frenchyisback Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 (edited) Massive network outage in Canada hits homes, ATMs and 911 emergency lines Quote Rogers, which dominates mobile and internet market, says teams working to restore service amid widespread disruptions Reuters in Toronto Fri 8 Jul 2022 13.43 A major outage of mobile and internet networks caused widespread disruptions across Canada on Friday, affecting banks, police emergency lines and customers in the second outage to hit one of the country’s biggest telecom providers in 15 months. Customers gathered at coffee shops and public libraries to access alternate networks, while financial institutions reported problems with everything from automated machines to cashless payment systems. Rogers Communications said its technical teams were working to restore services as quickly as possible. The outage is likely to add to concerns about competition in the industry that is dominated by Rogers. ‘Asleep at the wheel’: Canada police’s spyware admission raises alarm The company, which has about 10 million wireless subscribers and 2.25 million retail internet subscribers, is the leading service provider in Ontario, and along with BCE and Telus, controls 90% of the market share in Canada. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/08/internet-down-canada-rogers-mobile-network-outage Not ATMs & 911 too This is the 21st century, I hope they invest in their infrastructure. 1 company controlling internet access for 90% of the population of the entire country is not OK. Edit: Not TheWeeknd canceling his stadium show over this Edited July 9, 2022 by frenchyisback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimes Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Omg that's like ATRLs 503 problem but IRL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Save-Me-Oprah Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 You been offline all day? This news is like 15 hours old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBeMe Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 yeah it stinks Like we just had a major wind storm which shut ALL electricity for two weeks and now we have all our internet gone and debit gone (which sucks). I just hope this isn't some sort of cyber attack or w/e....but yeah I hope it doesn't last too long. The fact that we literally only have two internet companies that hold the monopoly on everything is insane. Rogers and Bell are too huge They literally bullied Verizon from entering the Canadian market like 10 years ago and it seems like they will continue to do this ish...we need more COMPETITION. We also pay the highest internet and phone bill out of all the G7 nations which is INSANE imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protocol Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 It's a mess a kii a cackle I couldn't use my debit card earlier at the grocery store Luckily my Visa went through TELUS girls winning today (for once, after getting screwed over with insane prices our whole lives) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protocol Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 36 minutes ago, IBeMe said: yeah it stinks Like we just had a major wind storm which shut ALL electricity for two weeks and now we have all our internet gone and debit gone (which sucks). I just hope this isn't some sort of cyber attack or w/e....but yeah I hope it doesn't last too long. The fact that we literally only have two internet companies that hold the monopoly on everything is insane. Rogers and Bell are too huge They literally bullied Verizon from entering the Canadian market like 10 years ago and it seems like they will continue to do this ish...we need more COMPETITION. We also pay the highest internet and phone bill out of all the G7 nations which is INSANE imo. Canadians are too polite and too willing to take **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phreshprince Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Our internet was down most of the afternoon and evening and I’m in the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchyisback Posted July 9, 2022 Author Share Posted July 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, phreshprince said: Our internet was down most of the afternoon and evening and I’m in the US Are you by the Canadian border? Ive always assumed you were from NoCal or Washington State for some reason. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attitude Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Why is it down? Did someone hack it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizon Flame Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 This is why moving towards a paperless society is dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamil24 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 the issue with 2 companies controlling everything has been known for a while, but no one is willing to do anything about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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