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Computers Down since 3:00 PM in East Coast Verizon Stores and Offices
Free Republic ^ | 8/3/11 | Self

Posted on 08/03/2011 5:14:26 PM PDT by randita

Went to the Verizon store in eastern PA today around 3:00. Couldn't do business because computers were down. Went home and called back about 7:45. Computers are still down and the salesperson said they were down across the entire East Coast. He hasn't been told why.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: telecom; verizon
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Strange. Anyone else run into this?
1 posted on 08/03/2011 5:14:29 PM PDT by randita
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To: randita

OK, who is the IT intern who tripped over the plug?


2 posted on 08/03/2011 5:18:40 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: randita
Went to a Subway at ~7:15 this evening in a Columbus, Ohio suburb and the cashier said the whole Subway system (no pun intended) in Columbus was out since 3pm. Paid cash for a foot-long.

Place was empty. Must be a lot of hungry credit card holders out there tonight.

3 posted on 08/03/2011 5:20:16 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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Paid cash for a foot-long.

I wouldn't let that get out. lol.

4 posted on 08/03/2011 5:22:26 PM PDT by keat
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Perhaps just a coincidence...

Verizon Workers Threaten to Strike on Plan for ‘Gutting Health Care’

5 posted on 08/03/2011 5:24:35 PM PDT by Brandonmark (2012: Our Hope IS Change!)
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To: randita

In Virginia and haven’t seen a problem all day!
Yes, I’m on Verizon.


6 posted on 08/03/2011 5:31:11 PM PDT by freejohn ("Never argue with a fool; onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." --- Mark Twain)
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To: randita

Hard to believe that all the computers are down. Are they sure it isn’t the network?


7 posted on 08/03/2011 5:31:27 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: randita

Looks like several people on Twitter are having the same problem.


8 posted on 08/03/2011 5:39:34 PM PDT by good old days (God bless Sarah Palin.)
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To: randita; JoeProBono; a fool in paradise

9 posted on 08/03/2011 5:42:35 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: randita

I’m on a Verizon wireless card right now near Albany NY. No problem.


10 posted on 08/03/2011 5:42:51 PM PDT by Upstate NY Guy
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It’s not phone service. It’s the computers in the stores and offices. Like they can’t pull up any account info on their computers or make sales, etc.


11 posted on 08/03/2011 5:53:51 PM PDT by randita (Obama - chains you can bereave in.)
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On a related note...I think I was shorted in french fries today with my Culver’s Double Butterburger Basket. I’d write the company, but I just don’t care that much.


12 posted on 08/03/2011 5:54:25 PM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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All the salesperson said was they don’t know what’s causing the problem. He said he’s call when they got back up. Still hasn’t called so they’ve been out since 3:00 ET until now (8:40 ET).

They put up a “closed” sign up on the door. They close for real at 9 ET.


13 posted on 08/03/2011 5:58:09 PM PDT by randita (Obama - chains you can bereave in.)
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OK, thanks. Sounds like their database servers have crashed.


14 posted on 08/03/2011 6:04:51 PM PDT by Upstate NY Guy
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Perhaps just a coincidence...

yeah, right.

15 posted on 08/03/2011 6:29:50 PM PDT by _a_0_0_
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To: randita

Ok, I’ll bite.

I should care that some chain store’s computers are down, why?


16 posted on 08/03/2011 6:32:21 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (I can't think of anything clever, so I'll just say, "Obama sucks.")
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hunh. Solo must have scored a hit on the Death Star.


17 posted on 08/03/2011 6:33:46 PM PDT by _a_0_0_
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To: Vermont Lt

It might be of interest if it’s an incidence of hacking.


18 posted on 08/03/2011 6:42:45 PM PDT by randita (Obama - chains you can bereave in.)
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Might be related to this:

Massive Global Cyberattack Targeting U.S., U.N. Discovered; Experts Blame China

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2757979/posts


19 posted on 08/03/2011 6:43:51 PM PDT by dynachrome ("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
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To: randita

ITEOTWAWKI


20 posted on 08/03/2011 6:45:37 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Oh, well, any excuse to buy a new gun is good enough for me.)
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