Not that its worth much, but it should be pointed out: The block is on Verizon's wireless (cellular data) network, not their FIOS or DSL networks.
At the moment the page loads on my Verizon Wireless Blackberry.
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#12Not that its worth much, but it should be pointed out: The block is on Verizon's wireless (cellular data) network, not their FIOS or DSL networks.
At the moment the page loads on my Verizon Wireless Blackberry.
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I'm wondering how long it'll stay that way, personally.
I'd rather wait for more information to come out before deciding if I want to be outraged or not. For all we know, the block isn't targeted at 4chan specifically, but the IP's to try and fight a DDoS (which is, iirc, what happened with AT&T). Verizon's FIOS network might be able to handle the extra traffic from such an event, even if their wireless network can't. One interesting thought is: if a DDoS is the case, it…
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#15gets popcorn
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm wondering how long it'll stay that way, personally.
I'd rather wait for more information to come out before deciding if I want to be outraged or not. For all we know, the block isn't targeted at 4chan specifically, but the IP's to try and fight a DDoS (which is, iirc, what happened with AT&T). Verizon's FIOS network might be able to handle the extra traffic from such an event, even if their wireless network can't. One interesting thought is: if a DDoS is the case, it…
Who am I kidding? Donating $50 to the EFF is probably worth 50 hours of complaining online, with my limited reach. BTW, I just donated that $50. :)
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#18I would not want to be a Verizon rep right now, nosiree. Given the scale of the shitstorm that kicked up when AT&T briefly blocked 4chan due to a DDoS, I can't see this ending well for anyone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=128IR21ZQa0 Time for Verizon to sell off any yellow vans, change its myspace password, and buy a dog
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#19I would not want to be a Verizon rep right now, nosiree. Given the scale of the shitstorm that kicked up when AT&T briefly blocked 4chan due to a DDoS, I can't see this ending well for anyone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=128IR21ZQa0 Time for Verizon to sell off any yellow vans, change its myspace password, and buy a dog
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
At the moment the page loads on my Verizon Wireless Blackberry.
I thought that blackberries had their own network? Wasn't there was a big outage for blackberries awhile back that didn't affect other smartphones?