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911 OUTAGE STATEWIDE IN MASSACHUSETTS

Posted on 06/18/2024 11:25:33 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets

Just got an emergency message on my phone, around 2:22. Early message at 1:56 PM from MIT/LL that 911 was down for the local area.


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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

It’s made the news.

https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/06/18/911-system-down-across-massachusetts-police-and-fire-departments/


21 posted on 06/18/2024 12:08:33 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Just wrap yourself in bubble wrap, shimmy under your bed and don’t move. You’ll be fine until this passes. ;)

As always: Mother Government is NOT your friend in any way, shape or form. Plan your life accordingly.


22 posted on 06/18/2024 12:09:41 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: 1Old Pro

When Toucher and Rich had their morning radio show on The Sports Hub they used to do a segment called “Brookline 911”. With actual 911 calls to the Brookline, MA police department.
It was amazing the stupid things would call in to complain about.

The Country Club of Brookline, MA is where the US Open was a couple years ago. Tom Brady lived adjacent to the course. It is a very wealthy suburb of Boston.


23 posted on 06/18/2024 12:12:00 PM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

That would be very handy should there be a terror attack.

For the terrorists.

I wonder if these sorts of outages are dry runs.


24 posted on 06/18/2024 12:13:21 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: jimjohn
Yeah. Getting that same alert up here in New Hampshire. Second or third one to come in?

Where in NH?

25 posted on 06/18/2024 12:18:43 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: jimjohn
Getting that same alert up here in New Hampshire.

Do you have some connection to MA that would explain that? MA-carrier plan, recently moved MA to NH, MA working in NH, etc?

26 posted on 06/18/2024 12:18:57 PM PDT by C210N (Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

We got the same alert in Maine. Then we got another one that said, “Ignore that message, Maine 911 works just fine.”


27 posted on 06/18/2024 12:21:07 PM PDT by AloneInMass (You'd think there would be more similarity between "chain letter" and "chain mail".)
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911 services down in MANCHESTER, N.H. —

The 911 emergency system in Massachusetts was down Tuesday, and officials said anyone with an emergency should call local emergency services directly.

During a news conference to talk about plans for Friday's parade to honor the NBA champion Boston Celtics, Boston officials discussed the outage but did not provide any details of what happened. They described it as a temporary problem that was being worked on.

Some people in New Hampshire have received alerts about 911 services being down, but the New Hampshire Division of Emergency Services and Communications said there is no 911 outage in the Granite State.Massachusetts; New Hampshire unaffected

28 posted on 06/18/2024 12:21:35 PM PDT by C210N (Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

I got the same message. When seconds count, figure out what town you are in, figure out the local police department, Google their phone number


29 posted on 06/18/2024 12:23:52 PM PDT by matt04 ( )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Could the heat wave be impacting their 911 as well as other stuff in the 4 state area under a heat watch?


30 posted on 06/18/2024 12:38:51 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (If voting made any difference, they wouldn't allow us to vote! Our 6th Jan PROTESTERS stood up! )
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To: Tom Tetroxide

Help! I’ve ate all this sh t and need my stomach pumped!


31 posted on 06/18/2024 12:40:31 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Time to throw them out of the Temple...again)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

911....what is your emergency?

I’d like to report a 911 system failure in the great commonwealth of Massachusetts!


32 posted on 06/18/2024 12:43:40 PM PDT by xp38
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To: matt04

I just loaded the town fire and police into my phone. I probably should have the Mass State Police. I know when you dial 911 on a mobile they give you a state police dispatcher, who insists on getting your name and address before listening to your emergency.


33 posted on 06/18/2024 1:13:08 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (לעזאזל עם חמאס)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

911 SERVICE RESTORED 4:18

EMERGENCY CALLS ONLY - DO NOT PLACE TEST CALLS


34 posted on 06/18/2024 1:19:30 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (לעזאזל עם חמאס)
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To: ClearCase_guy
Having worked at the periphery of telecom switching (at Lucent), I know that they were *very* cognizant of the need for reliability. The SS7 control system had geographically (!) separated control centers and interconnecting cables.

I don't know how 911 is handled (I presume it's “on top of” the voice system), but the April outage in 4 states was caused by ONE cable being accidentally cut!

35 posted on 06/18/2024 1:26:06 PM PDT by powerset
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To: Grampa Dave

Celtics fans out of beer calling for resupply are overloading the system.


36 posted on 06/18/2024 1:26:20 PM PDT by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Statewide??

Now how are they able to send out the message?


37 posted on 06/18/2024 1:42:34 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: scrabblehack

My internet is fine. My phone is fine. It was only 911 service interrupted for about three hours. I got an alert from MIT/LL at 1:56, and about 30 minutes an alert on the phone. (Three times, for different jurisdictions.)


38 posted on 06/18/2024 2:10:42 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (לעזאזל עם חמאס)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

My phone was going crazy for a few hours


39 posted on 06/18/2024 2:14:43 PM PDT by mowowie
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To: AloneInMass

Same here outside of Boston


40 posted on 06/18/2024 2:17:10 PM PDT by mowowie
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