Comments on: Middle East: Internet Outage Enrages Bloggers http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/01/mena-internet-outage-enrages-bloggers/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:14:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sajit Viswan http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/01/mena-internet-outage-enrages-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-1540685 Sajit Viswan Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:35:36 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/01/mena-internet-outage-enrages-bloggers/#comment-1540685 It took some time to realise why the pop mail was breaking off each time I tried to send a email. It took a call to confirm the problem to the broken cable. Does anyone know? 1) How do these cables get broken? 2) How does the slower connection possible without the route through the cable? It took some time to realise why the pop mail was breaking off each time I tried to send a email. It took a call to confirm the problem to the broken cable.

Does anyone know?

1) How do these cables get broken?
2) How does the slower connection possible without the route through the cable?

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]]> By: Global Voices بالعربية » الكويت: ويمر شهر من الجنون http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/01/mena-internet-outage-enrages-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-1380359 Global Voices بالعربية » الكويت: ويمر شهر من الجنون Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:06:22 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/01/mena-internet-outage-enrages-bloggers/#comment-1380359 [...] والانقطاع الأخير للانترنت لا يساعد هذا الجو, والمدون Forzaq8 يوجه اصبع الاتهام على من يقع عليه اللوم ويقول: نعم, لومو مصر على ذلك! [...] [...] والانقطاع الأخير للانترنت لا يساعد هذا الجو, والمدون Forzaq8 يوجه اصبع الاتهام على من يقع عليه اللوم ويقول: نعم, لومو مصر على ذلك! [...]

]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » Five cables cut? Just what is going on? http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/01/mena-internet-outage-enrages-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-1377393 …My heart’s in Accra » Five cables cut? Just what is going on? Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:10:27 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/01/mena-internet-outage-enrages-bloggers/#comment-1377393 [...] the meantime, bloggers are predictably distressed. In a report on Global Voices, Amira Al-Hussaini finds middle eastern bloggers asking why their connectivity depends on just a few fragile cables, [...] [...] the meantime, bloggers are predictably distressed. In a report on Global Voices, Amira Al-Hussaini finds middle eastern bloggers asking why their connectivity depends on just a few fragile cables, [...]

]]> By: Global Voices بالعربية » الأردن: رجال, نساء, وفتيات من الثلج http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/01/mena-internet-outage-enrages-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-1376376 Global Voices بالعربية » الأردن: رجال, نساء, وفتيات من الثلج Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:20:44 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/01/mena-internet-outage-enrages-bloggers/#comment-1376376 [...] -أو امرأة- الثلج, مما دفع أحد المدونين إلى طلب هدنة. ومع تعطل وبطئ [انكليزي] خدمة الانترنت في الشرق الأوسط, كان من الطبيعي [...] [...] -أو امرأة- الثلج, مما دفع أحد المدونين إلى طلب هدنة. ومع تعطل وبطئ [انكليزي] خدمة الانترنت في الشرق الأوسط, كان من الطبيعي [...]

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Jordan: Snowmen, Women and Babes http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/01/mena-internet-outage-enrages-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-1375163 Global Voices Online » Jordan: Snowmen, Women and Babes Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:30:51 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/01/mena-internet-outage-enrages-bloggers/#comment-1375163 [...] place in making a snowman, erm, woman - prompting one blogger to call a truce. With the Internet slowing down across the Middle East, it was only natural for Jordan's bloggers to pour their creative juices [...] [...] place in making a snowman, erm, woman – prompting one blogger to call a truce. With the Internet slowing down across the Middle East, it was only natural for Jordan’s bloggers to pour their creative juices [...]

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