2degrees users overloaded with random late-night texts -- the alcohol apparently not to blame

When we send out an embarrassing text message at 2am, at least we can -- in the words of Jaime Foxx -- blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-alcohol. Unfortunately for New Zealand mobile carrier 2degrees, pinning it on the Henney, just ain't gonna cut it this time. Early Wednesday morning, a few unlucky users were greeted by an influx of hundreds of unsolicited text messages. A few of those affected took to the company's Facebook page for answers, and were provided with the following response:

Early this morning, a software implementation problem caused a small number of people to receive texts not intended for them. Our network team quickly identified the problem and resolved it by 2:30am. We apologize to our customers for any inconvenience this may have caused.

On second thought, judging from the reactions that apology received, the outfit might have been better off using the Blue Top as a scapegoat.

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/21/2degrees-users-overloaded-with-random-late-night-texts-the-al/