Three of four undersea internet cables get cut, hasn't affected you yet
by Darren Murph 
posted Dec 19th 2008 at 3:30PM
So, there's good news and bad news, and per tradition, we'll be starting with the latter. Three of four undersea cables that route internet traffic from Asia to North America have inexplicably been cut, meaning that your international Quake III server may be a bit slow this evening. The good news is that this fiasco clearly hasn't affected you yet. The AP has confirmed via Egypt's communications ministry that the cables have indeed been severed, causing massive outages in select portions of the world. Oddly, no suspicions of subterfuge have been mentioned, but we have all ideas rumors will start to swirl if another gets snipped. So, tell us readers -- are you still online? Wait, don't answer that.[Via ZDNet]
Filed under: Networking
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Eli @ Dec 19th 2008 3:33PM
As long as the fourth cable doesn't ge
Samboini @ Dec 19th 2008 3:38PM
What are you on about mine is working fi
Wolfticket @ Dec 19th 2008 3:47PM
But how did you still press the add comment bu
haX0r @ Dec 19th 2008 3:49PM
I haven't seen one problem all da
ByronGman @ Dec 19th 2008 3:53PM
Asia to North America.....
Wait, so does this mean I can finally play a Korean-free game of Starcraft???
I might actually win a game!
Ryoga Vee @ Dec 19th 2008 3:53PM
All clear on my end. Sunnyvale, CA seems me be alr...
Blastar @ Dec 19th 2008 3:55PM
I know nothing about the underwater cables.. I was just on my way to get a Crabby Patty when this happened.
Nerd Ferguson @ Dec 19th 2008 3:58PM
Ok, we coulda stopped after the first two successful, highly ranked irony jokes.
Everything after that was completly overki
Jeff @ Dec 19th 2008 4:01PM
i agree wi
sixt33n @ Dec 19th 2008 4:04PM
fffffffffuuuuuuu
Aaron @ Dec 19th 2008 4:16PM
http://www.internettrafficreport.com/
Jean-Michel Decombe @ Dec 19th 2008 5:54PM
Did anyone see my pet giant killer octopus?
Ogo @ Dec 19th 2008 7:09PM
The internet is a series of tubes... ^^ see picture above.
War Machine @ Dec 20th 2008 2:13AM
Ha ha ha! You guys are mean, poor haX0r tries to jump into the bandwagon with the outage joke and he gets voted down.
chezzo @ Dec 20th 2008 8:30AM
"but we have all ideas rumors will start to swirl if another gets snipped"
er, whut?
Alex @ Dec 20th 2008 10:58PM
Damn!
I was supposed to take the TOEFL iBT today...
It was f***n cancelled due to this "accident". Now I will not get my results on time for my Scolarship Application deadline.
I wished they had their servers on the US instead of India.
Random BSOD @ Dec 19th 2008 3:34PM
Who Knows @ Dec 19th 2008 3:55PM
This may have just changed my life forever.
Jason @ Dec 19th 2008 3:58PM
What a relief!! I was beginning to worry about that bounced check from Nigeria when I hadn't heard back from the guy.
thatrotierkid @ Dec 19th 2008 4:03PM
i finally understand why the engadget comments turn blue!
GenoMalice @ Dec 19th 2008 4:14PM
...I'm lost? it's blank!....
i.c. weiner @ Dec 19th 2008 7:54PM
@ Genomalice
WHOOSH!
Matthew C @ Dec 19th 2008 11:03PM
I'm crying with laughter, There's so much Blue!!!
This has to go into the engadget comment hall of fame.
B3astofthe3ast @ Dec 19th 2008 3:34PM
Damn pirates, where are the ninjas when you need em?
BigD145 @ Dec 19th 2008 4:09PM
Ninja's? You'll need about 50 of them to take down each pirate.
Gnaget @ Dec 19th 2008 4:16PM
50 ninjas to take down a pirate? psh. We all know that pirates are useless when up against a ninja. Like mike tyson vs a child. It's a matter of balance, ninja's have it, and a pirate with a wooden leg doesn't. Everyone knows that pirates are merely homeless degenerates with good PR
GenoMalice @ Dec 19th 2008 4:22PM
Not when these pirates are Somali and armed with RPG's Ak-47's and a bunch of nades!!
We're the African Spatnaz!
jojo4bee @ Dec 19th 2008 4:58PM
Wait, is Mike Tyson the Ninja or Pirate in your analogy?
BigD145 @ Dec 19th 2008 7:23PM
Tell that to Black Beard. It took a lot of guys to take him down.
CT A @ Dec 19th 2008 9:04PM
http://www.ratemymotivational.com/motivationals/13372-NINJAS-When_was_the_last_time_you_saw_a_ninja.jpg
BratPAQ @ Dec 19th 2008 11:12PM
tyson vs a baby? on a biting contest i presume?
Arg! @ Dec 20th 2008 12:48AM
When do ninjas go through sea legs training?
hckng-R-T-fakt @ Dec 19th 2008 3:34PM
Jason @ Dec 19th 2008 4:09PM
Are you my cloud? No?
HAS ANYONE SEE MY COMPUTING CLOUD?????
RT @ Dec 19th 2008 3:35PM
Where is this Asia?...…I don’t see it on my US road map.
tekdroid @ Dec 19th 2008 3:40PM
Perhaps when new oil reserves are found...
Erm.
Internetz working ftw!
DiGiC @ Dec 19th 2008 3:41PM
It would be that be smoking hole to the east
GaryZ @ Dec 19th 2008 5:36PM
I'd think somewhere in the middle of nowhere, there'd be a small town named Asia in US... surprise! didn't find one...
patriotsn1 @ Dec 19th 2008 3:35PM
Undoubtedly the result of the stimutax fiasco.
Michael B @ Dec 19th 2008 3:37PM
Sea Lab is amazing! Capt. Murphy is hilarious! (Go Ed Mundy you rule!)
why not the LS2LS7? @ Dec 19th 2008 4:28PM
I feel like a bear that has the strength of two bears.
(and it's Stimutacs)
R.I.P. Harry Goz
LameDuck @ Dec 19th 2008 5:13PM
It's like a koala bear has crapped a rainbow in my brain!
sasiki @ Dec 19th 2008 3:42PM
Good in Alabama. Yes.. we have internet here.
Sam H @ Dec 19th 2008 3:54PM
When did we get internet? Does this mean I don't have to drive to Mississippi on a daily basis any more?
Andrew Caudle @ Dec 19th 2008 4:06PM
It depends where you are in alabama, our isp just put in dsl a year ago and it is very unreliable.
thatrotierkid @ Dec 19th 2008 4:06PM
thats only until georgia finds out youve been stealing its wifi
digitallysick @ Dec 19th 2008 4:07PM
Alabama here, lucky to even have internet, good thing i am near florida, its the only thing i have going for me in alabama!
rzlmlchm009 @ Dec 19th 2008 4:32PM
Good, because everyone knows that Alabama is right next to Asia. ;)
SpydaKat 17 @ Dec 20th 2008 12:57PM
What is this internet you speak of?
vintendo05 @ Dec 22nd 2008 1:57AM
Nessy is at it again!