|
||||||||
Mobile Networks Crashed? |
![]() |
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
|
#1 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Lancs
Posts: 14,456
|
Mobile Networks Crashed?
I tried to send a message at midnight but nothing worked for at least 5 or 10 mins, my phone was frozen and could not even make a call either.
did all networks do this?
|
|
|
|
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
|
|
|
#2 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 380
|
Most networks go the same way as millions of people try to do exactly what you were doing
|
|
|
|
|
|
#3 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Sunny Bristol
Posts: 3,743
|
Quote:
I tried to send a message at midnight but nothing worked for at least 5 or 10 mins, my phone was frozen and could not even make a call either.
did all networks do this? ![]() |
|
|
|
|
|
#4 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 43,524
|
every year.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#5 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Wigan
Posts: 536
|
Actually, I was quite surprised this year.
I continued to have a decent signal right the way through midnight and was able to send my text messages. It was the first time I've ever been able to do that. |
|
|
|
|
#6 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 773
|
Some networks sometimes turn the network off so it's not overloaded
|
|
|
|
|
|
#7 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Spalding Lincolnshire
Posts: 3,927
|
Quote:
I tried to send a message at midnight but nothing worked for at least 5 or 10 mins, my phone was frozen and could not even make a call either.
did all networks do this? ![]() |
|
|
|
|
|
#8 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: moon
Posts: 12,983
|
Usually networks jam up, I think traffic has been less this year.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#9 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: UK,
Posts: 4,939
|
Mine was hit and miss, had to keep hitting retry a lot but they eventually sent, didnt get any until about 1am and they were coming in at random times up until 10am ish
|
|
|
|
|
|
#10 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 768
|
I was texting a friend last night and was texting right through the midnight rush and not one single message failed. Was surprised.
I'm on Orange. |
|
|
|
|
|
#11 |
|
Guest
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,070
|
Quote:
Some networks sometimes turn the network off so it's not overloaded
hahaha thats is just about the most stupid thing i've seen written on here well done |
|
|
|
|
|
#12 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 813
|
I would imagine they would want to ensure the networks on as much as possible...New Year must get them so much revenue!
|
|
|
|
|
|
#13 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: UK,
Posts: 4,939
|
Quote:
I was texting a friend last night and was texting right through the midnight rush and not one single message failed. Was surprised.
I'm on Orange. |
|
|
|
|
|
#14 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 290
|
Quote:
Some networks sometimes turn the network off so it's not overloaded
|
|
|
|
|
|
#15 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 869
|
Quote:
Thats strange because a friend of mine i was with is on orange and had no problem in sending messages, usually its the other way round and the signal is rubbish and turning on and off of the phone has to be done at times for messages to come through.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#16 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 43,524
|
Quote:
Some networks sometimes turn the network off so it's not overloaded
|
|
|
|
|
|
#17 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 380
|
There won't be any evidence. It does not happen.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#18 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: moon
Posts: 12,983
|
Quote:
There won't be any evidence. It does not happen.
The SMS service has been designed to operate in moments of spare capacity on the network. Whereas calls, for obvious reasons, needs instantaneous capacity. What would happen in previous years is that if a cell site reached the limit of how many phones it could support, other mobiles would lose contact with the cell and either have no signal or be de-registered from that cell etc. What can also happen is that while people are making calls your phone is unable to send the text until a moment of spare capacity then the cell will take it and forward it on until the end cell has spare capacity to send it. I think the problem won't be as bad as previous years as clearly the operators have upgraded their networks to handle 3G and mobile internet in normal usage which people will use less on NYE so there is more capacity for those calls and texts. |
|
|
|
![]() |
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 06:02.


