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Are DUers having internet problems right now? I'm West Coast-based (Original Post) MerryHolidays Jun 2021 OP
None at all. Ocelot II Jun 2021 #1
Ok. That helps. Downdetector is not reporting anything in Bay Area. Thanks! nt MerryHolidays Jun 2021 #2
It's been sketchy for me at home and now at a hotel captain queeg Jun 2021 #3
Hmmmm... MerryHolidays Jun 2021 #5
My internet's fine, it's my TV that has been having issues - but we had a bad storm earlier today Rhiannon12866 Jun 2021 #4
Rhiannon12866, we HAVE to make sure you're up! MerryHolidays Jun 2021 #7
Awww, thanks so much! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2021 #9
There was a problem today with something called Fastly MerryHolidays Jun 2021 #11
We had a violent storm here earlier, teeming rain, wind and thunder - not all that unusual though Rhiannon12866 Jun 2021 #12
Don't know if you saw my last reply to you - Jimmy Kimmel talked about it! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2021 #15
Xfinity/Comcast internet is down now, and I am struggling with that MerryHolidays Jun 2021 #16
Oh no! But aren't the other students also affected?? Rhiannon12866 Jun 2021 #17
Yes and that's the main point MerryHolidays Jun 2021 #18
I'm so sorry, that really sucks - especially at this hour! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2021 #19
It isn't and that's also a source of frustration MerryHolidays Jun 2021 #20
i am in central New Mexico chillfactor Jun 2021 #6
Ok. Thanks all. MerryHolidays Jun 2021 #10
No problems in Phoenix. AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2021 #8
"Fast" a CDN has been having problems today RainCaster Jun 2021 #13
Ah ha! Jimmy Kimmel explained it! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2021 #14

captain queeg

(11,780 posts)
3. It's been sketchy for me at home and now at a hotel
Tue Jun 8, 2021, 10:07 PM
Jun 2021

I can switch to my cell phone service though so don’t know how consistent it’s been.

MerryHolidays

(7,715 posts)
5. Hmmmm...
Tue Jun 8, 2021, 10:10 PM
Jun 2021

downdetector.com is showing an issue in Los Angeles, but nothing elsewhere on the West Coast.

I'm going to reset my modem and router to see if that helps.

Rhiannon12866

(221,922 posts)
4. My internet's fine, it's my TV that has been having issues - but we had a bad storm earlier today
Tue Jun 8, 2021, 10:09 PM
Jun 2021

And lost power briefly. And I'm in Northeastern NY.

MerryHolidays

(7,715 posts)
7. Rhiannon12866, we HAVE to make sure you're up!
Tue Jun 8, 2021, 10:12 PM
Jun 2021

None of us would have immediate access to Colbert, Trevor, SNL, etc without your extreme diligence posting these videos the moment they're publicly available!

Hope you are doing very well!

Rhiannon12866

(221,922 posts)
9. Awww, thanks so much!
Tue Jun 8, 2021, 10:17 PM
Jun 2021

And it happens to be The Daily Show that's unavailable at the moment. First it froze, now it's just a black screen. But everything else seems accessible, so it must be just that individual channel. However, my internet's working fine, so I can still access it when it's uploaded.

MerryHolidays

(7,715 posts)
11. There was a problem today with something called Fastly
Tue Jun 8, 2021, 10:19 PM
Jun 2021

This caused a lot of major websites (e.g., CNN) to be out. I wonder if it's still ongoing. Not good when we don't have Trevor!

Rhiannon12866

(221,922 posts)
12. We had a violent storm here earlier, teeming rain, wind and thunder - not all that unusual though
Tue Jun 8, 2021, 10:25 PM
Jun 2021

The power went out, though not for long. It took the TV much longer to come back - but just checked again and Trevor is finally back. And at least he's repeated later. We have Spectrum here in these parts and it's not an unusual occurrence.

MerryHolidays

(7,715 posts)
16. Xfinity/Comcast internet is down now, and I am struggling with that
Thu Jun 10, 2021, 04:46 AM
Jun 2021

My daughter has an AP online exam from home in a few hours, and this is stressing me out!

Rhiannon12866

(221,922 posts)
17. Oh no! But aren't the other students also affected??
Thu Jun 10, 2021, 04:49 AM
Jun 2021

Can you tell anyone? Something like this is obviously out of her control and she can't be the only one...

MerryHolidays

(7,715 posts)
18. Yes and that's the main point
Thu Jun 10, 2021, 04:54 AM
Jun 2021

It's just that I woke up early to reset the home network/modem/routers to make sure there was no internal problems. And what do I wake up to: good old Xfinity is down!

But, yes, I am sure there are tons of other students similarly affected. And our phone hot spots are working.

Checking stuff out is good, but having redundancies is essential too...It's just tough to be rational at 253 in the morning!

Rhiannon12866

(221,922 posts)
19. I'm so sorry, that really sucks - especially at this hour!
Thu Jun 10, 2021, 04:59 AM
Jun 2021

But it can't e the first time this has happened in over a year of virtual learning, they must have prepared for it before.

MerryHolidays

(7,715 posts)
20. It isn't and that's also a source of frustration
Thu Jun 10, 2021, 05:05 AM
Jun 2021

for me regarding Xfinity. This NEVER used to happen, but it is now happening more than before. That might be due to so many folks being on the internet at once (but it's 3am here, so I doubt that's the case). It's just that Xfinity doesn't give any notice about these issues via a text etc, and you have to spend 30 minutes just to figure that the problem is not with us, but with the ISP.

I am going to call them up today, and speak my mind. I will probably get a free pay-per-view movie, which is what they give to irate customers to make them go away!

Hopefully this will get cured in the next few hours....am going to try to catch 3 hours of sleep before then!

Goodnight, and hope all is well!

MerryHolidays

(7,715 posts)
10. Ok. Thanks all.
Tue Jun 8, 2021, 10:17 PM
Jun 2021

It appears that the problem has to do with a niche website. The reason I was concerned was that my device was a bit slow to load DU, but i think this is a separate issue.

As always, I appreciate the DU community's rapidfire assistance/help. You're not like family, you ARE family!

AZSkiffyGeek

(12,597 posts)
8. No problems in Phoenix.
Tue Jun 8, 2021, 10:14 PM
Jun 2021

I did read there were issues w/ cloud sites on the East Coast this morning, but that doesn't seem relevant.

Rhiannon12866

(221,922 posts)
14. Ah ha! Jimmy Kimmel explained it!
Wed Jun 9, 2021, 04:48 AM
Jun 2021

Just got a chance to catch up with it now, but he started out by saying there were major internet problems today, that numerous websites crashed and were down for over an hour:

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017660789

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