Crackberry Outage Horror Stories

Yesterday's Blackberry outage helps explains why my Wednesday morning commute was a little crazier than usual. The blank stares of crackberry withdrawal is unmistakable (it sure seemed to me like there were more traffic accidents, and I'm sure more than one person walked into an inanimate object while installing new batteries on the go). The best (worst?) story of the great Blackberry outage of 2007, though, was from this guy. Losing your primary connection to the outside world is tough enough, but losing your girlfriend because of lousy tech support seems just plain wrong. Any other horror stories from yesterday morning... meetings missed, deals blown, dates lost?

 

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What is the difference between a run-of-the-mill cell phone and a Blackberry?

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