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Captain Zero

(7,468 posts) Thu Jun 4, 2020, 03:03 AM Jun 2020

Comcast Internet Outage. Anyone else?

Won't be up until 6-5 at 2:02 a.m. ?

Can anybody find any news about this?
Seems to me searching around there is a blackout on any news about it.

My tin foil is still in storage, but...

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Comcast Internet Outage. Anyone else? (Original Post) Captain Zero Jun 2020 OP

Internet outage hits Midwest. elleng Jun 2020 #1

Where are you located? Tucker08087 Jun 2020 #2

Indiana. Its been out since 2pm Wednesday Captain Zero Jun 2020 #3

A few brief outages in past week Cicada Jun 2020 #4

elleng

(135,777 posts)

1. Internet outage hits Midwest.

Reply to Captain Zero (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2020, 03:07 AM

Jun 2020

https://www.wcia.com/news/internet-outage-hits-midwest/

Truck accident leads to internet outage, Comcast says.
https://week.com/2020/06/03/comcast-down-throughout-the-area/

Tucker08087

(621 posts)

2. Where are you located?

Reply to Captain Zero (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2020, 03:36 AM

Jun 2020

I’m in New Jersey. We had vicious storms yesterday and last night. Power finally came back on about an hour ago (3:30 am) but cable is still out.

Captain Zero

(7,468 posts)

3. Indiana. Its been out since 2pm Wednesday

Reply to Tucker08087 (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 4, 2020, 04:15 AM

Jun 2020

And is not predicted back until 2:02 a.m. Friday. So basically they are saying 36 hours. Hope no critical infrastructure uses the same 'backbone,' that Comcast does. Huh?

Cicada

(4,533 posts)

4. A few brief outages in past week

Reply to Captain Zero (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2020, 09:35 AM

Jun 2020

Longest was about ten minutes. Maybe three or four others for a minute or so.

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