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iPhone owners: Help DOS AT&T
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:23 pm
by complacent
The operation is being titled
Operation Chokehold
On Friday, December 18, at noon Pacific time, we will attempt to overwhelm the AT&T data network and bring it to its knees. The goal is to have every iPhone user (or as many as we can) turn on a data intensive app and run that app for one solid hour. Send the message to AT&T that we are sick of their substandard network and sick of their abusive comments. The idea is we'll create a digital flash mob. We're calling it in Operation Chokehold. Join us and speak truth to power!
Sick of coverage issues? Why not make your point in a malicious manner? It's cheaper than suing!
Jokes aside, this is an interesting way to send a message to AT&T.
Re: iPhone owners: Help DOS AT&T
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 3:04 pm
by Sabre
complacent wrote:Jokes aside, this is an interesting way to send a message to AT&T.
And maybe illegal... although, how could they tell the difference between someone looking up directions for an hour and someone actually attempting to DOS them. Someone mentioned using "Mark the spot" for the DOS, which I think is pretty damn funny.
Re: iPhone owners: Help DOS AT&T
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:25 pm
by chicken n waffles
the only message they'll get is that a bunch of people tried to bring their network down and they'll cry about it in the media.
regardless, i'm in.
Re: iPhone owners: Help DOS AT&T
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:08 pm
by Mr Kleen
chicken n waffles wrote:the only message they'll get is that a bunch of people tried to bring their network down and they'll sue Verizon.
regardless, i'm in.
Re: iPhone owners: Help DOS AT&T
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:40 pm
by Libra Monkee
Re: iPhone owners: Help DOS AT&T
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:42 am
by Cereb Daithi
This is what happens when you spend all that effort to build a "community" of users and almost a "culture".. then proceed to piss them all off...
Re: iPhone owners: Help DOS AT&T
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:34 am
by Sabre
Cereb Daithi wrote:This is what happens when you spend all that effort to build a "community" of users and almost a "culture".. then proceed to piss them all off...
true.dat
Re: iPhone owners: Help DOS AT&T
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:48 pm
by Sabre
FYI, AT&T has officially responded:
We understand that fakesteve.net is primarily a satirical forum, but there is nothing amusing about advocating that customers attempt to deliberately degrade service on a network that provides critical communications services for more than 80 million customers. We know that the vast majority of customers will see this action for what it is: an irresponsible and pointless scheme to draw attention to a blog.
