Board connection problems?

[Immkokay]

I just got on this morning but it appears there haven't been any new threads for most of this morning. Anybody else having issues? My internet is with Verizon and with the strike, I wondered if that might be the problem but it appears fairly widespread.

[BonnieJean]

I got that too. I could get on the front/main SC page. Down at the bottom is a list of links and the one for "message boards" wasn't working so I think there was just a problem with the boards. All cleared up now.

[Immkokay]

It must be something technical going on with the boards site because this happened twice in the last couple weeks. I do have issues with the FIOS tv, internet, and phone more and more often. At least When I have needed tech help, their tech people are all in the U.S.. That is one of the big issues though with the contract talks because like most of these big corporations, they want to send these call centers off shore and there go American jobs. I used to work for the third largest insurance broker in the world with 20,000 employees in heaven knows how many countries. The computer operations and a lot of the accounting was handled by three offices in downtown Mumbai. India. It was difficult to communicate and the time difference was 10 hours. That's the way of the world.

[MeWriter]

Both this board and the Y&R boards were down for a time today. It was probably for maintenance. I have Verizon - did not know they were on strike - Yikes!

[kitty711]

I work right across from the big Verizon building in NYC. They have been protesting for a few weeks here. Anyways, I couldn't get on any of the message boards this morning which meant I had to do work.

[OttSensFan]

These "connection problems" have been going on off & on since February.
For me anyway.

[FerretLove]

The board shuts down all the time. When you come back there's been no new posts for hours, so it's an issue with this site.

[Immkokay]

It's only affecting Verizon in the northeast and mid Atlantic. I'm in Richmond VA which is about as far south as the strike goes. Their contract expired last August so the two unions involved have been working without a contract trying to come to terms over healthcare, pension funds and trying to block Verizon from sending their tech centers overseas. This does not affect their wireless business which is much larger and more profitable than the tv, landline phones and internet. Supposedly they've trained non union personnel but a long term strike is going to probably affect service.

[victor lord jr]

These "connection problems" have been going on off & on since February.
For me anyway.

lol for me too you never know when its going to work or not lol sometimes I cant get on for days, I had people say its my computer but I don't think so everything eles seems to work and others have said they cant get on for days at a time too lol

[20062007]

It was down for about 12 hours yesterday into this morning... lol. Awful!

[July Baby]

I work right across from the big Verizon building in NYC. They have been protesting for a few weeks here. Anyways, I couldn't get on any of the message boards this morning which meant I had to do work.

LOL! That's hilarious!!!!!

[mamabarri]

i'm done offering to help, or reporting. i'll post when i can find my shows and my friends who post on those threads, but i'm not going to push it anymore. bye to the techies, and good luck.