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>Especially since you are setting up a constant storm of users trying to reconnect. The network isn't that dumb. The technical details are far beyond the scope
by jdietrich 9y ago
>Especially since you are setting up a constant storm of users trying to reconnect.
The network isn't that dumb. The technical details are far beyond the scope of a HN comment, but the network can gracefully deny service to users. Think about what happens if you run out of data allowance or prepaid credit - your phone doesn't frantically spam the network, it just asks for service and is politely told to try again later. If all else fails, you can just de-register all the devices connected to a given cell site and revert them to emergency calls only.
- taeric 9y agoRight, that was why I was asking if someone had a good link to read on. :) And, honestly, from the way I've seen phones behave on older wifi networks, I would be surprised if some aren't actually spamming the network. Unnecessarily fast. Worse, I would hope the network has some protection built in for the bad actors that do.
- Rjevski 9y ago> the network has some protection built in for the bad actors that do. They don't. It's extremely easy to DoS an off-the-shelf (Ericsson, etc) mobile network if you know what to do. All it takes is one packet per minute or so. ;)