If your have trouble with Internet today...

[eTiMaGo]

Protesters outside the CAT Telecom building apparently took out the whole building's power... So half the country's internet on the fritz, yay...

[Guest]

I have had quite slow internet connection (Phuket, TOT ADSL) since yesterday.

I was thinking that due the turmoil, the government have routed all the traffic via legal interception proxies.

[transam]

Do they not realise their iPhones won't work now. ................

[shariq607]

Cat telecom down since 15 minutes ago

Edited November 30, 2013 by shariq607

[richsilver]

My CAT HiNet here in Pattaya is down as well.

[rheinwiese]

BKK Bangchak: internet very slow and limited. TV, FB, Twitter still working but no google, gmail and many more.

[shariq607]

Can't call their call center 1322 it says the number does not exist and also can't access any of their website. Its like the company does not exist anymore lol.

[GreenSnapper]

Crazy... will they shut down the whole internet? As in Syria?

[Jingthing]

OMG, this is real.

Definitely a good tactic I guess if you're trying to do what they're trying to do.

But I think it starts to get scary ...

[GreenSnapper]

Next door to the CAT building is the TOT building. Go figure....

[Jingthing]

Next door to the CAT building is the TOT building. Go figure....

This forum could get a lot less active soon ...

It might be a good time to contact friends and relatives abroad about potential communication problems coming up.

Edited November 30, 2013 by Jingthing

[Nowhereman60]

I just called CAT and got a recorded message that the internet is down. No reason given.

[shariq607]

I just called CAT and got a recorded message that the internet is down. No reason given.

Probably an automated system failure message by the system that is now been broadcasted all cat contact numbers

[CP3]

lucky you reached to IVR. It just didnt connect for me

Edited November 30, 2013 by CP3

[davejonesbkk]

how does this affect the internet in Thailand as a whole? Do CAT control all the main lines going out of the country? Right now I seem to be able to browse just fine but several games I was attempting to update got cut off or are crawling along at 20kbps when they are usually around 1-2mbps....

[shariq607]

lucky you reached to IVR. It just didnt connect for me

Me too I couldn't connect to them

[shariq607]

I underestimated the protest but now I can safely say that shit just got way too serious.

[GreenSnapper]

CAT is getting back electricity again and servers are starting again soon. Hope things will improve.

[slipperylobster]

Really? I am not having problems with it at all, but I am up here in Udon.

[joncl]

It is not just TOT and CAT, True (mobile and internet) is also down and they say back at 10pm tonight or in the morning - two different CSP's two different answers.

DTAC mobile internet is fine though ..

[Nowhereman60]

I just read that CAT is reporting that protesters cut power that affected a server and a back-up server

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

It is not just TOT and CAT, True (mobile and internet) is also down and they say back at 10pm tonight or in the morning - two different CSP's two different answers.

DTAC mobile internet is fine though ..

Re True, perhaps for you, but obviously not for everyone.

I've been using True's cable internet at my home in BKK for the past several hours up to right now, and I've never had my connection completely die out.

It has, however, been running unusually slow and seems to be having periodic hickups when trying to connect. But at least it's crawling, instead of four legs to the sky...

CAT does serve as a gateway for internet traffic into and out of Thailand. But they're not the only one, AFAIK...

Just remember, the protest leaders have announced their plans to go after BOTH TOT and CAT oN Sunday and Monday as part of their campaign to occupy the facilities of government entities. Today might only be the appetizer offered as a prelude to the main course.

[noikrit]

Skype via Dubai is ok ...

[Taggart]

Perhaps not related, but I've been having a lot of trouble this morning (evening Bangkok time) getting through to Thailand from overseas on a landline telephone to two different cell phone numbers in Thailand. If I get through after multiple tries the call only lasts a couple of minutes before the line drops.

[bluecheesefan]

I just lost my True internet for about 20 minutes. ToT was not out, but the ADSL was not working. Twitter is not working now, however, the website http://webcorp.trueinternet.co.th/eh/linkinter/gateway.php shows that all CAT lines are now "up". My slingbox (US based) is now working!! Woohoo!! I have TV again

[davejonesbkk]

Everything's stopped working for me now. I still seem to be connected but no websites will resolve at all :/

Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

[klikster]

3BB here in Khon Kaen still ok, but slow.

[Commander Tamson]

3BB in Ubon is very intermittent. Has been for a couple of days. When working it's pathetically slow. DTAC 3G access if fine though.

Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

[Turkleton]

TOT Pattaya, slow as hell since 1-2 hours.

12call 3G is ok

[animatic]

This what happens when a paranoid paternalist government thinks it MUST

Control information and block porn and un-approved thoughts etc.

All the Internet in Thailand goes through bangkok control points, better described as choke points,

So all data can be government filtered , blocked or monitored.

Kill the power for the big network servers and the whole shooting match collapses.

Good job MICT!