Telkom cable break causes Internet chaos

[rpm]

Cable break causes Internet chaos

Telkom cable break in Gauteng causes downtime and slow throughput on various broadband services

 

[davemc]

Related thread : http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=182008
EDIT: (as listed in the article )

 

[Lazy]

Telkom was not immediately available for comment.

...or anytime thereafter?

 

[HolyMan]

Hmmmm.... Knew there was a reason I went Neotel!!!!!

 

[rpm]

I just received feedback from Telkom: article updated.

I must congratulate Telkom for the quick and accurate feedback – does not often happen with the companies which we deal with.

 

[gifs]

Hmmmm.... Knew there was a reason I went Neotel!!!!!

So you can have slow throughput all time?

 

[Nerfherder]

Man... I think i'm going to stay at work late. The internet is fine here but I have this horrible feeling its going to be dead a home.

 

[Lazy]

I just received feedback from Telkom: article updated.

I must congratulate Telkom for the quick and accurate feedback – does not often happen with the companies which we deal with.

Yup, even Telkom deserves credit when it's due.

 

[jasweb]

So why is Vodacom 155 down? Too many calls? I want to follow up on an "unrestricted" request that is not happening....

Perhaps not the day to "follow up" anything at Vodacom....

 

[labratza]

well the 082 155 number is working for me testament?

 

[Creag]

This cable break was caused by “contract personnel working in the vicinity” of the underground optic fibre cable.

Nuff said?

 

[drukkie]

shame poor oke...it would be nice to bring down the ineternet for a city LOL

 

[jasweb]

well the 082 155 number is working for me?

Yep, but no options... just tells you the network is down in South Gauteng (or slow or no page)

Now get NO ANSWER on phone... Ouch

 

[Lazy]

shame poor oke...it would be nice to bring down the ineternet for a city LOL

You should talk to the IT guy at my wife's work, according to him "the whole internet" is down fairly often...

 

[Glipsie]

ADSL: Down
Iburst: Darn slow
Vodacom: Not usable
MTN: Barely usable

So much for redundant solutions. Oh well, home time

 

[RazedInBlack]

I just received feedback from Telkom: article updated.

I must congratulate Telkom for the quick and accurate feedback – does not often happen with the companies which we deal with.

I used to work at the NNOC. You do get those dedicated ones that work around the clock especially icw network failures.

Hmmmm.... Knew there was a reason I went Neotel!!!!!

Could happen to Neotel as well . . .

 

[[OUPA]MrNutz]

i recon its busy at tier1 & tier2 today at centurion

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Just had a phone call from one of our sites who uses iBurst - they can't receive emails.

Told them to wait it out as the problem's not on their email server - but rather a broken cable.

MyBB should be praised for giving me the answers at the right time

 

[The_Unbeliever]

i recon its busy at tier1 & tier2 today at centurion

Probably having Lord Chaos for a visit.

Glad I don't work there.

 

[kilos]

Was that a 144 Mb/s F/O down ? Is the countries critical F/O all in the Midrand area ?
I suppose so with Vodacom located in Midrand.

Maybe this will cause a re-think of alternative routes for cables.
Makes us rather vulnerable when fiber is cut like when the undersea fiber cables were cut near Egypt and cut main internet traffic to India, Iran, UAE

Satellite has some positive points too