Starting to see anecdotal recovery now in Vancouver, BC. On Mon., Apr. 19, 2021, 15:37 Rich Lafferty via Outages <[email protected]> wrote:
> I feel kind of weird sending an update that just says “yep, still out”, > but it’s uncommon for a national wireless carrier to have a multi-hour > outage, so: > > Yep, still out. > > Further coverage as we approach the *eleventh* hour: > > https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/rogers-outage-1.5992954 > > Since this is consumer wireless there are no NOC updates etc. and Rogers > has not been forthcoming with details. > > (One side element I find interesting: A lot of reporting has mentioned > that the outage is most prevalent in [list of major Canadian cities] > “according to downdetector.com”, but since DownDetector reflects absolute > # of user reports, I suspect that is only saying that major cities have > more people in them.) > > -Rich > > *Rich Lafferty* > [email protected] / 647-377-1165 > Toronto, Canada > http://www.lafferty.ca > > <https://twitter.com/mendel> <https://twitter.com/mendel> > <https://facebook.com/richlafferty> <https://facebook.com/richlafferty> > <https://linkedin.com/in/richlafferty> > <https://linkedin.com/in/richlafferty> <https://instagram.com/wlonkly> > <https://instagram.com/wlonkly> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/mendel> > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/mendel> <https://github.com/wlonkly> > <https://github.com/wlonkly> <https://mendel.tumblr.com> > <https://mendel.tumblr.com> > On Apr 19, 2021, 1:55 PM -0400, Rich Lafferty , wrote: > > Rogers Wireless (one of Canada’s big three-or-so phone providers) is > experiencing a Canada-wide outage, starting around 08:00 Eastern time > (-0400) and still ongoing as of now (13:52). Affecting calls, text and > wireless data, and specifically 911 callbacks. Home/business wired internet > is unaffected. > > Timing is particularly bad as a couple of provinces have opened COVID > vaccinations up to new age groups as of this week and pharmacies are > relying on text and calls to notify availability. > > Coverage: > > > https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/04/19/rogers-customers-experience-canada-wide-network-outage-emergency-services-and-physicians-warn-of-disruptions.html > > > -Rich > > *Rich Lafferty* > [email protected] / 647-377-1165 > Toronto, Canada > http://www.lafferty.ca > > <https://twitter.com/mendel> <https://twitter.com/mendel> > <https://facebook.com/richlafferty> <https://facebook.com/richlafferty> > <https://linkedin.com/in/richlafferty> > <https://linkedin.com/in/richlafferty> <https://instagram.com/wlonkly> > <https://instagram.com/wlonkly> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/mendel> > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/mendel> <https://github.com/wlonkly> > <https://github.com/wlonkly> <https://mendel.tumblr.com> > <https://mendel.tumblr.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Outages mailing list > [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/outages >
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