found usually on blackberry curve (non-3G) devices when trying to login to twitter or other apps, especially in slow internet connection/
EDGE areas.
It is a misnomer why this error message is displayed and not simply: no connection to server. Perhaps reference is being
made to the particular API (-set of programming instructions) that allows twitter and other apps to connect.
It is
thought by many to be a product of an under-developed device and/or network.