Millions in Middle East Lose Internet

[Shady]

Yes! And I was one of them
Two undersea cables were damaged for unknown reasons, they are FLAG and SMW4. Luckily my ISP had a backup connection but due to the massive amount of people it operated at very slow speed ( I could barely browse some and not all websites)

For more info
http://slashdot.org/articles/08/01/31/037204.shtml

I found this comment very funny

by Kvasio (127200) on Thursday January 31, @04:23AM (#22244218)
I believe that Middle East had their servers running. Taking into account the number of people affected, the title of news should be

Internet split into two independent networks due to broken cable

... if not yet

Europe and America cut from the internet

;-)

 

[kof2000]

at least we know within the millions some are getting their lives back during that down time

 

[dznutz]

lol at companies outsourcing technical support

 

[Shady]

This just in.... Third Undersea Cable Cut
http://hardware.slashdot.org/hardware/08/02/01/1912220.shtml

What's going on there....? what...? the ships they sent to fix the first two cables cut the third one instead ???

 

[massahwahl]

A cable undersea to Europe? Where exactly and how long is that cable???

*You probably dont care, but thanks for pointing that story out, it just made the local news in Newark Ohio, lol.

 

[hermeslyre]

Yeah, and I hear a fourth cable has possibly been cut as well.

Check this out, if you're interested in what the undersea cable network looks like.

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Technology/Pix/pictures/2008/02/01/SeaCableHi.jpg

 

[Bezack]

Really? An undersea cable to Europe? That seems almost unbelievable.

 

[MR_PERFECT]

its a inside job.

If they cut them all in half,and keep doing it.
1 I will save money.
2 I will go out side.
3 I want have to upgrade to the next great videocard,for 5 frame more a sec.
4 I will be able to leave my room.
5 I will go to sleep on time,and sleep at least 4 hours a day.
6 I want be running late for work all the time.
7 I want be able to meet new strange women of yahoo chat.
8 bump all that,shoot the next dummy that cuts a line.