The Internet is broken!!!111eleven!!!!!
Internet somewhat slow today? Not able to log into your usual IM?
For once, its not TMnet’s fault.
See the announcement from the JARING Network Operation Center
International Circuit Interruption.
2. We would like to inform you (i.e. JARING Customers) that our International link is having problem started on December 27, 2006 at about 3:45 am.
3. The telecommunication provider is working on rectifying the problem.
4. Users may experience slow access to/from overseas sites during peak hours.
5. blah blah….usual.. blah
Apparently, an earthquake near Taiwan early this morning which may have buggered up some undesea cables. Jeff Ooi has some details & lowyat.net has the running commentary.
Now The Star has an update at their www (nothing more, just a short statement of the facts).
December 27th, 2006 at 2:41 pm
OMG, a stupid line problem caused by a stupid earthquake make us all suffer like this?
December 27th, 2006 at 6:40 pm
i don’t think the earthquake is stupid.
but the line is.
December 29th, 2006 at 12:05 pm
no. the company who provide the line is… even before the earthquake already slow… sreamyass ler!