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Ouch. Their status page seems to be overloaded, assuming that is the correct URL.
Why do so many status pages seem to crash/incorrect report when the service goes down? Once you get on the page: We're really sorry but this system is currently experiencing some technical problems. Our engineers have been notified, so please check back later.
I'm seeing references to something Ericsson contributes to their network. It would very interesting to see what went wrong and in particular, what caused the change or deployment to be "un-revertable". My money is on a cascade of issues, some of which were latent and only triggered today. This is, by far, the worst cell outage I've seen in the UK. There is zero connectivity via O2 in e.g. London, data or otherwise. […
Due to an expired TLS cert: https://www.ericsson.com/en/press-releases/2018/12/update-on...
I'm seeing references to something Ericsson contributes to their network. It would very interesting to see what went wrong and in particular, what caused the change or deployment to be "un-revertable". My money is on a cascade of issues, some of which were latent and only triggered today. This is, by far, the worst cell outage I've seen in the UK. There is zero connectivity via O2 in e.g. London, data or otherwise. […
There was worse on 7/7/2005 in London due to the bombings. Nearly all the providers fell flat due to overload including land lines and mobile phones. Also public transport was hosed. I walked 11 miles home in the end. FM radio was about the only thing working. Thank you cheap nokia! I have an iPhone now which is devoid of an FM radio but carry a multiband VHF transceiver with me most of the time now as that can pick…
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There was worse on 7/7/2005 in London due to the bombings. Nearly all the providers fell flat due to overload including land lines and mobile phones. Also public transport was hosed. I walked 11 miles home in the end. FM radio was about the only thing working. Thank you cheap nokia! I have an iPhone now which is devoid of an FM radio but carry a multiband VHF transceiver with me most of the time now as that can pick…
any links on how to get started in the hobby easily?
If you're in the US: http://www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-radio
Anywhere else, check your local society. It's quite easy to get into and not particularly expensive. Less than $100 including a cheap handheld radio as a starting point.