If they make a lot of noise, choke them an if choking them sounds like committing a heinous crime, choke the system they are so proud of. This is exactly what Operation Chokehold is about and we know sheer disappointment is the reason behind why it has been started. The operation which was initiated by Fake Steve Jobs and has already got quite a flare with its Facebook fan page jumping from a meaningless 300 to an impressive 1,600 followers a of present.
So what actually initiated this? Apparently iPhone’s primary carrier, AT&T’s CEO Ralph de la Vega stated that the iPhone users utilize too much data. The claims put forward by AT&T simply state that the amount of data iPhone users use has AT&T facing serious issues with its bandwidth utilization. So what exactly is this Operation Chokehold about?
As said, it has been initiated by Fake Steve Jobs and is planned to disrupt AT&Ts data network on Friday by inviting users to maximize their bandwidth usage by running the highest data sucking app on their iPhones for an hour. The number of protestors has already shot up to 1,600 fans on the Facebook fan page, which means that at least these many people will actively take part in the movement.
The line of action includes the following steps that users must follow:
Of course those are some of the preferred ways in which the data network for the carrier can be disrupted and if any of the users have more sinister plans, they can step forward and share those with the community. I am just a bit confused how much affect would a thousand or so people have on the carrier that has more than 80 Million subscribers? How much would it affect the voice calls?
I am not sure if the movement, that initiates on 12 noon on Friday, December 18 actually succeeds in anything but becoming more of a publicity stunt for a blog and its fan page on Facebook. Whatever the case be, I just get to learn more about the power of social networking and how effectively can it be used to create a campaign and effectively publicize it.
I will be waiting to see how this ends up, of course this is quite irresponsible, but it will be fun to see the outcome.
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