And by midnight, we mean the approximate time of your particular time-zone’s “New Year” crossover. It seems that, with SMS text messaging volume hitting new highs, the volume of mobile-based messages from texters sending out “New Year” tidings and cheer caused something of a system-overload.
We found that text messages failed to send, or took much much longer than usual, around the stroke of midnight – “New Year’s,” if you prefer. Specifically, AT&T’s Manhattan network seemed to have clogged up with masses of text messages that probably went something like “Happy New Year’s!”
Anyone else experience similar delays? As more and more people rely on text messages to stay in touch, carriers might want to increase capacity or move SMS data through data networks rather than the traditional voice network.