<![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST - Gizmodo Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST - Gizmodo Comments]]> http://gizmodo.com Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:55:25 EDT Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:55:25 EDT http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4822581 I got word a couple hours ago from an IT person at my job that the outage has been canceled, per Homeland Security's request, due to natural disasters in the midwest. I guess Homeland Security doesn't know how to function without their crackberries, either, and is slightly drunk with power.

superjanna

]]> 4:370750:c4822581 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:55:25 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4821873 I'm already having a panic attack. To think that if I were actually awake at these hours I'd have to use Outlook to get my mail! Fetch my smelling salts, someone!

coketown

]]> 4:370750:c4821873 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:06:03 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4820736 @mtopper:
That's why she bears a star, man.

(waiting in the sky...)

strider_mt2k

]]> 4:370750:c4820736 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:05:36 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4820428 I can't find anything "official" from RIM confirming this. Where's the original press release? Seems hinky.

xclamp

]]> 4:370750:c4820428 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:35:21 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4819601 Um, no internets or roaming? I think that's up to the carrier, not RIM's servers...I know my EDGE traffic doesn't pass through Toronto.

rekoil

]]> 4:370750:c4819601 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:12:06 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4818544 Anybody who pulls their blackberry out when leaving the bars tonight is asking to be mugged...more so than usual.

robbywil

]]> 4:370750:c4818544 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:52:02 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4815765 @Dearhaw:

Yeah, and so did typewriters - remember them?

I expect the CrashBerry QWERTY will go the same way....

Physical buttons are SO last millennium.

MINI Driver

]]> 4:370750:c4815765 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:39:06 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4815636 @Curves:
Dammit I hate not having anything relative to say about the post topic, leaving me to comment on comments. I do however have a black belt in digression, so this is not really a problem.

The kid in my loves the frosted side, but the pervert in me likes to read comments like that.....

Hopefully Nut won't beat me for cheating, even if it's only in my head.


Out2gtcha

]]> 4:370750:c4815636 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:34:21 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4815145 @Curves:

you are so evil.... in a good way!!!!!

mtopper

]]> 4:370750:c4815145 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:15:35 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4812787 Whats the source of this outage? This is the only site I see mention of this including RIM/BlackBerry.com sites.

jamespa66

]]> 4:370750:c4812787 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:40:32 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4812222 At 1:59 a.m. I am going to e mail my crackberry guys and say "Oh baby, I cant sleep and I have been dying to tell you that there is something I need from you, and I need it NOW and its....." hit send, and take my phone off the hook.
Fun and games with pre-planned outtages. >:)


Curves

]]> 4:370750:c4812222 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:19:42 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4811812 this gonna F-up my pancake recipe in the morning...crud

killthebabysitter

]]> 4:370750:c4811812 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:05:52 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4811282 @MINI Driver:

"And this technology is a good idea because???"

'Cause Blackberries have QWERTY ;-)

Dearhaw

]]> 4:370750:c4811282 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:48:03 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4811040 But what about OS 4.5? They seem to want to keep A2DP from Pearl users for all eternity.

brak

]]> 4:370750:c4811040 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:40:38 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4810783 @Poltras:

There is no clustering, load balancing, or any of the 'standard' resiliancy options available with RIM.

It's basically a tarted-up paging system, which still has multiple single points of failure, based on it's archaic heritage.

When RIM (the service) dies/goes off-line you're completely screwed - you have no option to get to Email via another route.

When your local RIM server connected to your Exchange box dies, you're completely screwed - there is no clustering, hot standby auto-failover, alternative routing etc.

And this technology is a good idea because???

MINI Driver

]]> 4:370750:c4810783 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:30:15 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4810718 @Poltras: Who needs load balancing when you can just cut the power and turn the whole network off.

Joseph

]]> 4:370750:c4810718 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:27:56 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4810642 tonight from 2-6AM EST,

Boy, this new daylight savings time regime really IS confusing; I can't believe we're back on standard time already!

bobman1235

]]> 4:370750:c4810642 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:25:07 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4810581 @Poltras: Thats what happens every other time when you dont notice...

thadude

]]> 4:370750:c4810581 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:22:59 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4810411 Whoa, why is there a star next to my post? I'm a married man, what are you trying to insinuate Giz?

SchruteBuck

]]> 4:370750:c4810411 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:16:44 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4810132 @Poltras: Guess not not

SchruteBuck

]]> 4:370750:c4810132 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:05:36 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4810060 Seriously, haven't they heard of the wonders of load balancing and concurrent updates? Makes one wonder...

Poltras

]]> 4:370750:c4810060 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:02:49 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4810045 Seriously, haven't they heard of the wonders of load balancing and concurrent update?

Poltras

]]> 4:370750:c4810045 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:02:06 EDT <![CDATA[Scheduled Blackberry Outage Tonight from 2-6AM EST]]> http://gizmodo.com/370750/scheduled-blackberry-outage-tonight-from-2+6am-est#c4809983 Excellent picture choice :)
"God...how will I get by without email or internet on my blackberry from 2-6 AM?! It'll be like...before blackberries were invented!""


shenanigans61

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