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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.
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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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…
gets popcorn
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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…
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. :)
I 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
I 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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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?