So the Telcos were way off the mark about phones trying to go through global roaming?
Can't find the reference I was referring to but this is similar.
However, technology industry analyst and "E-Commerce Times" columnist, Jeff Kagan told CNN that no conclusions can be reached concerning the ringing phones.
When a cell phone rings, he told "The Situation Room," it first connects with the network and attempts to locate the end-user's phone.
"If it doesn't find the phone after a few minutes, after a few rings, then typically, it disconnects and that's what's happening," he said.
"So, they're hearing ringing and they're assuming it's connecting to their loved ones, but it's not. It's the network sending a signal to the phone letting them know it's looking for them."
Kagan told Wolf Blitzer that the technology meant he couldn't speculate on what ringing phones in this situation could mean.
"Just because you're getting ringing, just because the signs that we see on these cell phones, that's no proof that there's any -- that's just the way the networks work."
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