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Internet problems continue with fourth cable break
by This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it on Sunday, 3 February 2008Posted on Sunday, 4 January 2009
Etisalat is ruthless
Posted by Saad at 22:52 UAE time
This refers to the present internet problem of cable damage. Here Etisalat is very ruthless to its customers. They never tell anything to users. Its their monopoly here in UAE. Hope that everything returns to normal soon.
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Posted on Sunday, 28 December 2008
Internet disrupted
Posted by Najaf Haider at 17:13 UAE time
An even bigger issue than the disruption is that the companies are not updating the customers regarding the progress of repairs. We, the users, are being kept in the dark. There must be an official statement regarding the exact date of repairs, and a day-by-day update of ongoing works.
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Posted on Saturday, 27 December 2008
Internet Cannot Connect in Other Websites
Posted by Ricky at 12:56 UAE time
This is the very sad situation here in Dubai. I cannot receive my salary for the month of December with this shit internet problem. Because my boss he don't believe that the Etisalat Internet Disruption is not a hindrance for operating his business for accessing websites. Crazy yah? I did everthing formated all PC's and show to them the news from gulfnews. I'm very disappointed with that company...
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Posted on Wednesday, 24 December 2008
Cable breaks
Posted by Dave at 15:52 UAE time
My pal, Fred thinks that it's caused by earthquakes. The breaks are all on a fault line.
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Posted on Sunday, 21 December 2008
internet got effeted.
Posted by Adnan jalal at 02:48 UAE time
It's a very big disaster, it should recover as soon as possible so Gulf will again be in contact with other countries easily through internet and the buniness will again start. Nowadays the economy in the UAE is very low and they should recover that matter soon.
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Posted on Saturday, 20 December 2008
UAE Unaffected?????
Posted by John Smith at 03:42 UAE time
Its really when Etisalat said that they are not affected by this cable break.. when you can't even upload a 10kb file.. yeah, browsers are okay a bit slow though.
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Losing connections to many websites
Posted by Rami at 20:39 UAE time
This issue has been a pain in the neck, I wish it can be fixed as soon as possible, currently, In Dubai, I am unable to connect to Youtube.com Therefor not being able to reply to my Videos :-/
And following the official World of Warcraft (US) Forums this problem is also effecting the connection to the game, and the game became seriously slow, and players disconnect regularly.
And many people depend on the Internet, So i believe this should be fixed as soon as possible, This problem also reaches India and Pakistan!
I hope this will be fixed soon, I'm waiting for updates
Rami
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Posted on Tuesday, 5 February 2008
Tapping fiber
Posted by congressive at 10:11 UAE time
To tap fiber, it must be cut. Offshore taps such as these would allow virtually all data to the Middle East to be intercepted without detection, except for the blackout of service while the taps were being installed.
Or it could be a freaky coincidence.
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It is persian gulf
Posted by jack at 09:14 UAE time
No body of water by that name has ever existed. The correct name is the Persian Gulf, which always has been, and will always remain, Persian.
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Posted on Monday, 4 February 2008
Four in one week?
Posted by Rainigade at 17:33 UAE time
At the risk of sounding like a conspiracy theorist - I must agree that there is something afoot in FOUR cables being "cut" in a matter of a week. Funny how three ships' anchors were mislaid all in a short period of time.
However, the point of my submitting a comment today was to WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree with Heba, from Egypt. Loved her comment on the photograph - it made me laugh out loud at work!
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Suspicious cable break
Posted by Jason at 16:56 UAE time
Iran actually lost 100% internet connectivity with 100% packet loss. The following link shows clearly who was and wasn't affected using a universal internet performance measurement.
http://www.internettrafficreport.com/details.htm
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4th Cable break
Posted by Alex Fisken at 14:01 UAE time
Details: Good morning,
I fully appreciate that the severing of an internet cable is not the fault of Etisalat, DU or any other service providor.
However when I am paying a VASTLY INFLATED FEE for a service I do not receive (this is the 3rd time in 2 years) that is the responsibility of the service providor.
Either reduce the charges OR increase the bandwith for the same price for your customers.
We are customers so where is the 'best in class' customer service?
Non-existant I guess
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It's not a coincidence...
Posted by Samer at 10:06 UAE time
... it's Godzilla
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Undersea Internet cable cut – Should Iran be worried?
Posted by Behrooz at 09:39 UAE time
Dear Rabbit;
Take a look at this article by American Chronicle:
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/51085
It is saying that it might be a military reaction test by Americans:
"On the assumption that the cables cut were no accident, we must ask ourselves who would do such a thing and why. Clearly Iran, who were most affected, would gain nothing from such an action and are perhaps the target of those responsible?
But why would anyone want to disrupt communications in Iran (and other countries)? Could this be some subtle message to Iran, an example of how their communications can be affected by outside forces? Maybe this is a prelude to an attack, or perhaps a test run for a future one?"
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4 communications cables cut
Posted by Rabbit at 08:09 UAE time
Anyone who thinks four such cables cut in one week is just a series of accidents is profoundly stupid.
The thing which is not being reported by the corporate propaganda press is that Iran above all has been cut off by these acts of sabotage.
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