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Widespread 911 outage in Washington State

Posted on 12/27/2018 11:38:30 PM PST by Catmom

Just got an emergency alert on my cell phone with this message.

I use Sprint and live near Tacoma/Puyallup.

What gives?


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: 911; centurylink; eas
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1 posted on 12/27/2018 11:38:30 PM PST by Catmom
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To: Catmom

Same here in Tri-Cities. Must be the Centurylink outage. Why do they wait until 11:30 to send the emergency-mode text with the beeps?


2 posted on 12/27/2018 11:42:02 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: Catmom

Also here in Skamania (Columbia Gorge). Centurylink has been having trouble all day.


3 posted on 12/27/2018 11:44:23 PM PST by Excuse_Me (XQQQQMe)
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To: Catmom

I’m listening to the police scanner and there is no indication of 911 or dispatch problems here.


4 posted on 12/27/2018 11:45:39 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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The alert tones scared the crap out of me.

If you’re a boomer, you know what I mean.


5 posted on 12/27/2018 11:46:01 PM PST by Catmom (We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.r)
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Where are you?


6 posted on 12/27/2018 11:46:48 PM PST by Catmom (We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.r)
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To: Catmom

The thought occurred to me also. But I’m already in the basement.


7 posted on 12/27/2018 11:47:42 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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“Duck and cover!”


8 posted on 12/27/2018 11:49:47 PM PST by Catmom (We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.r)
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To: steve86

Gig Harbor SE Kitsap here got two text messages about 20 minutes ago


9 posted on 12/27/2018 11:50:33 PM PST by ezo4
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Now there’s an emergency alert for Kitsap county that was just announced on KOMO radio.

911 outage.


10 posted on 12/27/2018 11:52:21 PM PST by Catmom (We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.r)
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Phone beeping again.

Same message.


11 posted on 12/27/2018 11:53:30 PM PST by Catmom (We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.r)
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3715702/posts


12 posted on 12/27/2018 11:54:28 PM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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local scanner

https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/3727/web


13 posted on 12/27/2018 11:54:49 PM PST by ezo4
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Got rid of those guys when they were still Qwest and I cut my land line.

I’m with Comcast for internet/VOIP and Sprint for cellular.

They can both be sucky but in their individual ways.


14 posted on 12/27/2018 11:58:13 PM PST by Catmom (We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.r)
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To: Catmom

Got the alert in Southeast King county.
Probably Russians...Trump Russians.
Yeah, that’s it.


15 posted on 12/27/2018 11:58:34 PM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope.,)
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Bet a lot of the pussy hat people in King county really believe that.

Blame it on the shutdown, folks.


16 posted on 12/28/2018 12:01:13 AM PST by Catmom (We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.r)
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Tune into KOMO.

They’re about to explain everything.


17 posted on 12/28/2018 12:03:13 AM PST by Catmom (We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.r)
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Pretty weird though. I had no idea that the 911 system so wide spread as one single entity.

My guess is that the Internet outages are related to it.
A guess.

18 posted on 12/28/2018 12:07:13 AM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope.,)
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To: Catmom
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Christmas At Ground Zero
19 posted on 12/28/2018 12:10:12 AM PST by Ciaphas Cain (FreeRepublic.com is the most-used app on my iPhone.)
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To: Catmom

ITEOTWAWKI!!!


20 posted on 12/28/2018 12:11:21 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (XY)
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