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frequencydb.com

PauloMN · 2008-04-01 06:50:40

Saw this morning that the site is closed - something to do with bad publicity. Anyone know what happened? :confused:

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01-04-2008 7:50am

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PauloMN

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Saw this morning that the site is closed - something to do with bad publicity. Anyone know what happened?

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#2 01-04-2008 8:01pm
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april fool

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#3 01-04-2008 9:07pm
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fatboymsport wrote: »

april fool

Hook, line and sinker!!!

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#4 02-04-2008 12:11am
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Original Message:

frequencydb.com wrote:

Due to a recent 'leak' to the press, frequencydb.com has received a torrent of bad publicity in the last 24hrs, from Newspaper reports to Radio stations.

It now looks like the site's closure is imminent and have had to remove the database already. We are not sure exactly how long the site will remain active for. On this note, the Moderators & Administrators would like to thank each and every member who has contributed over the years, to both the Forums and the Database, which was undoubtedly the most comprehensive in Ireland.
A BIG THANK YOU!

We have retained the email addresses of each member, so if it is at all possible we will have a new site up & running over the coming months - watch this space.....!
Thanks for your support & co-operation.

From today's paper:

A highly controversial Internet website that lists all radio frequencies of An Garda Siochana, was slammed today by the Garda Commissioner Fiachna (note misspelling)Murphy.

The website, http://www.frequencydb.com believed to be owned and operated by a Cork man, also lists hundreds of other sensitive frequencies such as Security Companies and Shopping Centres etc. A common ‘radio scanner’ purchased for as little as €80, enables those involved in crime to monitor these frequencies and know what the Gardai are doing.
“We were appalled at the amount of information that was freely available,” stated the Commissioner, when interviewed last night by the Irish Independent.
“We have contacted the Internet service provider and are in the process of having the site closed down”.

The database of hundreds of Irish radio frequencies are listed within the site, however only exclusive ‘members’ receive access to the Database. “This has worked to our benefit”, said the Commissioner, “It now allows us to trace each and every member – so we can compile a comprehensive list of who has possession of this information and identify those who may use it to their advantage”.
He added: “Possession of a radio Scanner, although not illegal, does raise some questions as to why an individual would wish to listen to Garda frequencies. It is our aim to retrieve as many radio scanners as possible from the users of this site; however Phase 3 of the Digital network is due to be rolled out in January 2009, which will put a stop to this once and for all”.

The Garda radio system came under fire some months ago, when a Vigilante rang RTE’s Joe Duffy show, claiming that he regularly assisted in the apprehension of criminals by cycling around the City centre whilst listening to Garda frequencies on his radio scanner.

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#5 06-04-2008 11:50pm
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PauloMN wrote: »

Saw this morning that the site is closed - something to do with bad publicity. Anyone know what happened?

Yeah it was an april fools joke. Got a lot of people going

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#6 12-01-2009 12:33am
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Down again...

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#7 12-01-2009 12:42am
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What is up now?

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#8 12-01-2009 11:02am
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Still down this morning, wonder what the craic is?

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#9 12-01-2009 5:11pm
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Has the worst happened? Still down...

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#10 13-01-2009 2:27pm
PauloMN

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It's back today.

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#11 25-01-2009 9:53pm
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barnicles wrote: »

Has the worst happened? Still down...

Thanks for geting back to me I am still looking for frequencys A.M.B. for north cork and cork city Thanhs.

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#12 26-01-2009 12:24am
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@ umbro
It's enough to post something once.

Regarded as "bad form" to double post.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=58753171#post58753171

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#13 10-03-2009 11:12am
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hi trying for the last 2 days to log in but cant any ideas ?? whats going on or is it my stupid pc again.

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#14 10-03-2009 2:15pm
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They are having problems with the hosting company at the moment, a lot of people using it are having the same problem as yourself

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#15 29-04-2009 1:32pm
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not working at the moment.......

Bandwidth Limit Exceeded

The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to the site owner reaching his/her bandwidth limit. Please try again later. Apache/2.2.11 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.11 OpenSSL/0.9.8e-fips-rhel5 mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 PHP/5.2.8 Server at frequencydb.com Port 80

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#16 31-05-2009 4:07pm
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Hi.. new to the site and was wondering does any know if frequencydb.com is going to be back up and running or is it closed altogher ??? its been down for the last month or so ?

Thanks

Whiskey no7

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#17 31-05-2009 5:13pm
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It is working fine for me at the moment.

Typo in the address?

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#18 13-10-2010 4:02pm
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sorry to dig up and old thread but is the site down??

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#19 13-10-2010 4:41pm
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site isn`t working ... but forum 100%

http://frequencydb.com/forum/index.php?sid=cfec0c91d240cd40de54bb30d21553eb

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#20 14-10-2010 4:58am
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The main site loads fine for me (http://www.frequencydb.com)

Looks like a nice site!

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#21 14-10-2010 11:57am
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cheers guys.. looks like some upgrade work in progress on the site.. at least i can access the forum now anyway Database seems to be still down.. well the link on the site anyway.. i havent got the direct url bookmarked :-(

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