Earthquakes off Taiwan knocks out undersea cables… and the mrbrown show
Update, 2.52pm Wed, 27 Dec 2006: Looks like we’re 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 night’s 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