Earthquake Brings Down International Internet Links

[Nurhisham Hussein]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2077520,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594' target='_blank'>http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,175...3119TX1K0000594</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Telecommunications around Asia were severely disrupted on Wednesday after earthquakes off Taiwan damaged undersea cables, slowing Internet services and hindering financial transactions, particularly in the currency market."</i><br /><br />Oh man, this is a bummer. Apart from the damage in Taiwan, the quake disrupted the main telecommunications links between Asia and the US, severely affecting phone and data capacity. Some telecoms companies have reported as much as half their capability had been temporarily lost, and the damage could take a few weeks to repair. At a personal level, my Internet access has slowed to a crawl when accessing US sites, and in some cases I have no access at all. Anybody else feeling the pinch?

[pat_ty]

I'm having the same problem. I live in the U.S. My friends who are using Comcast, which is now become Time Warner Cable, facing the very slow connection to Asian websites. However, those who are using SBC Global (or AT&amp;T) don't have any problem at all. :cry:

[sooby77]

I haven't had any problems here in the states, and I'm with TimeWarner Roadrunner service. My sister in Penang, Malaysia, however is complaining about extreme slow access to Yahoo. Thanks for posting that article. I sent the link to her.

[manuelpl]

This means no spam for week. Great news !!!

[Darius Wey]

This means no spam for week. Great news !!!

Dang, I still received my daily quota of a couple hundred. :cry: ;)

[pivaska]

So when I get Dell support will I now be able to talk to someone who can speak English?

[saru83]

a friend of my who is visiting Hong Kong for business claims that there is NO internet connection there AT ALL. :?

[asiaexpat]

from thailand net service was really poor on wednesday but seemed to return to normal by late wed night--normal being pretty poor for external sites :lol: