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  • cabinetman
    Gone but not Forgotten RIP
    • Jun 2006
    • 15218
    • So. Florida
    • Delta
    #1

    AT&T Blackout

    We have been without internet since 6:00 PM on Monday. Tonight my wife (the genius) got a connection somehow by typing in the address box a Bellsouth Fast Access number they gave us the last time it went down. We also had to put in a user ID and a password.

    When it went down, the 24/7 tech number dialed would have an immediate message that they had technical difficulties, call later, goodbye. That right there sent my wife up the wall. So, now we have a connection, don't know for how long, and was wondering if anyone else experienced losing their AT&T connection.
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    • Lonnie in Orlando
      Senior Member
      • May 2003
      • 649
      • Orlando, FL, USA.
      • BT3000
      #2
      Yep, lost it last night for a few hours here in Orlando. Came back about midnight. Seems to be OK now.

      - Lonnie
      OLD STUFF ... houses, furniture, cars, wine ... I love it all

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        • Uncle Cracker
          The Full Monte
          • May 2007
          • 7091
          • Sunshine State
          • BT3000
          #3
          Same thing here... 5 hours out, tech support phones unanswered. And not a word about it on the DSL home site today. I bet the bill will be 100% here on time, though...

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            • 4estgump
              Established Member
              • Nov 2006
              • 123
              • Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
              • Ryobi BT3000
              #4
              Yep,
              Here in Kentucky same thing. About 5 hours.
              4est

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                • crokett
                  The Full Monte
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 10627
                  • Mebane, NC, USA.
                  • Ryobi BT3000
                  #5
                  My parents are on Bellsouth DSL and they were out also.
                  David

                  The chief cause of failure in this life is giving up what you want most for what you want at the moment.

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                    • skipwill
                      Established Member
                      • Dec 2002
                      • 246
                      • Columbia, SC, USA.
                      #6
                      Bellsouth dsl has been fine here in SC...
                      Skip
                      www.ShopFileR.com

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                        • Jeffrey Schronce
                          Veteran Member
                          • Nov 2005
                          • 3822
                          • York, PA, USA.
                          • 22124
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Uncle Cracker
                          Same thing here... 5 hours out, tech support phones unanswered. And not a word about it on the DSL home site today. I bet the bill will be 100% here on time, though...
                          They should adjust the bill, not that it will make much of a difference.

                          Hey, at least you aren't paying Comcast $100 month!

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                            • cabinetman
                              Gone but not Forgotten RIP
                              • Jun 2006
                              • 15218
                              • So. Florida
                              • Delta
                              #8
                              We got through to tech when it went down. Spoke to a guy in India named Joe. Anyway, he said it will be out about 4 hrs. In actuality it was about 24 hours. HEY JOE...BAD GUESSWORK. Then to top it all off, getting the goodbye message...try later. Hey, I was on forum withdrawal.
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                                • Jeffrey Schronce
                                  Veteran Member
                                  • Nov 2005
                                  • 3822
                                  • York, PA, USA.
                                  • 22124
                                  #9
                                  Back when I lived down South and was with Bellsouth, they offered dial up as a back up for free with DSL account.

                                  While that sounds pointless, let me tell you there was one night that I was at a final table of an online poker tournament that I would have killed for dial up back up when cable line was down due to a car smashing a pole.

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                                    • tedkitch
                                      Senior Member
                                      • Jul 2006
                                      • 646
                                      • NE Suburbs, Chicago
                                      • Ryobi BT3100 What else is there?
                                      #10
                                      I wonder if they just switched a ton of connections to go through the governments secret equipment. Not like AT&T would do anything like that.
                                      Ted Kitch

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