December 27th, 2006
Earthquakes off Taiwan knocks out undersea cables
and the mrbrown
show
Update, 2.52pm Wed, 27 Dec 2006: Looks like were getting our
connections back. The podcasts are now downloadable again though it
may a bit slow. No guarantees you can play World of Warcraft
though, and MSN seems to still be down. My .Mac is up though.
Heheh.
Many of you in Singapore may be experiencing problems accessing the
shows today because of the internet downtime created by the
earthquakes near Taiwan. Internet access of online content outside
Singapore is affected, while you can still surf locally hosted
sites.
Our podcast files are hosted in the US while this site is hosted in
Singapore (which is why you can still read it in Singapore).
So please bear with us if you cannot download any of the shows
here. We will keep you updated once the internet is back up for
Singapore. Unless you are in the US or Europe, in which case, you
should have no problems getting the files.
Earthquake in Taiwan results in slow internet service in
Singapore
By Hoe Yeen Nie, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 27 December 2006 1153
hrs
SINGAPORE: Despite the distance, Tuesday nights earthquake in
Taiwan made its presence felt in Singapore.
Internet providers StarHub and SingTel say the earthquake caused
disruptions to the undersea cables, resulting in slow internet
access to some sites.
Both companies say internet traffic diversion and restoration works
are currently underway.
SingTel adds that its undersea cable system with Europe was not
affected. - CNA
