Trans-pacific internet speeds compromised by Taiwan quake

• 105090

  28 Dec 06, 23:04

  is sgforums hosted overseas?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  28 Dec 06, 23:06

  Originally posted by 105090:

  is sgforums hosted overseas?

  Yes.
• STUU

  28 Dec 06, 23:08

  stupid earthquake.... chao cheespie
• ndmmxiaomayi

  28 Dec 06, 23:10

  You own Earth?
• DriftingGuy

  28 Dec 06, 23:22

  
  Couldnt log in for the whole of yesterday to this afternoon.. Went out for a while and back for a shower.. then realise can log in liao
• Tayysj

  29 Dec 06, 03:19

  Originally posted by fai:

  why did they build such a important cable around a earthquake prone region in the first place... why not pull the cable down to somewhere stable... like around the equator..

  and that cable will lead to..? nowhere? how many countries are there around the equator? and the plates cross the equator too la..
  
  and also.. if u gonna run the cable on the equator only, then countries away from equator no need internet?
• felirox

  29 Dec 06, 10:14

  wahlao,3 days past still lagging.tsktsk
• 105090

  29 Dec 06, 10:19

  Originally posted by felirox:

  wahlao,3 days past still lagging.tsktsk

  heard its going to take 3 weeks.. singtel sent a ship today.. will arrive next week.. 3 other countries also sent ships to go repair the cables
• tazzmaniac

  29 Dec 06, 10:25

  SingNet is totally USELESS! I was just browsing from home using MaxOnline and had NO problems at all! Very fast speeds too. Seems they have solved the problem 80%. But SingNet [corporate line]?? I can get the front page of Gmail but the last 15 mins, still trying to log in. Aiyaaaaah!!!
• kawasaki2

  29 Dec 06, 10:44

  Starhub is using cable. Cable technology is based on DOCSIS, a technology developed and researched in the United States by CableLabs.
  
  Maxonline Ultimate 100 Mbps is based on the latest version of docsis, version 3.0
  
  Singnet using telephone lines which don't seem effective.
• ditzy

  29 Dec 06, 10:47

  Originally posted by kawasaki2:

  Starhub is using cable. Cable technology is based on DOCSIS, a technology developed and researched in the United States by CableLabs.
  
  Maxonline Ultimate 100 Mbps is based on the latest version of docsis, version 3.0
  
  Singnet using telephone lines which don't seem effective.

  Singapore Cable Vision was using cable, Starhub took over Singapore Cable Vision.
• Xtrider

  29 Dec 06, 10:56

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  You own Earth?

  google earth
• Eshofuni

  29 Dec 06, 11:02

  .. compared to tuesday, the internet is working quite alright even on the Singtel line.. on tuesday, i was able to surf some taiwan n hong kong websites effectively ... n it seems only these websites are working..
• rikki

  29 Dec 06, 11:10

  So let us summarize.
  
  I could'nt view google.com, Log in to MSN, Wikipedia, Friendster.com, SGf on the day it got compromised.
  
  But 2 days later.
  
  I could log on to STEAM, MSN, Bnet. But the speed of browsing is still down tremendously. I could'nt go onto Wikipedia, But i could go to friendster.com as well as SGF fast enough.
  
  I could'nt update my Tricksteronline.
• tazzmaniac

  29 Dec 06, 14:02

  Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:

  seriously they go down underwater to repair the cables?

  Found this on CNA: "These cables basically have little fibre optic lines running through them, thousands of them, and each one has to be manually traced and reconnected," said Mr Rob Enderle, a California-based technology expert. "Before you can even do that, you need to get the thing up off the ocean floor."
  
  And these cables are like 8km under the surface of the ocean.
  
  
• Y_Shun

  29 Dec 06, 14:13

  i think..at least can visit sites now..not that bad. SNBB user here
• tazzmaniac

  29 Dec 06, 14:17

  By the way, I finally am able to log into Gmail with SingNet. About time!
• xfool

  30 Dec 06, 01:41

  Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:

  i load youtube very fast leh, using singnet

  still very slow for me,somemore almost everytime it fail to load fully,only those shorter clips like 1-2 mins can work but still slower than usual. well at least all if not most of the websites can be accessed now.
  
  
• felirox

  30 Dec 06, 01:44

  Originally posted by xfool:

  still very slow for me,somemore almost everytime it fail to load fully,only those shorter clips like 1-2 mins can work but still slower than usual. well at least all if not most of the websites can be accessed now.
  
  

  same here too.Load damn slow uh.
• Rejected

  30 Dec 06, 01:50

  I can't even log-in to msn!
• Mysteria

  30 Dec 06, 02:19

  Don't use proxy, should be can login MSN
• Boy Stratus

  30 Dec 06, 08:19

  I've been trying 1 whole day from 29th Dec morning to 30th Dec (now) 8.17am before i can even connect to the net/MSN.
  
  Then i go to yahoo news page & saw this
  
  

  Southeast Asia's largest telecom operator, Singapore Telecommunications, said it had established a "command centre" to restore full service as quickly as possible.
  
  "Internet access to all websites has been normalised for emailing, browsing and online transactions," it said in a statement. "Access to services such as gaming and video downloading, which require higher bandwidth, may experience some delays."

  WHERE GOT! I only can connect to the net JUST NOW nia! Really vomit blood.
• Sagara

  30 Dec 06, 11:32

  BT still crawling... Better than before though
• nightzip

  30 Dec 06, 16:02

  Can we write to Singnet say that they promised 256kbps etc but cannot deliver, so they should give us a discount?
  
  It's their breach of contract in a sense right? Its time we retaliated.
• Agenda

  30 Dec 06, 16:17

  my connection now as per normal