Chicago area internet is sucking hard.

**All_That_Chaz** · 05-21-2008, 02:42 PM

So at some point early today a Level 3 fiber-optic cable was cut in the Chicago headquarters for the internet. The backups are all saturated and the internet is running about .02x for mine and everyone else's ISP in the Chicago area. It took a minute and a half for this page to load. Kind of makes me nostalgic for the days of dialup, but not really. I also find it funny how South Park did an episode on this kind of subject recently.

I heard from someone that this problem should be getting fixed at about 8pm CST tonight.

So yea, if you're in the Chicago area and wondering why your internet is slow as hell, it isn't just you.

**PsYcHoZeRoSk8eR** · 05-21-2008, 02:46 PM

What the hell? How did they cut one of the fiber-optic cables? Didn't they have something better they could cut? Also, this would explain why my internet at school was sucking...

**All_That_Chaz** · 05-21-2008, 03:04 PM

Seriously. Some people don't get nearly enough bleach in their diet.

**DarkbearX** · 05-21-2008, 03:34 PM

Gotta head out Californee Way until 8PM CST.

cool110 · 05-21-2008, 03:44 PM

the FFR server is in chicago

**All_That_Chaz** · 05-21-2008, 04:21 PM

Yay it lives!

welsh_girl · 05-21-2008, 06:43 PM

I gave you a Cat, that must of made things better =]]

**All_That_Chaz** · 05-21-2008, 06:57 PM

You always brighten my day, sweety pie <3

welsh_girl · 05-22-2008, 09:10 AM

- Feels Special -

**Specforces** · 05-22-2008, 10:36 AM

Chaz, please explain to me what this internet is. I absolutely must know.

**Sir_Thomas** · 05-22-2008, 11:45 AM

Well...
Its not a big truck; thats for sure.

**sumzup** · 05-22-2008, 11:57 AM

It's a series of tubes.

**TC_Halogen** · 05-22-2008, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by All_That_Chaz

[lots of text] Kind of makes me nostalgic for the days of dialup, but not really.

[wall of text]

Welcome to my world. Dial-up sucks. =/

Izzy · 05-22-2008, 12:22 PM

No such thing as the internet.

But could this be why FFR was slow earlier?

**All_That_Chaz** · 05-22-2008, 12:32 PM

The internet is the messiah.

And it's fixed so any new problems are unrelated to this.

**reuben_tate** · 05-22-2008, 01:13 PM

That sounds really sucky. I can't stand slow internet.

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