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People Forced To Live Without Crackberries

by Darren

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The addictive qualities of Blackberries has long been known. But no one knew what it would be like to go without their devices until an outage forced everyone to find out.

BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion Ltd. said on Wednesday morning that service to most customers had been restored after an interruption in North America that began the night before.

They gave no details on how many subscribers had been hit or what caused the problem. But the lawyers, traders, politicians and other professionals dependent on the device made it clear their lives were thrown out of whack.

People from all walks of life were hit by the outage, and none worse than in Washington, DC. where staffers have come to rely on their Blackberries. Some people even claimed the time off helped them relax. Ha! If only life were always that simple.

Resource: Reuters

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