 extreme50Formerly TwoKDialupPremium
join:2002-06-07
Coloma, MI | Vote with your wallet I agree, Operation Chokehold is silly.
If you don't like T's "3G wireless dialup", take your dollars to another carrier.
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I think that it's pointless. This guy did nothing wrong , he is not doing any damage , just asking people to use a service they pay for.
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 tvtekLive life to its fullestPremium
join:2004-03-07
Concord, CA
·Astound Broadband
1 edit | said by BosstonesOwn:Yeah because the Iphone is usable on all these networks. I think that it's pointless. This guy did nothing wrong , he is not doing any damage , just asking people to use a service they pay for. Although I am not an AT&T subscriber, isn't he doing the equivalent of asking people to purposely vandalize a network? 
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cacoPremium
join:2005-03-10
Whittier, AK
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Yes, clog the network so no one can use the network including non-iphone users. That should really get you public support.
I'm going to go riot and burn down my own neighborhoood be back in a few.
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 jester121Premium
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL | reply to tvtek
Wouldn't vandalism imply that there would be some lasting damage or impact on the underlying target? When a network gets swamped it doesn't actually break the wires or boxes; they start working fine again after the traffic subsides. |
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It's similar to a denial of service attack. If he were a Muslim, suggesting this would probably land him at a terrorism trial. |
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rody_44Premium
join:2004-02-20
Quakertown, PA | reply to tvtek
I would be the first person he wouldnt want sitting on a jury if someone could not call 911 because of it. |
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If the network was designed correctly to spec , all 911 calls are carried on a different frequency and are NOT affected by data usage.
I worked in telco for awhile , yes even in the AT&T ranks , they have network issues that they constantly refuse to talk about and fix , the thing is they constantly say that it's not an issue , because no one can load up the towers. Well guess what , this one is going to.
Once the data limit is hit each tower will just start dropping other data connections that are considered stale. If the towers are properly balanced then this won't even bother them.
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Civil disobedience and law breaking are separate areas. Please give it a shot. Think a bit more outside the norm and you will realize there is a difference.
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extreme50Formerly TwoKDialupPremium
join:2002-06-07
Coloma, MI | reply to BosstonesOwn
said by BosstonesOwn:Yeah because the Iphone is usable on all these networks.
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said by jester121:Wouldn't vandalism imply that there would be some lasting damage or impact on the underlying target? When a network gets swamped it doesn't actually break the wires or boxes; they start working fine again after the traffic subsides. Not necessarily, as you push any network closer to 100% utilization holes in the routing/switching code become more apparent and in some cases the code does things not expected. This of course could lead to stuff actually going down and when you start talking huge data links restoring service can take several hours to restore it properly. |
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tvtekLive life to its fullestPremium
join:2004-03-07
Concord, CA Reviews:
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said by jester121:Wouldn't vandalism imply that there would be some lasting damage or impact on the underlying target? When a network gets swamped it doesn't actually break the wires or boxes; they start working fine again after the traffic subsides. I understand its not permanent damage, but it possibly will prevent others from using such network. Lets say someone is stranded on a road that is not used that much and wants to call for road service. They can't because some fool insist on bringing down a network. 
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tvtekLive life to its fullestPremium
join:2004-03-07
Concord, CA Reviews:
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said by rody_44: I would be the first person he wouldn't want sitting on a jury if someone could not call 911 because of it. Me too! I realize there is still land line phones, but it seems more nowadays that people either just have cell service and/or VOIP. 
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jester121Premium
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL | reply to tvtek
All a matter of context I guess. 15 years ago it was a moot point -- drag your ass out of the car and hoof it to a payphone. Now suddenly the world comes to an end if mobile data service is flaky/unreliable. |
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said by jester121:All a matter of context I guess. 15 years ago it was a moot point -- drag your ass out of the car and hoof it to a payphone. Now suddenly the world comes to an end if mobile data service is flaky/unreliable. What does 15 years ago have to do with the price of tea in china? |
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 RobIn Deo speramus, God Bless the USAPremium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
kudos:2 | reply to jester121
said by jester121:All a matter of context I guess. 15 years ago it was a moot point -- drag your ass out of the car and hoof it to a payphone. Now suddenly the world comes to an end if mobile data service is flaky/unreliable. Finding a payphone is like finding an honest politician - they are few and in between, and the ones that do exist are either so far out of reach or are broken.
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jester121Premium
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Lake Zurich, IL Reviews:
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said by NOCTech75:What does 15 years ago have to do with the price of tea in china? Before everyone had cell phones? |
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tvtekLive life to its fullestPremium
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said by Rob:Finding a payphone is like finding an honest politician - they are few and in between, and the ones that do exist are either so far out of reach or are broken. That is so true. I usually see pay phone stands but the phone has been removed in most cases or vandalized to a point where I wouldn't place my ear or mouth near it or even touch them. 
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | reply to NOCTech75
Well AT&T didn't make the infrastructure its network runs on, so if things break under load they get to sue the equipment manufacturers. They would love to do that, right? |
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