Misdialed Number Sets off Kansas Tornado Alarms

[JMcEntegart]

An AT&T software glitch is being blamed for false tornado warnings in Kansas in recent weeks.

Misdialed Number Sets off Kansas Tornado Alarms : Read more

 

[cj_online]

*sigh*

 

[belardo]

OOPS!

 

[blazeorangeman]

is there an app for that? Because it would be epic if there was!

 

[eden40000]

Alexander Graham Bell Technology FTW!

 

[danimal_the_animal]

What was that number again?

LOL!

 

[mrhappy50]

so much for "secure" phone lines

 

[tuch92]

it took area officials several days to work out residents were setting off the alarms.

It was driving me crazy and it took a couple of weeks to figure out.

Now how long was this really going on for? I'm curious.

 

[bv90andy]

Technology 1 - Humans 0

 

[eddieroolz]

Epic fail by AT&T.

Tornado Warnings. There's an app for that. (TM)

 

[Scanlia]

lol

 

[f-14]

Apple's skynet app. is beginning to flex it's muscle within the iPhone using AT&T's network, warning humans to run for shelter before the might of it's 'storm' while it trys to find all the sarah connors. that's some 'glitch'

 

[nebun]

and to think that AT&T is the best, lol

 

[cashews]

You guys really need to find a new photo of someone holding a phone. I mean honestly the photo of the girl holding the iphone back to front has been used a bit too often.

 

[JMcEntegart]

[citation][nom]cashews[/nom]You guys really need to find a new photo of someone holding a phone. I mean honestly the photo of the girl holding the iphone back to front has been used a bit too often.[/citation]

One can never see a picture of Katherine Heigel too many times.

 

[gorillateets]

That'd be kinda scary to dial some random number and a siren went off when you dialed. I wonder if anyone figured that out and dialed for fun. I know I would. Only on a payphone of course (if they still had those).

 

[back_by_demand]

[citation][nom]JMcEntegart[/nom]One can never see a picture of Katherine Heigel too many times.[/citation]
Or a picture of Jane McEntegart for that matter...

 

[teknomedic]

I seem to remember something about AT&T and glitches...

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100914/breaking/100919891

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700019682/ATT-911-call-glitch-corrected-reason-still-a-mystery.html

http://www.benzinga.com/general/89812/at-t-glitch-reveals-private-information

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/07/07/tech/main6654713.shtml

http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/an-att-glitch-re-routing-users-to-strangers-facebook-accounts-20100118/

Oh, poor AT&T... just never a dull moment.

 

[victorintelr]

@teknomedic:
Looks like At&T is allergic to 911 calls and facebook!

 

[jerreece]

So, was this "AT&T" software glitch only available to iPhone users?