o2 limps into 2007 with network delayed messages to all customers

Link:
O2 late to start year | The Register

Oh dear. 😉

Both SMS Text News regular Alex and new reader Paul Jones (welcome Paul!) picked up on this Register article…

It seems an obvious enough ploy: all O2 customers were sent an SMS message suggesting they might want to avoid the congestion which normally clogs up the mobile networks come midnight

Only the text turned up late… the full gossip is at the link above!