S L O W or no Internet?

[eigoya]

Internet (timewarner)packed up at home this morning. Came into office (UH) and super super super slow... I had to refresh this page three times to write this. For those who know, what is going on?

[geochem]

same story for me. working off my cell hotspot....

[PunaMauka2]

Same with wi-fi up mauka. Mobile network is a go.

[Kaimana]

Good to know I'm not there only one. Even T-Mobile is barely getting reception when I normally have a few bars of LTE.

[PaulW]

Speaking of which - does anyone know of a place in Puna (or Hilo) where you can go for reliable hi-speed internet?
(Besides McDonalds and Starbucks!)

[Lee M-S]

Can't guarantee reliable or high speed, but Safeway and Target both have free WiFi. Also most if not all libraries. And Kuhio Grill.

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Originally posted by PaulW

Speaking of which - does anyone know of a place in Puna (or Hilo) where you can go for reliable hi-speed internet?
(Besides McDonalds and Starbucks!)

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[pahoated]

Looks like Oceanic cable is hard down. Might be related, Hwy 19 is closed near Honomu with a tree and utility lines down.

"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"

[geochem]

found a notice on UH ITS site confirming PT's comment - cable has been severed 15 mi N of Hilo. Estimated time for repair is 4:00 PM

ETA - just in time to see that it looks like it has been restored already...

[leilanidude]

Pahoa Home Video has 14km down speeds and is on Hawaiian Telcom DSL. that is always an option if Oceanic is down.

[PunaMauka2]

I overheard a wild rumour this morning that Time-Warner being hacked was the cause of an islandwide (or was it kingdomwide?...anyway) internet shutdown.

The tree taking out an Oceanic cable sounds the more plausible.