November 01, 2008
The Pond's Broadband Is Down.
...and I had a helluva time getting everything to work on dialup again. How the hell did I stand seven years of these speeds? Anyway, service went down while I was writing up the F1 Quals: Brazil report, about 9 hours ago, which is why it's taken so long for that to get posted.
Anyway, the powers-that-be at the service desk in Michigan tell me that there was "a problem with a specific bundle of cables", and they've identified said problem as well. They've been working on fixing it now for about six hours, with no projected time for completion.
Things might be a touch delayed around here...
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Anyway, the powers-that-be at the service desk in Michigan tell me that there was "a problem with a specific bundle of cables", and they've identified said problem as well. They've been working on fixing it now for about six hours, with no projected time for completion.
Things might be a touch delayed around here...
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A lot of times when something like this happens, it's because of an idiot with a back hoe who doesn't check the records before doing some digging.
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at November 01, 2008 11:21 PM (+rSRq)
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Yeah, we lost the fiber connection between our offices for a week in that fashion, a few years ago. Damn fiber-seeking backhoes...
Posted by: Avatar_exADV at November 02, 2008 12:49 PM (pfysU)
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A few years back a new fiber line was laid across the Med, across the Indian ocean, and up to the coast of Korea. The biggest problem was the Malay peninsula, and in fact they laid two separate cables across it, widely separated. I saw a TV documentary about it, and the reporter asked why they spent that extra money. The response was, "Because Malaysia, like everywhere else, is full of idiots with backhoes."
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at November 02, 2008 01:47 PM (+rSRq)
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