Taiwan quake disrupts Asian Internet, telecom services
Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:59 am
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061227/wl_asia_afp/asiatelecomhongkongquake_061227063032
I'm glad I'm finally able to access to PPT. It had been showing "The page cannot be displayed" for hours. Though I still can't access to neopets. Even with PPT working, it's horribly laggy. *Sigh*
Though it's a horrible quake there. 7.1 major earthquake.
I guess I'll just pray it gets all better...for me AND everyone else, especially those in Taiwan.
Shucks. I'm living in S'pore and an earthquake far away in Taiwan is affecting me! AND a dozen other countries in Asia. -.-;;It was unclear when the Internet service would be back to normal.
I'm glad I'm finally able to access to PPT. It had been showing "The page cannot be displayed" for hours. Though I still can't access to neopets. Even with PPT working, it's horribly laggy. *Sigh*
Though it's a horrible quake there. 7.1 major earthquake.
I guess I'll just pray it gets all better...for me AND everyone else, especially those in Taiwan.
Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:43 pm
The internets is indestructable!!!!!!!!
Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:43 pm
sir zorg wrote:The internets is indestructable!!!!!!!!
Tell that to my ISP... my net goes down daily for about 10 minutes at 1:30pm every day.
Bloody annoying, as I get up at 12pm XD
Wed Dec 27, 2006 3:17 pm
this could be why msn is not working and I had youtube problems
Wed Dec 27, 2006 3:54 pm
Earthquake??!! All my relatives live there...I didn't know there was an earthquake...
Hmm, could this cause another tsunami?
Well, I'm thankful that PPT Forums isn't (aren't?) stationed in Taiwan.
Hmm, could this cause another tsunami?
Well, I'm thankful that PPT Forums isn't (aren't?) stationed in Taiwan.
Re: Taiwan quake disrupts Asian Internet, telecom services
Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:53 pm
sily_sicily wrote:http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061227/wl_asia_afp/asiatelecomhongkongquake_061227063032Shucks. I'm living in S'pore and an earthquake far away in Taiwan is affecting me! AND a dozen other countries in Asia. -.-;;It was unclear when the Internet service would be back to normal.
I'm glad I'm finally able to access to PPT. It had been showing "The page cannot be displayed" for hours. Though I still can't access to neopets. Even with PPT working, it's horribly laggy. *Sigh*
Though it's a horrible quake there. 7.1 major earthquake.
I guess I'll just pray it gets all better...for me AND everyone else, especially those in Taiwan.
I thought the government internet blockers disrupted the internet service in Asia.
Re: Taiwan quake disrupts Asian Internet, telecom services
Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:13 pm
theonlysaneone wrote:sily_sicily wrote:http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061227/wl_asia_afp/asiatelecomhongkongquake_061227063032Shucks. I'm living in S'pore and an earthquake far away in Taiwan is affecting me! AND a dozen other countries in Asia. -.-;;It was unclear when the Internet service would be back to normal.
I'm glad I'm finally able to access to PPT. It had been showing "The page cannot be displayed" for hours. Though I still can't access to neopets. Even with PPT working, it's horribly laggy. *Sigh*
Though it's a horrible quake there. 7.1 major earthquake.
I guess I'll just pray it gets all better...for me AND everyone else, especially those in Taiwan.
I thought the government internet blockers disrupted the internet service in Asia.
Not exactly. Taiwan is a bit more lenient than mainland China.
Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:17 pm
Oh, I thought my sister was exaggerating when she said the internet for her in China was broken
Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:08 am
Internet is carried through Submarine cables in the sea, in order for phone lines and internet services to reach other contients. So, since it was a undersea earthquake (as I understand) : it wouldn't be surprising if the earthquake broke the cable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_ ... ions_cable
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_ ... ions_cable
Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:43 am
Hong Kong was affected too, but I didn't feel it (because I was tad too absorbed into the TV >_>). My mum's plant felt it, my mum felt it and my brother felt it.
But argh. I couldn't access most .com sites, including ppt, and couldn't use msn (refuses to let me log in). And sites are "working" now, but very, very, very slow. And still, sometimes refuses to load.
But argh. I couldn't access most .com sites, including ppt, and couldn't use msn (refuses to let me log in). And sites are "working" now, but very, very, very slow. And still, sometimes refuses to load.
Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:33 pm
Threat of another Tsunami and your smurf that your ISP broke for a while?
Brilliance.
Brilliance.
Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:10 pm
Ah, man, that sucks.........
Luckily I think we weren't affected.
EDIT: It seems that we were affected after all. Internet was fine.
Luckily I think we weren't affected.
EDIT: It seems that we were affected after all. Internet was fine.
Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:58 pm
hikaru_dream wrote:Ah, man, that sucks.........
Luckily I think we weren't affected.
EDIT: It seems that we were affected after all. Internet was fine.
Wow, the effects of that earthquake reached all the way to Hokkaido? But I might just be shocked because living in Chicago doesn't give me the opportunity to experience many earthquakes.
Sat Dec 30, 2006 3:51 pm
_jaye_ wrote:Hong Kong was affected too, but I didn't feel it (because I was tad too absorbed into the TV >_>). My mum's plant felt it, my mum felt it and my brother felt it.
But argh. I couldn't access most .com sites, including ppt, and couldn't use msn (refuses to let me log in). And sites are "working" now, but very, very, very slow. And still, sometimes refuses to load.
Same here.
It only started working yesterday morning.