Entire City Phone System down

rory · **Joined:** Nov 2003 **Posts:** 20988 **Location:** the sun

anyone ever seen this kind of thing before?
All our land lines and cell phones are down, completely!
been this way all day now ... its island wide.

Imagine this .. nobody can take cheques or credit cards now as authorization here is all done over the phone lines!

Birdman Adam · **Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 6:02 pm

How are you even posting this then??

rory · **Joined:** Nov 2003 **Posts:** 20988 **Location:** the sun

i got cable internet

Birdman Adam · **Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 6:11 pm

OH!

So it's just phone lines, and naturally, cell phones after that...
Maybe a big fish bit the lines going across the ocean! :shock:

I can't believe its lasted all day though... Must mean the telco company has a serious problem.

EDIT: Here's a webpage about it:
http://www.bahamaslocal.com/newsitem/3185/Statment_from_BTC_Acting_President_No_explanation_for_downed_phones.html

http://www.bahamaslocal.com/newsitem/3122/Phone_trouble_is_your_line_working.html

rory · **Joined:** Nov 2003 **Posts:** 20988 **Location:** the sun

thanks LOL.
yeah they made a statement and are now claiming it is working .. NOT
some are but most people i try to call its still dead.

ahhh tis the third (or 2nd?) world and monopolies for yah! :evil:

this telco had serious problems before this problem

Birdman Adam · **Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 6:28 pm

Plus I just read its owned by the government!

Maybe something secret is going down and they had to cut off all the lines

Soundy · **Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 6:45 pm

Skype FTW

Birdman Adam · **Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 6:47 pm

If I ever go to Bahamas I'm gonna bring a Sat phone!

rory · **Joined:** Nov 2003 **Posts:** 20988 **Location:** the sun

Soundy wrote:

Skype FTW

would still only work for international or out island calls though :lol:

lots of areas still down ... oh well till another day

rory · **Joined:** Nov 2003 **Posts:** 20988 **Location:** the sun

Birdman Adam wrote:

If I ever go to Bahamas I'm gonna bring a Sat phone!

though this outage is very serious .. 911 and 919 for example wouldnt work either neither would most monitored alarms without radios .. but it is one of the first like it.

Birdman Adam · **Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 8:43 pm

I would think there would have been a rash of break-ins by now, if this place is really as crazy as you say it is!

Do you really hide weapons in your yard?

rory · **Joined:** Nov 2003 **Posts:** 20988 **Location:** the sun

well crime is bad everywhere these days though it has become a little out of hand here now .. but yeah probably have been ... being friday lots of drunks on the road (no drunk driving law here) and out partying probably been alot of accidents by now also and probably stabbings as well. plenty times cant get 911 or 919 anyway regardless of something like this .. i tried at one accident outside my place one time, even the cops passed by and could not reach the emergency services, someone had to drive to the hospital to get them to send an ambulance ..

and yes i gotta do what i gotta do!

no guns though as they are mostly against the law other then for pigeon shooting and i dont want to end up in this prison here!

Birdman Adam · **Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:34 pm

no guns!?!

rory · **Joined:** Nov 2003 **Posts:** 20988 **Location:** the sun

just shotgun licences for hunting pigeons LOL
all the criminals have guns though, uzis and aks and all.
Um gun control dont work dowm here! :lol:

Birdman Adam · **Posted:** Sat Aug 07, 2010 12:05 pm

The saying:

"If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns"

Is so true!

I think it would be better off if they were legal in your place. Then the criminals would think twice before they get blow away trying to hold up someone!

I am very happy my country allows guns!

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