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Siri Down?
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I don't know why people expect it to be perfect right away, how many people do you think actually tested Siri in apple, Id wager that it's on the order of 1-2k tops, now it's 1-2 million in a week, plus more when delivered.... Get real people...it says BETA!
I don't know why people expect it to be perfect right away, how many people do you think actually tested Siri in apple, Id wager that it's on the order of 1-2k tops, now it's 1-2 million in a week, plus more when delivered.... Get real people...it says BETA!
I had issues with it on Day 2, right after I left the AT&T Store; I'd needed to swap SIM cards with another number on my account. Siri was working literally as I was pulling into the parking lot, but about two minutes after I left, I discovered it wasn't working any more. I ate lunch to give it a little time, but it still wasn't working. So back to AT&T I went. They were just as stumped as I was and were still asking me the usual "Hmm, well you tried X Y and Z, right?" questions while randomly yelling things into the microphone when all of a sudden, boom, it started working again.
They hypothesized that maybe, since there's a specific "4S" plan in AT&T's computers even though the cost is the same (something to do with HSPA+), perhaps that bit needed to be flipped somewhere along the line to make Siri work (since it won't work with anything but a 4S, after all), and it just takes a while for that bit to flip for Siri when you swap SIMs.
I'm not sure I buy it, since it doesn't explain how Sprint, Verizon or unlocked 4Ses can work with Siri, but I figured I'd post it anyway just in case.
They hypothesized that maybe, since there's a specific "4S" plan in AT&T's computers even though the cost is the same (something to do with HSPA+), perhaps that bit needed to be flipped somewhere along the line to make Siri work (since it won't work with anything but a 4S, after all), and it just takes a while for that bit to flip for Siri when you swap SIMs.
I'm not sure I buy it, since it doesn't explain how Sprint, Verizon or unlocked 4Ses can work with Siri, but I figured I'd post it anyway just in case.
I know it's Beta, and I expect problems. I'm just making sure it's not something on my end.
Apple is advertising it on a national level. It seems to be down more than it's up. If it wasn't ready to go live, why didn't they wait to unvail it? Plain and simple they did it to increase sales.
Apple is advertising it on a national level. It seems to be down more than it's up. If it wasn't ready to go live, why didn't they wait to unvail it? Plain and simple they did it to increase sales.
Down for me, too. All afternoon up to now (11:54PM EDT). . Worked last night and this morning, and I was hooked. Yes, I know it's a Beta, but would be nice if we got an idea of what's up and estimated time of a fix.
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I don't know who's bright idea it was to link its ENTIRE functionality to an off-phone network.
"Call so and so*"
<long delay> "having trouble connecting to network"
Now tell me, why does it need the network for a contact in my phone's database?
* I think one day I'll create a contact for 'so and so' lol
All the processing of your voice is done on Apple's remote servers, not the phone.
I was at the AT&T store for a non-iPhone related service today and noticed something interesting.
Siri had been working very poorly on my phone so I thought I would try the display models. There were two iPhones on display and the first one I tried also couldn't connect or was just slow.
The other phone, on the other hand, worked really well. They were both on a cellular connection, not wifi, as was my iPhone.
It would seem from this small test that the service problems may only be affecting a portion of Siri users and not everyone.
Thought I'd share to see if anyone had supporting or contradicting observations to add.
Siri had been working very poorly on my phone so I thought I would try the display models. There were two iPhones on display and the first one I tried also couldn't connect or was just slow.
The other phone, on the other hand, worked really well. They were both on a cellular connection, not wifi, as was my iPhone.
It would seem from this small test that the service problems may only be affecting a portion of Siri users and not everyone.
Thought I'd share to see if anyone had supporting or contradicting observations to add.
Think about it people. It's still a brand new toy and it's the weekend. When do people play with their new toys in droves? On the weekend.
If everyone wasn't chomping at the bit to show their frat brothers what happens when you proposition Siri, it would be working fine.
If everyone wasn't chomping at the bit to show their frat brothers what happens when you proposition Siri, it would be working fine.
Siri went down for me sometime between this morning and evening. It's still not working for me right now, but I've read reports from others saying its working fine.
I'm wondering if some of the Siri servers are down? I've noticed that Siri doesn't always connect to the same ip address. It changes over time.
A quick check shows that the Siri server is named guzzoni.apple.com. The ip address that resolves to differs by location.
I'm wondering if some of the Siri servers are down? I've noticed that Siri doesn't always connect to the same ip address. It changes over time.
A quick check shows that the Siri server is named guzzoni.apple.com. The ip address that resolves to differs by location.
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All across the US, it's BAR time. Walk in to ANY bar in a populated area right now, and I guarantee you someone is trying to show off Siri.
Or perhaps the explanation could be: All across the US, it's BAR time. All engineers from North Carolina Data Center are drunk
Down - and up?
How can my Siri be broken and my friend who is about 20 miles away from me be working just fine? Mine has been down for about 2 hours, and his has never gone down yet.
How can my Siri be broken and my friend who is about 20 miles away from me be working just fine? Mine has been down for about 2 hours, and his has never gone down yet.
Oh good, I thought it was just me that was having issues.
Since the last person put location, I'm just outside Philadelphia.