
Apple Inc.'s new iPhones appear to be jamming the wireless networks at Duke University.
A Duke staff geek sad "an analysis of traffic found that iPhones flooded parts of the campus' wireless network with access requests, freezing parts of the system for 10 minutes at a time."
One iPhone was powerful enough to cause the problem and the network has more than 100 registered. What's more, classes don't begin for another month or so.
Apple and Cisco Systems, Duke's network provider are trying to
pinpoint the problem.Meanwhile, Apple is trying to figure out how to make this happening part of a new marketing campaign.
"Can't get your homework done on time? Call a friend, listen to music on your iPhone. It will stop the university in its tracks until you have time or desire to catch up."
So far Duke is the only university reporting problems....so far.





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That's funny! Never heard of a Blackberry jamming wireless networks, of course they're more business oriented and connect to the internet through the network of the carrier and don't need to leach off of nearby hot spots...
Posted by: Kimberlee Morrison | July 19, 2007 6:42 PM | Permalink to Comment