Blackberry's down in entire USA

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

News Channel 4 just reported that 100% of Blackberry devices in the US are down and have been since 8pm - the whole system has crashed and no one is receiving any emails, etc.

Weird......

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

News Channel 4 just reported that 100% of Blackberry devices in the US are down and have been since 8pm - the whole system has crashed and no one is receiving any emails, etc.

Weird......

If this continues into tomorrow, the stock market will crash, among other things...

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

If this continues into tomorrow, the stock market will crash, among other things...

I can imagine - and since 8 pm - kinda strange.....there are so many people dependent on those devices - are you one?

[Sandcrab Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Sandcrab]

Thank Gawd/God,
The only blackberry around here is brandy and it has not been shut down. Life is good.

[mshatty Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close mshatty]

It sounds like a day and night for the thumbs to rest!

[djyamyam Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close djyamyam]

Blackberrys are working up here north of the 49th parallel. I think that it is network dependent

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

I can imagine - and since 8 pm - kinda strange.....there are so many people dependent on those devices - are you one?

Definitely NOT. Can you imagine me with a hand-held internet device
But here is DH's response:

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

Palm Palm Palm Palm Palm Palm Palm Palm

Their stock tanked recently. Didn't meet the analyst's earning estimates.
That plus the $800mil debt to the Canadian co they ripped the idea off
of.... Maybe they just pulled the plug to save on electricity at night.

[LisaH Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close LisaH]

Thanks for the message! I'm in Montreal and I can receive text messages and making phone calls, but I have not received any emails since 7:52pm EST. Also, can't access internet.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Our cell phone and other cell service in the area was out yesterday- didn't even try today.

[Sydney Contributor - Bronze Find all posts View Profile Close Sydney]

I can imagine - and since 8 pm - kinda strange.....there are so many people dependent on those devices - are you one?

My sister in NYC is one of them. We've taken it for granted that we've been able to email her back and forth anytime and receive an instant reply. She uses it mainly for work so this can't be good.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

Just heard they are back up and working again now.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

The problems with blackberry were corrected overnight. I'll have to try the cellphone this afternoon and see if it is working. There was flooding, trees down and evacuations on the shore and near some river areas and this may be the cause of our cellphone problem.