These were 10 the biggest internet outages of 2024
There are few disasters as unifying as an internet outage. Whether it’s a popular website, social network, or online service, everyone collectively freaks out when …
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Another massive outage takes down many of the internet’s biggest sites and service
For the second time in two weeks, a huge chunk of the internet is inaccessible due to a sudden outage. Whereas last week’s outage was …
Apple’s iCloud is the latest service to suffer an outage this week
Following the Verizon outage on Tuesday morning, the Gmail and YouTube issue on Tuesday night, and the “server configuration change” that took down Facebook and …
A day later, some Comcast phone customers still don’t have service
Yesterday, a nationwide outage affected Comcast phone customers, impacting service for customers in Denver, Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, Chicago,, Portland, Houston, Philadelphia, and Seattle. Although …
Comcast outage hits cities across the US
Comcast appears to be having intermittent problems with its service across all of the US. The company has confirmed that customers “may still be experiencing …
Verizon’s 4G LTE network suffers nationwide outage [updated]
We have received a number of reports this morning from Verizon Wireless customers complaining that the carrier’s 4G LTE network was down in various parts …
Verizon blames IP Multimedia Subsystem for 4G LTE outage
Verizon Wireless was the first major carrier to launch its super fast 4G LTE network in the United States. Being the first comes with its …
After brief outage, Verizon 4G LTE network is ‘returning to normal’
We received a number of reports this morning from Verizon Wireless customers complaining that the carrier’s 4G LTE network was down in various parts of …
RIM investigating BlackBerry message delays
RIM acknowledged that many its users have reported delayed message deliveries on Wednesday, although it remains unclear what the culprit might be. “We’re getting reports that some …
Siri suffering from extended outage
Apple’s new virtual personal assistant Siri is currently suffering from a major outage — the first extended outage since the service launched on October 14th. …
Class-action suit filed against RIM after BlackBerry outage
BlackBerry users have filed a class-action lawsuit against Research In Motion after the company’s massive service outage earlier this month, the Financial Post reported on …
Traffic accidents plunged during BlackBerry outage in Dubai, Abu Dhabi
Police in Abu Dhabi and Dubai said the number of reported traffic accidents plunged during Research In Motion’s recent three-day BlackBerry outage. According to The …
RIM to offer free ‘premium’ app and tech support to make up for BlackBerry outage
Research In Motion announced on Monday that it will soon offer BlackBerry users 12 free “premium” applications through December 31, 2011 as an apology for …
BlackBerry outage could cost RIM $100 million
Research In Motion’s recent BlackBerry outage was the worst in the company’s history, leaving BlackBerry users in the Middle East, Europe, parts of South America, Canada, Africa and …
RIM: All BlackBerry services have been restored
Research In Motion co-CEO Mike Lazaridis confirmed on a conference call Thursday morning that all BlackBerry services have been restored globally. The co-chief had issued …
RIM co-CEO issues public apology for ongoing BlackBerry outage [updated]
Research In Motion co-CEO Mike Lazaridis on Thursday issued a public apology to BlackBerry subscribers around the world following a major service outage that has …
BlackBerry outage affects millions for third day [updated]
After having initially said the issues were resolved following one day of service interruptions, millions of BlackBerry users across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and …
BlackBerry EMEA outage spills over to second day [updated]
BlackBerry users across Europe, the Middle East and Africa again find themselves without service on Tuesday as a bug that knocked millions of users offline …
BlackBerry bug knocks millions of users offline in Europe, Middle East and Africa
BlackBerry users in Africa, the Middle East and Europe have been without service since 11:00 a.m. Monday, The Telegraph reports. A bug on Research In Motion’s …
Skype service down for some, quick fix available now [updated]
Skype confirmed early Thursday morning that some users may experience connection issues signing into the service or making Skype calls. The company says it has …
Windows Phone 7 suffers second outage this week
Microsoft has confirmed that its Windows Phone 7 platform on Friday suffered its second major outage this week. Early on Friday, users began reporting that …
Verizon's 4G LTE network back online
Moments ago, Verizon Wireless confirmed that its 4G LTE network is back online. The network went down early yesterday morning and remained out of service …
HTC DROID Incredible 2, Casio G'zOne Commando available today; DROID Charge delayed?
Not a bad day to be an Android-loving Verizon Wireless customer. The nation’s largest wireless carrier has made two new handsets available: the sleek HTC …
Verizon: Engineers working to resolve 4G LTE outage
On Wednesday morning our inbox was flooded with complaints from readers stating that Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network was down — claims we were able …
The faster they are, the harder they fall: Verizon suffers major 4G LTE outage
Verizon Wireless’ speedy 4G LTE network hit another milestone on Tuesday night: its first major outage. BGR has confirmed what dozens of tipsters have been …
Netflix issues apology, service credit for Instant downtime
In the wake of Tuesday’s Netflix Instant outage, the company has issued a mea culpa and service credit to affected users. “We are sorry for …
Netflix streaming service down?
Our inbox is littered with tips from frustrated Netflix users attempting to stream videos from the site’s service. Reports state that Netflix’s Instant service, in …
