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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DanD who wrote (77523)	6/1/2008 11:18:02 AM
From: phatbstrd	Respond to of 196750

They actually shut down internet cafes after the earthquake for 3 days of morning. In 2001, I was returning from China to So Korea after having met with Qualcomm, Mot and Nortel. When I landed, someone informed me of the "mid-air incident" between the US Navy plane and the Chinese military jet that forced the landing of the US plane onto Hainan Island. (I was actually in the air at the same time, not in the same vicinity of course). After landing, I attempted to email and call several people right away and later on during the entire 'prisoner/hostage' incident and couldn't get through to anyone. China had shut down the entire country from outside communication. I'm sure there was some kid with a stolen Ham Radio that was talking to the outside world, but the internet that we understand was dead. p