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Blackberry email goes down…again

This is getting a little bit ridiculous, folks. We here at BGR have trouble putting our Blackberries down. Seriously. It’s a problem. That said, we’re getting a little bit frustrated with RIM following the 3rd service interruption in 9 months, and the second in a week. It’s poor form. Following the notorious blackout last year, RIM promised that it would never happen again. Hollow promises, as around 80% of all Berry devices in the continental US have been affected by a service outage that began around 3 am this morning. No carrier has been spared, with reports of crippled devices from Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Nextel, and Sprint. It seems that some users are finally getting back up online, but there’s been no official word from RIM regarding a projected time of resolution. Forgive us, but we’re beginning to question the reliability of our beloved BlackBerries. So sad, they’ve turned into Sidekicks.

 

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  1. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 10:59 am, IHateMyTreo Said:

    Verizon in LA down. 8:00am

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  2. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:03 am, Brad Said:

    Verizon in Florida is working fine. E-mails to the devices arrive immediately.

    RIM is certainly opening the doors to competitors who are hungry to take market share from them with these outages.

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  3. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:06 am, JD Said:

    That’s why I love my Goodlink devices! Whoo hoo!!

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  4. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:10 am, json Said:

    well im with Sprint…yeah yeah yeah. anyway. i do have to say, with all the problems i’ve had with my Pearl 2…i sold it yesterday and gonna jump into a Touch today. i know i know but hey i need a brake. seems like there was always something. im hoping they put the sh!t together for when the Curve hits CDMA and ima get back on.

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  5. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:17 am, Steve Said:

    My GMail started pouring in after bringing up BGR on my BlackBerry’s browser. Ironically, with this post staring back at me.

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  6. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:18 am, kanebb Said:

    Json hey at least your no on t-mobile

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  7. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:20 am, Dayne watkins Said:

    Yeah emails just started flooding in on Tmo dallas….this really is quite pathetic now.

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  8. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:22 am, Verizon Guy Said:

    Verizon in Mid-Atlantic seems fine?

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  9. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:23 am, Nate Said:

    I haven’t had any issues with Verizon in the Midwest.

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  10. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:24 am, Verizon Guy Said:

    What problems are you experiencing with the 8130? Just curious, I’ve been using one for a few months and haven’t had any issues.

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  11. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:30 am, BMack Said:

    Verizon in Chicago is a little delayed. Sending an email seemed fine….but receiving is not happening.

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  12. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:31 am, aviationwiz Said:

    Verizon in Minneapolis, working great. Also was working great during last weeks “outage”.

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  13. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:38 am, FLIPP_96 Said:

    T-MOBILE IN CHICAGO…..NO OUTAGE

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  14. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:40 am, xmxpro Said:

    ATL is down w/ ATT.

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  15. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:41 am, nitesmoke Said:

    Att in cali. No outage

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  16. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:42 am, Nate Said:

    @ Verizon Guy

    I haven’t really had any problems.

    I occasionally have to do a battery pull, because of memory leaks, seemingly related to Opera Mini.

    But, overall, it’s an excellent device. If Verizon didn’t disable GPS, it would be just about perfect.

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  17. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:48 am, Mean Eddie G Said:

    Not to add insult to injury BGR, but my email is pouring in just fine on my sidekick 3. Its not exactly the same as a BB but my outlook mail is getting to me without being dropped.

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  18. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:50 am, Tyler Said:

    I am a Sidekick user, and I have never had a service outage. Dropped signal, yes. Service outage, no.

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  19. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:54 am, BMack Said:

    finally received my message….about 15 min later

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  20. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:56 am, TiaBia Said:

    Tmobile in Washington, DC is fine. I never had a glitch last week, either!!!

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  21. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 11:59 am, Robert Said:

    T-Mobile in Kirkland, WA (East of Seattle, West of Redmond),

    I have always experienced a delay on my Yahoo Mail, but on my work e-mail never have I had an outage.

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  22. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 12:04 pm, KG Said:

    I told yall in my last post. Wackberry.

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  23. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 12:13 pm, 8120? Said:

    So, where the heck is the Pearl 8120 that is supposed to be released on T-Mobile on Feb. 18 w/ wifi??? No more updates??? Come on BoyGenius…get with it.

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  24. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 12:14 pm, EJP Said:

    BES on ATT in WI, IL, CA and Sprint in FL, CA, CO, and NY are all fine. I got 500 users around the country on differenet providers with no problema. You guys sure there is a problem, I dont see it posted anywhere else.

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  25. On Feb 20, 2008 @ 12:23 pm, MSM Said:

    @IHateMyTreo HUH, Verizon LA here, wasn’t down this morning, been receiving emails since at least 6am.

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