BlackBerry blacked out

I had to double check the lede to make sure I wasn't reading the Onion:

NEW YORK (AP) -- An outage has disconnected BlackBerry smart phones across North America.

AT&T Inc. says the disruption Monday is affecting all wireless carriers. AT&T first learned about the problem at about 3:30 p.m. ET.

There's no word on the cause or when the problem might be fixed.

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion did not immediately return a phone call.

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He didn't return the call?  Hmmm,  did they try sending an email?

And, I'm wondering how many BlackBerry users are at home right now, enjoying a drink and some TV?

Kinda makes me wanna buy a  BlackBerry now ... let's cross our fingers that this is an ongoing trend.