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Re: Connectivity status for Egypt
From: Roy <r.engehausen () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:07:40 -0800
On 1/27/2011 3:47 PM, Danny O'Brien wrote:
I suggest that you confine your information to the press on what you know rather than speculation on the cause.Around 2236 UCT, we lost all Internet connectivity with our contacts in Egypt, and I'm hearing reports of (in declining order of confirmability): 1) Internet connectivity loss on major (broadband) ISPs 2) No SMS 4) Intermittent connectivity with smaller (dialup?) ISPs 5) No mobile service in major cities -- Cairo, Alexandria The working assumption here is that the Egyptian government has made the decision to shut down all external, and perhaps internal electronic communication as a reaction to the ongoing protests in that country. If anyone can provide more details as to what they're seeing, the extent, plus times and dates, it would be very useful. In moments like this there are often many unconfirmed rumors: I'm seeking concrete reliable confirmation which I can pass onto the press and those working to bring some communications back up (if you have a ham radio license, there is some very early work to provide emergency connectivity. Info at: http://pastebin.com/fHHBqZ7Q ) Thank you,
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Current thread:
- RE: Connectivity status for Egypt, (continued)
- RE: Connectivity status for Egypt Nathan Eisenberg (Jan 31)
- Re: Connectivity status for Egypt Valdis . Kletnieks (Jan 28)
- Re: Connectivity status for Egypt Alastair Johnson (Jan 28)
- Re: Connectivity status for Egypt Christopher Morrow (Jan 28)
- Re: Connectivity status for Egypt Christopher Morrow (Jan 28)
- Re: Connectivity status for Egypt Alexander Harrowell (Jan 28)
- Re: Connectivity status for Egypt jim deleskie (Jan 28)
- Re: Connectivity status for Egypt Christopher Morrow (Jan 28)
- in case of prefix withdrawal, dial-out Eric Brunner-Williams (Jan 28)
- Re: Connectivity status for Egypt Paul Ferguson (Jan 27)
- Re: Connectivity status for Egypt Danny O'Brien (Jan 27)
- Re: Connectivity status for Egypt Marshall Eubanks (Jan 28)
- Re: Connectivity status for Egypt Patrik Wallström (Jan 28)
- Re: Connectivity status for Egypt Patrick W. Gilmore (Jan 28)
- Re: Connectivity status for Egypt Marshall Eubanks (Jan 28)
- Re: [menog] Fwd: Connectivity status for Egypt Vesna Manojlovic (Jan 29)
- Re: [menog] Fwd: Connectivity status for Egypt Ingo Flaschberger (Jan 29)