Verizon experienced nationwide Network Extender network failure yesterday

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Kevin G. Barkes" <kgbarkes () gmail com>
> Date: July 28, 2010 2:57:15 PM EDT
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: Verizon experienced nationwide Network Extender network failure yesterday

> Not related to ATT, but...
>
> I was thinking of ordering a Verizon Network Extender because my office is
> in the basement of my home and the signal there fades from time to time.
>
> Before ordering, I stuck "Verizon Network Extender" into Google News and
> found this from phonenews.com:
>
> Verizon Network Extenders Experiencing Outage Nationwide
> Written by Christopher Price on July 27, 2010
>
> If you have a Verizon Network Extender, you might be asking the infamous
> 'Can you hear me now?'
>
> Verizon has confirmed to PhoneNews.com that all Network Extenders nationwide
> are down, due to an outage. Representatives for Verizon could not provide an
> estimate as to when the service would be restored.
>
> Verizon may be preparing to release an EV-DO version of the Network
> Extender, first shown to the public by PhoneNews.com earlier this year. Both
> the current femtocell and Verizon's next-generation Network Extender are
> manufactured by Samsung.
>
> ---
>
> In the comments section, a user reported the system was up at 4:45 am EST
> today.
>
> Lots of interesting information in the readers comments section:
>
> "- This is a consistent issue and really needs addressed. 4 times our area
> has been out in just a few months. Tech support is useless. They keep having
> you reset stuff just to inform you after an hour that it's there (sic)
> system."
>
> Instead of ordering one now, I think I'll just walk the 12 steps to the
> first floor where coverage is adequate...
>
> Regards,
>
> KGB
>
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