What happened yesterday?

[mstuhr]

Here is an odd one for you. My neighbor Mark and I were burning ribs and having a visit by the cooker yesterday when he tried to call his wife before she left for work. He picked up his cell phone (ATT carrier) and it went dead in his hand. Turned itself completely off. He said "Man, my battery just went dead."
My phone was laying by the baste on the table and I picked it up, opened it and went to hand it to him when it turned itself off .(Verizon carrier)
Meanwhile Mark booted his back up. I turned mine back on and watched it settle in just to be sure it was back on. It was, then it shut it self completely off for the second time.
The next time I turned it back on everything went back to normal.
I read this morning sun flares were forecast with EMP. Could that do this or would it wreck the phones altogether?
We were not near any transformers or other electical items.
Could it be coincidence that both phones from two providers acted up at the same time?
It's no big deal but I do wonder about it. It was like we were in the Bermuda Triangle for cel phones.
Any ideas besides Canadian whiskey?
Thanks
Mike

 

[tork'd]

have you ticked off anyone from the "other side" lately???

 

[s&wchad]

That's a really good excuse why you neighbor didn't call his wife. Now he's got it in writing too!

 

[feralmerril]

I dont wear a tin foil hat BUT I heard of this before. I used to work top security many years ago and was sent somewhere. Another security type in the area told me a goverment backed program was testing something somewhere and even radios wouldnt play or flashlights light nor would cars start and if running would stop!
I never witnessed it myself and never knew whether to belive his story. He seemed sincere and beliveable. This was in as remote of a area that exists in the country. This was over 30 + years ago!

 

[jeffsmith]

Well Earthquake activity can cause Magnetic Waves,
there is even a school of thought that they can be used as predictors

You are pretty close to the New Madrid Fault
so it could be Seismic rather than Govt. / Human

 

[Iggy]

The O administration said they were declaring war on the use of cell phones and the internet against citizens in such places as Syria.

Is there something we should know about you that you ain't tellin' us?

 

[handejector]

Ripple in The Force?
Ripple in the OP? (Apple Ripple)

 

[jlrhiner]

Hey! It's been happening to me and the wife too! I use an iPhone thru ATT and have for 2+ years. I've never had a dropped call or a problem. Until 2 weeks ago. Now, can't hardly complete a call and it comes up saying "no sim card installed". Have to shut it down and restart it sometimes twice before it works again. I've even tried it with my tinfoil hat on! What's up?

 

[old bear]

Their Here...

 

[A10]

Any Bigfoot sightings in the area?

 

[wbraswell]

Was Air Force One around Missouri that day? If not, then it was the aliens.

 

[Mickey D]

Might have been caused by the big meteor entry yesterday morning.

 

[35Rem]

Their Here...

Still need to work on that spelling.

They are here = They're Here...

 

[Stonecove]

I've got a Sprint phone and mine did the same thing yesterday.
Stonecove

 

[labworm]

I think it may be time to leave the planet.

 

[mike from st pete]

I think it may be time to leave the planet.

I'm thinking the Hockey Gods?

 

[A10]

Still need to work on that spelling.

They are here = They're Here...

I was thinking he meant it as a possessive, as in "They own here"....

 

[labworm]

I'm thinking the Hockey Gods?

Never thought of that, must be on their trip back from Vancouver.

 

[2152hq]

Internal Lock was stuck..

 

[pinduck]

I think Handejector nailed it, I have found after copious quantities of ripple I could not use a phone either.
Glen