Networks finally coping with Nw Years

jimmycrackcorm

Having done the rounds of New years messages, it seems that the networks have finally been able to deal with the volume increase of sms messages around midnight jan 31st.

For years it seemed that you might not get any texts through for upwards of 12 hours.

Either that or people are more sober and are replying faster.

willie mason

Maybe...

I'm on meteor and didn't get any delivery reports for messages I sent after, at least, 22:00. I know that some of them sent because of replies. Will I get a glut of reports in the morning or will I forever wonder: What might have been...:D

Will some techies know, here?

Victor

I imagine turning off acknowledgements centrally would cut down on a lot of network traffic in the core few hours.

willie mason

Victor wrote: »

I imagine turning off acknowledgements centrally would cut down on a lot of network traffic in the core few hours.

Thought as much.

jimmycrackcorm

I subscribe to "live" delivery reports - you know the kind where people are sober and reply.


I wonder if the migration to 3G has changed sms handling because I recall a good few years back getting something like 50-100 happy new years messages in a stream after noon new years day.

congo_90

Having just ported away from meteor today i'd imagine the people who send em are too scabby to spend 7 cent on me soo I got few but it could all change...

jesus_thats_gre

Messages sent from o2 were delayed for me but everyone elses arrived on my phone pretty much immediately.

Kenny Powers

Ha ha are you joking had up to 2 hour delays from anyone on o2 made a mess of my night all other networks seemed ok and reports came back straight away. Come on o2 no need for that. I'm on vodafone by the way.

Lawros Tache

IMHO i think that people are just more aware that there will be a meltdown and just tend to send them earlier.
Most of my messages arrived between 8 and 10.30 with practically every one stating the expected traffic to be the reason.

long_b

O2 website tee totally off the air at the moment. Looks like they had a bad night

Edit: Oh dear, that's 2 hours now. Wonder did someone at O2 forget to pay a bill ?

Oafley Jones

long_b wrote: »

O2 website tee totally off the air at the moment. Looks like they had a bad night

Edit: Oh dear, that's 2 hours now. Wonder did someone at O2 forget to pay a bill ?

Their mobile internet seems shagged as well.

bittihuduga

o2 website is down...still not up..looks like o2 employees are off today ;-)
not sure if my scheduled online msg were sent

tigerbalm

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Their mobile internent seems shagged as well.

It's their DNS thats not working. If you change your DNS settings to google's new service:

8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 all will be well.

Their www.o2.ie site is still down though!

Kenny Powers

02 = ****e no prob with any other networks

Pineapple_Boi

there were delays of a few hours on meteor i think. actually i had no coverage at all yesterday. doesn't really bother me though

Kensington

Vodafone was grand for me last night. All texts sent for me immediately at a minute past midnight and any incoming texts (bar from O2) came in pretty much straightaway too.