Peregrine falcon cuts off mobile phone signal for thousands

[Donna]

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10353876.Peregrine_falcon_cuts_off_mobile_phone_signal_for_thousands/

THOUSANDS of mobile users in Southampton could be without a signal for months – because a rare bird has made its nest on a phone mast.

Vodafone engineers trying to track a fault that has left people across the north of the city frustrated found a peregrine falcon squatting on the transmitter in the Highfield area.

That's a new one! WOW!!

[MAK]

Sucks to be them! 

[Shaky]

It's a poor design if falcons can disable it. I'll bet we're not getting the full story.

[Dumpsterkitty]

It's a poor design if falcons can disable it. I'll bet we're not getting the full story.

Indeed...

" Phone user Gill Bullen, from Highfield, has had little or no signal since Tuesday.

She said: “It never occurred to me a bird could wipe out phone and Internet access – it is just brilliant.

“My husband thinks it is just a damn good excuse, much better than the usual ones.�

[Donna]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-22144488