you know what we hear back from AT&T -- as you may have heard, we had them build a Batline to Ralph's office for just such an occasion.

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More AT&T wireless outages? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atandtattmobileoutageserviceSun, 03 Feb 2008 01:14:00 EST<![CDATA[More AT&T wireless outages?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/03/more-atandt-wireless-outages/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/03/more-atandt-wireless-outages/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/03/more-atandt-wireless-outages/#commentsWe've been receiving a steady stream of tips from users around the country today reporting that AT&T, which supposedly just got back up from some apparent sporadic outages spread across the nation, was (is?) back down again today. We haven't seen or heard much, and have yet to confirm whether things ever even fully came back up at all, but what say you? Still experiencing issues? We'll let you know what we hear back from AT&T -- as you may have heard, we had them build a Batline to Ralph's office for just such an occasion.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>attoutageserviceSun, 03 Feb 2008 01:14:00 EST<![CDATA[AT&T wireless data outages hit the Midwest, other areas]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/atandt-wireless-data-outages-hit-the-midwest-other-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/atandt-wireless-data-outages-hit-the-midwest-other-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/atandt-wireless-data-outages-hit-the-midwest-other-areas/#commentsWe're getting reports from all over that AT&T customers are having trouble with 3G and EDGE data. A majority of the complaints are coming from the Midwest / Chicago areas, where things seem to be down entirely, but we've also heard from folks as far away as Florida. Team Engadget hasn't hit any snags in New York or Vegas where we're currently situated, but let us know if you're having troubles wherever you might be -- and what color crayon to use for this fancy "threat level" printout we've got pinned to the wall.

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AT&T wireless data outages hit the Midwest, other areas originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atandtattbreaking newsBreakingNewsdata outageDataOutageedgehsdpamobileoutageThu, 31 Jan 2008 12:13:00 EST<![CDATA[AT&T wireless data outages hit the Midwest, other areas]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/atandt-wireless-data-outages-hit-the-midwest-other-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/atandt-wireless-data-outages-hit-the-midwest-other-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/atandt-wireless-data-outages-hit-the-midwest-other-areas/#commentsWe're getting reports from all over that AT&T customers are having trouble with 3G and EDGE data. A majority of the complaints are coming from the Midwest / Chicago areas, where things seem to be down entirely, but we've also heard from folks as far away as Florida. Team Engadget hasn't hit any snags in New York or Vegas where we're currently situated, but let us know if you're having troubles wherever you might be -- and what color crayon to use for this fancy "threat level" printout we've got pinned to the wall.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>attbreaking newsBreakingNewsdata outageDataOutageoutageThu, 31 Jan 2008 12:13:00 EST<![CDATA[AT&T having wireless data issues today?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/atandt-having-wireless-data-issues-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/atandt-having-wireless-data-issues-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/atandt-having-wireless-data-issues-today/#commentsWe're getting reports that AT&T customers have gone without their precious bits and bytes for at least part of the day today. It's unclear what the problem is or how widespread it may be, but it seems that folks in a number of metropolitan areas are unable to connect or are suffering with unusually slow data rates. Anyone out there notice anything fishy?

[Thanks, Michael K.]

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AT&T having wireless data issues today? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>attcellphonedataoutagephoneproblemTue, 14 Aug 2007 14:41:00 EST<![CDATA[AT&T having wireless data issues today?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/atandt-having-wireless-data-issues-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/atandt-having-wireless-data-issues-today/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/atandt-having-wireless-data-issues-today/#commentsWe're getting reports that AT&T customers have gone without their precious bits and bytes for at least part of the day today. It's unclear what the problem is or how widespread it may be, but it seems that folks in a number of metropolitan areas are unable to connect or are suffering with unusually slow data rates. Anyone out there notice anything fishy?

[Thanks, Michael K.]

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atandtattdatamobileoutageproblemTue, 14 Aug 2007 14:41:00 EST<![CDATA[Duke exonerates iPhone from network outage charges]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/duke-exonerates-iphone-from-network-outage-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/duke-exonerates-iphone-from-network-outage-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/duke-exonerates-iphone-from-network-outage-charges/#commentsGranted, the original report suggesting that swarms of iPhones actually broke Duke's WiFi network did seem a bit bizarre, and now it appears that the university is freeing Apple's handset from blame. Interestingly, the actual culprit still seems somewhat veiled in secrecy, as we're only informed that "a particular set of conditions made the Duke wireless network experience some minor and temporary disruptions in service," but never do they exaggerate on exactly what caused the hiccups. Still, Duke also stated that it worked in conjunction with Cisco and Apple in order to "identify the network issue that was causing the problem," and since Cisco stepped in and provided a fix, the prpblem has yet to repeat itself. Looks like you're off the hook on this one, iPhone.

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Duke exonerates iPhone from network outage charges originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appleatandtattdukeerrorfailureiphoneiphone osiphoneosmishapmobileoutageproblemstudiesuniversitywifiSat, 21 Jul 2007 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[iPhones bogging down Duke University's WiFi network?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/17/iphones-bogging-down-duke-universitys-wifi-network/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/17/iphones-bogging-down-duke-universitys-wifi-network/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/17/iphones-bogging-down-duke-universitys-wifi-network/#commentsWhile the Blue Devils may have their basketball program running like a well-oiled machine, apparently its wireless LAN structure is in dire need of an upgrade. Reportedly, so many Dukies have snatched up iPhones and began using the campus WiFi network to surf on the go that the hordes of requests have been "temporarily knocking out anywhere from a dozen to 30 wireless access points at a time." Cisco, the university's main WLAN provider, has been called in to find out exactly why the overload has brought the network to its proverbial knees, and we'd say they better resolve the problem pronto -- after all, this issue could be magnified immensely with the commencement of the fall semester.

[Via Fox News]

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iPhones bogging down Duke University's WiFi network? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: Looks like we're back up (as of about 4:30PM PST, anyway).

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AT&T's data network down for the iPhone? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atandtattbreaking newsBreakingNewsiphonemobileoutageMon, 02 Jul 2007 18:08:00 EST<![CDATA[AT&T refunds up for grabs after BlackBerry outage?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/atandt-refunds-up-for-grabs-after-blackberry-outage/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/atandt-refunds-up-for-grabs-after-blackberry-outage/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/atandt-refunds-up-for-grabs-after-blackberry-outage/#commentsCash money revenge is at hand dear BlackBerry users. After suffering a 12 to 15 hour e-mail outage last week, Cingular, uh hem, the New AT&T is offering its business subscribers a prorated credit as long as your willing to call and complain. We're talking a mere $1 to $2.50 refund depending upon your plan -- but hey, what were you expecting? If that doesn't slake the retribution jones then perhaps you should up the Methadone.

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AT&T refunds up for grabs after BlackBerry outage? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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