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"Galaxy Note 7" Wi-Fi SSID Delays U.S. Flight

posted by janrinok on Saturday December 24 2016, @09:28AM   Printer-friendly
from the changed-name-back-to-'bomb' dept.

takyon writes:

An American flight was delayed due to a passenger changing the SSID of a device to "Samsung Galaxy Note 7_1097":

Lucas Wojciechowski was on Virgin America flight 358 from San Francisco to Boston and told BBC News he photographed the hotspot after noticing it when he opened his laptop. A call went out for any passenger with a Note 7 to press their call button. Mr. Wojciechowski subsequently tweeted the crew's announcements from the late night flight after the pilot warned passengers they would have to make an emergency landing.

"This isn't a joke. We're going to turn on the lights (it's 11pm) and search everyone's bag until we find it. "This is the captain speaking. Apparently the plane is going to have to get diverted and searched if nobody fesses up soon." The owner came forward confessing there was no Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on board, but they had changed the name of their SSID wireless device to 'Samsung Galaxy Note 7_1097.'

The real world is funnier than any joke.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by cellocgw on Saturday December 24 2016, @01:07PM

    by cellocgw (4190) on Saturday December 24 2016, @01:07PM (#445527)

    Let's see who can come up with a name that'll get a flight stopped the fastest.

    Ricin_Aerosol_Bomb

    Someone_set_us_up_the_bomb

    These_Arent_the_Nukes_Youre_Looking_For

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday December 24 2016, @01:47PM

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Saturday December 24 2016, @01:47PM (#445531) Journal

    The sad part is they could probably spin it into a crime and get a conviction, even though it's essentially free speech and not a serious threat.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 24 2016, @03:11PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 24 2016, @03:11PM (#445551)

      I'd say there's a good chance a court would rule this not being free speech if it were done intentionally as it does fall under the territory of yelling fire in a crowded theater. Whether they'll bother is another matter.

  • (Score: 2) by pkrasimirov on Saturday December 24 2016, @02:06PM

    by pkrasimirov (3358) Subscriber Badge on Saturday December 24 2016, @02:06PM (#445535)

    * Smallpox-R-Us
    * Zika_Virus_Sample_Box_Locator
    * INFECTION_ALERT_BEACON
    * Biohazard_Safebox_Breach_Alert
    * Samsung Galaxy Note 8

  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 24 2016, @05:13PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 24 2016, @05:13PM (#445582)

    Those are too obvious jokes.

    Try these:
    Islamic_State_Allahu_Akbar
    Al_Qaeda

    Or this since it actually got a reaction: http://www.thelocal.fr/20161105/french-court [thelocal.fr]

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 24 2016, @08:40PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 24 2016, @08:40PM (#445647)

    ISIS_Bomb_Squad