Undersea Cable cut again!

Millions of people across the Middle East and Asia have lost access to the internet after two undersea cables in the Mediterranean suffered severe damage.
Huge numbers in Egypt and India were left struggling to get online as a result of the outage, when the major internet pipeline between Egypt and Italy was cut.
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) throughout the region, including those in United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, also reported problems. International telephone calls, which have also been affected, are being rerouted to work around the problem

Sources: *technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article5372294.ece

and

*news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10127123-94.html

oh! thats why my pings are so damn high all of a sudden,net is stable though.

M

net is sometime stable but sometime just .... sometime having issue with ping with dns

Are these things deliberate?
I agree that for it to be deliberate, we'd need hybrid Scuba Divers from Greenland. Yeah yeah, carefully bred over decades..

and mine net connection is stable today after a long time

thanks for sharing

P

ON mtnl also low speed

So in total 3 cables cut and India is 82% out of service

*www.circleid.com/posts/20081219_undersea_cables_cuts_europe_asia/

82% out of service? Then I must belong to the remaining 18%

hmm... So, I mut belong to 82% ?
But then how could I post here ??

Oh so this is y my rapidshare/megaupload downloads are crawling... *www.msgking.com/images/emoticons/smileys/smileys15.gif torrent downloads are okay though, reach a max of 70 KBps.. *www.msgking.com/images/emoticons/smileys/smileys78.gif

82% out of service means that 82% bandwidth is affected. Not that 82% of connections are down!

No effect for me yet.
this shows how much bandwidth we have and how it is being underutilized

Well, im getting less than half the speeds i used to get

H

Hmm cut again? Nothing seems abnormal here now, but yesterday evening I wasn't able to open the forum at all, some sites opened fine, some didn't. Possibly for the same reason, or not.

R

Yesterday I also doubted something amiss after I got a platry 4-5 KBps download speed in rapidshare. But otherwise my BSNL home 500 was quite Ok. Today morning also I got download speeds of nearly 182 KBps in mediafire.

kalpik said:
Well, im getting less than half the speeds i used to get

+1.
I am also getting slower speed while surfing and downloading.
I thought something is wrong at my side..... thanks for info....

ohkkk... thats y .... mujhe laga virus ka chakkar hai ??? so stupid of me ..... thnx for the info buddy ....

G

ya mee too.....getting slow speeds today in my BSNL H500

No effect here today. But yesterday, downloading from Rapidshare was a pain.

i may be wrong .. but yesterday i did a tracert with bsnl... it passed via aitel servers...funny....

^^ That's cause BSNL takes bandwidth from Bharti (Airtel).

S

Anybody using Tata Indicom? I am able to get 100 KBps for torrents on my connection of 2mbps, but direct downloads are like 10 KBps atmost. What is others experiance?

C:\>tracert www.oracle.com

Tracing route to www.oraclegha.com [141.146.8.66]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 41 ms 37 ms 49 ms 123.238.52.1
2 28 ms 29 ms 30 ms 220.224.140.141
3 38 ms 30 ms 37 ms 220.224.140.98
4 35 ms 49 ms 39 ms 220.224.140.33
5 418 ms 419 ms 419 ms ge-0-2-0.0.pjr01.mmb004.flagtel.com [85.95.25.65]
6 151 ms 149 ms 169 ms so-7-2-0.0.cjr03.hkg003.flagtel.com [62.216.128.57]
7 304 ms 219 ms 169 ms so-7-0-1.0.cjr03.hkg003.flagtel.com [62.216.128.101]
8 269 ms 329 ms * so-2-2-0.0.cjr02.lax002.flagtel.com [62.216.128.46]
9 291 ms 449 ms 380 ms so-5-0-0.0.cjr01.lax002.flagtel.com [62.216.128.70]
10 391 ms 389 ms * so-5-0-0.0.cjr01.lax002.flagtel.com [62.216.128.70]
11 390 ms 329 ms 349 ms vlan79.csw2.LosAngeles1.Level3.net [4.68.20.126]
12 348 ms 349 ms 349 ms ae-72-72.ebr2.LosAngeles1.Level3.net [4.69.137.21]
13 * 350 ms 349 ms ae-72-72.ebr2.LosAngeles1.Level3.net [4.69.137.21]
14 418 ms * 380 ms ae-3.ebr3.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.69.132.78]
15 442 ms 369 ms 372 ms ae-41-99.car1.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.68.19.195]
16 362 ms 379 ms 378 ms ae-41-99.car1.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.68.19.195]
17 389 ms 510 ms 499 ms austin1q7-swi-7-rtr-1-v10.oracle.com [141.146.1.1]
18 509 ms 510 ms 379 ms ora-141-146-3-31.oracle.com [141.146.3.31]
19 418 ms 389 ms 378 ms ora-141-146-3-31.oracle.com [141.146.3.31]
20 459 ms 469 ms 429 ms bigip-otn-portal.oracle.com [141.146.8.66]

Trace complete.

i cant download a thing from oracle ftp sites. even though they v mirrors in russia as well.

This explains my slow speeds....2 days ago i was getting between 2.5-3mbps on speedtest.net...today im getting 540kbps

sandeepk said:
Anybody using Tata Indicom? I am able to get 100 KBps for torrents on my connection of 2mbps, but direct downloads are like 10 KBps atmost. What is others experiance?

same here dude ....but torrent speeds depends on the location of seeders too ..... my torrent speed is varying 1-2 kBps to 170-175 KBps ..... and direct downloads are giving 2-20 KBPS ....

I am also using TATA 2Mbps.

The_Devil_Himself said:
oh! thats why my pings are so damn high all of a sudden,net is stable though.

whats the concept of pings??

</noob intrusion>

ping is the time it takes to transfer a packet of data from your internet connection to the required server...it varies depending on the location of the server your pinging, your net connection and connection type...I am seeing very high pings now too...seems like bsnl are re-routing their data to some other cable hence the slow speed.

C

I guess that explains the pathetic download speeds I got this morning. And there's also a lot of packet loss, which may be due to this same reason.

amitash said:
ping is the time it takes to transfer a packet of data from your internet connection to the required server...it varies depending on the location of the server your pinging, your net connection and connection type...I am seeing very high pings now too...seems like bsnl are re-routing their data to some other cable hence the slow speed.

thank u

Kal shaam se mera Airtel broadband 256 kbps bhi 128 kbps ban gaya hai

Maine socha mandi ka daur chal raha hai.

my browsing speeds seem alright but RS downloads have taken a huge hit... getting only 10-20kBps !!

Maybe thats why the PES patch (60 MB) is taking 2 days to download on RS

M

*i40.tinypic.com/2h3csiv.gif

How the Undersea cables are rectified: *www.labnol.org/internet/internet-disrupted-as-undersea-cables-cut-again/6146/

See the flash animation there

I am unable to download from Rapidshare as the Download speed is very very slow

^ nice flash animation that

L

guyz,

I believe that the cables might not have been cut accidentally but it is an human act and most likely some anti social elements are involved.

as a few months ago in the same region there were cable cuts. All these years there were no major problems but suddenly these frequent cuts, look doubtful.

well i think it is done purposely by some anti social elements.

Is that the reason my 384kbps Airtel was giving 232KBps for direct d/l and 184KBps for torrentz dat day?

ive no probs now

S

Is that why I'm not able to access Microsoft site? I wanna download the frackin' Vista SP2!

c how u can 3/4 circumnavigate the globe

C:\>tracert www.yahoo.co.uk

Tracing route to www.euro.fyeu.b.yahoo.com [217.146.186.51]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 42 ms 39 ms 39 ms 123.238.52.1
2 37 ms 39 ms 39 ms 220.224.140.141
3 37 ms 39 ms 39 ms 220.224.140.98
4 26 ms 37 ms 39 ms 220.224.140.33
5 * 385 ms 379 ms ge-0-2-0.0.pjr01.mmb004.flagtel.com [85.95.25.65]
6 103 ms 168 ms 172 ms so-7-2-0.0.cjr03.hkg003.flagtel.com [62.216.128.57]
7 * 195 ms * so-7-0-1.0.cjr03.hkg003.flagtel.com [62.216.128.101]
8 223 ms * 225 ms so-5-3-0.0.cjr04.tok002.flagtel.com [62.216.128.138]
9 336 ms 353 ms 514 ms so-2-2-0.0.cjr02.lax002.flagtel.com [62.216.128.46]
10 353 ms 379 ms 379 ms ge-9-13.car1.LosAngeles1.Level3.net [4.71.36.249]
11 343 ms 339 ms 380 ms ge-4-19.car1.LosAngeles1.Level3.net [63.215.71.9]
12 361 ms 379 ms 509 ms ae-93-93.ebr3.LosAngeles1.Level3.net [4.69.137.45]
13 401 ms 379 ms 359 ms ae-2.ebr3.SanJose1.Level3.net [4.69.132.9]
14 502 ms 370 ms 360 ms ae-2.ebr3.SanJose1.Level3.net [4.69.132.9]
15 453 ms 445 ms 399 ms ae-93-93.csw4.SanJose1.Level3.net [4.69.134.238]
16 451 ms 429 ms 449 ms ae-94-94.ebr4.SanJose1.Level3.net [4.69.134.253]
17 501 ms 509 ms 509 ms ae-2.ebr4.NewYork1.Level3.net [4.69.135.186]
18 511 ms 502 ms 497 ms ae-81-81.ebr1.NewYork1.Level3.net [4.69.134.73]
19 508 ms * 614 ms ae-41-41.ebr2.London1.Level3.net [4.69.137.65]
20 573 ms 619 ms * ae-41-41.ebr2.London1.Level3.net [4.69.137.65]
21 612 ms 579 ms 579 ms ae-2.ebr2.London2.Level3.net [4.69.132.145]
22 592 ms 579 ms 589 ms ae-2.ebr2.London2.Level3.net [4.69.132.145]
23 462 ms 521 ms 567 ms ae-1-100.ebr1.London2.Level3.net [4.69.132.121]
24 459 ms 579 ms 579 ms 213.242.106.138
25 586 ms 579 ms 461 ms gi-1-2.bas-a1.ird.yahoo.com [217.146.191.145]
26 582 ms 450 ms 459 ms ge-1-8.bas-a2.ird.yahoo.com [217.146.184.233]
27 582 ms 577 ms 589 ms www.vip.ird.yahoo.com [217.146.186.51]

Trace complete.

God dam it. So that's the reason my RS downloads speed seems to be taking a hit tonight. Sites seem to load slowly as well. Ironically, it seemed fine yesterday night.

i m getting 25-35 KB :-x

no problem here, am getting the same speeds

rite now rs speed is normal for me earlier it wasnt opening also.....think bsnl had made some alternative arrangement now....

I am gettin 6 KBPS download rate.

. Looks like pakis are behind this as well. They want to disrupt Indian economy.

M

lalitnagda said:
guyz,

I believe that the cables might not have been cut accidentally but it is an human act and most likely some anti social elements are involved.

as a few months ago in the same region there were cable cuts. All these years there were no major problems but suddenly these frequent cuts, look doubtful.

well i think it is done purposely by some anti social elements.

ubersoldat said:
I am gettin 6 KBPS download rate. . Looks like pakis are behind this as well. They want to disrupt Indian economy.

lol c'mon, conspiracies. :lol:

Its so hilarious to associate everything wrong in our country to our not-so-good neighbour

[On Topic] No speed problem here at Kolkata.

A

P A K I S T A N S U C K S

L I F E S U C K S
W O R L D S U C K S
V A C U U M S U C K S

M

aniruddhc said:
P A K I S T A N S U C K S

You aren't any better. Get a life, stop hating the country - it's people.

Ya mine was offline too yesterday . I was darn angry

J

change to open dns... you will be able to open all sites again

i m using for online games but not working goods these days

Repairs begin on undersea cable
*news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7794868.stm

Even my MTNL speeds suck. Haven't seen any movie in ages now.

and it is likely to be repaired only by the end the year... my RS downloads :'(

I am unaffected. Using Airtel Mobile office.

oh!! thats the reason the d/l speed sucks......!!

sometimes i got no prob, all sites open perfectly....!!but sometimes only a few are available, orkut is not opening now...!! but there was no prob last night....!! unusual..!!
i hv mtnl connection....!!

T

Cool G5 said:
I am unaffected. Using Airtel Mobile office.

Very lucky. Even this forum is not opening properly for me, forget about other sites.

my RS downloads happening at 8-10 kBps

(

M

MattNickson said:
under sea cable cut agen .

well can b work ov those sharp teeth sharks

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It has been said that cable cut was possibly caused by trawler net.

BTW, you might want to use the software of grammar and spelling that you're spamming.

It's partially been repaired in the France area already.

The speeds r up for me, from 5KBps yesterday to 168KBps today

Top speeds here! No such problem only a few days back.
Wow this makes one wonder how fragile we are.
I think accidents like these are just waiting to happen.Hope we find a better alternative to the irreplaceable medium of internet.
Last time you know your psalms of entertainment are cut off and you are living on a deserted island, yes it almost feels like this way,just because some shark got naughty or people got little adventurous to fish.

Compared to the size of the Nation, i dont know why we lack so much in Internet Infrastructure. While most countries are in MBPS, we still have KBPS or crappy MBPS broadband with 2-3 Cap.

Two years back my broadband was at same pricing and still same

When, i mean when ?

Yup, 73% of internet users in India as per a survey use a 256KBPS connection and about 4% use 2MBPSor higher, I've got 2MBPS.

C

^^
Figures with the B??

Sukhdeep Singh said:
Compared to the size of the Nation, i dont know why we lack so much in Internet Infrastructure. While most countries are in MBPS, we still have KBPS or crappy MBPS broadband with 2-3 Cap.

Two years back my broadband was at same pricing and still same When, i mean when ?

India is still waiting for a telecom/broadband revolution

thewisecrab said:
India is still waiting for a telecom/broadband revolution

Na Na, Telecom Revolution is here. Just that we are lacking at 3G. Rest is fine. What more than 10p calls and FREE SMS.

This is what my cousins say when they return from abraod

Me- do you see any change in India since your return
Reply - yes, just that even a Sabziwala, riksha wala have a mobile. Rest is same

T

Sukhdeep Singh said:
Na Na, Telecom Revolution is here. Just that we are lacking at 3G. Rest is fine. What more than 10p calls and FREE SMS.

India has witnessed cellphone revolution, but broadband revolution is still far. Speeds are not that great. We haven't got WiMax(Mobile) so far.

Okay guys, confirmation, speeds all back up.

I got 600KBPS + yesterday on my 5MBPS connection so all bak to normal.

P

i think still user are not getting full speed on some site like rapidshare etc

J

comp@ddict said:
Okay guys, confirmation, speeds all back up.

I got 600KBPS + yesterday on my 5MBPS connection so all bak to normal.

Yes, it seems Dataone is back to normal.

I couldn't figure out cos here Sify is unstable itself. Lol.

Yes, Rapid share is still giving a pathetic 10KBPS to mee, rest fine till now.

and i'm still suffering from bad RS speeds

what use is a premium account when all i can download is at the speed of 10-20KBps [sometimes even less]

Lol, u bought the premuim acc^^^ hehe

any one know when these cable will get joint??

My speeds are back to normal since today morning

My speeds are back to normal (including RS)
But the TD Forum is unusually slow today

My speed is not normal

Originally Posted by MattNickson
under sea cable cut agen .

well can b work ov those sharp teeth sharks

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Yes .. from the past 2 - 3 days , I have been getting patheic speeds.. now its getting back to normal

Still don't find any improvement.

Jus b'cuz of this, my COD5 dl from RS is being delayed.

M

Originally Posted by MattNickson
under sea cable cut agen .

well can b work ov those sharp teeth sharks

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