walker 0 Posted February 6, 2008 Hi all A 5th internet cable has been cut. This time the target was Iran. Who or what is doing it? http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownew....t-91634 http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/02/who-cut-the-cab.html Your guess is as good as mine but there are some options. Kind Regards walker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Average Joe 0 Posted February 6, 2008 Its conclusive, only a monster of magnitude could possibly pull it off.... Thats or joos? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Necromancer- 0 Posted February 7, 2008 Has Iran totally been cut off? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dm 9 Posted February 7, 2008 Quote[/b] ]Professional terrorist fear monger Annie Jacobsen says Middle Eastern governments are lying about the real reason for the cuts. Hahahaha, more reporting like this is needed! (I.E. Reporting these idiots for what they actually are) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rstratton 0 Posted February 8, 2008 did they say how deep the water is where the cables were cut? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halochief89 0 Posted February 8, 2008 I actually believe the creature that created the bloop recording years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-ZG-BUZZARD 0 Posted February 8, 2008 It was definitely Godzilla! But, I'm amazed at the ship design of some of those cable repair ships... I mean, having a helo pad at the fore-front and so high... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alext223 0 Posted February 8, 2008 I think it would be fair to say that most of us don't have any idea as to what caused it. My guess, either a fishing trawler or some power that be, is, pardon the pun, testing the waters. To what ends? Your guess is as good as mine. But if all this was just "shit happening", the data from this could be useful to somebody, somewhere, sometime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kavoven 4 Posted February 8, 2008 I like the global warming theory Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mabes 0 Posted February 8, 2008 Oh, it's totally the Cloverfield monster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ti0n3r Posted February 8, 2008 I blame it on The big rip. Or maybe the cable got worn out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spokesperson 0 Posted February 8, 2008 If it's the same type of cable I don' think it would be very strange. You have thousands of miles of cable. Errors based on time/age could appear about at the same time. Say the probability of errors dramatically increases by some percent (=a lot, long cable) after a certain period of time. Then it would be enough if only a very small part of the cable is damaged. There could be built in errors, don't know if the market of oceanic cables is big. If not, it would be profitable to make it fail. Earlier, and probably now too, they used to make cars that required service more often. Changing a simple light on many new cars, requires special service. That Israel option is interesting but nothing has happened. And of course it wouldn't spoil the element of surprise as it's unknown who did it if any. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AWDrift 0 Posted February 8, 2008 Maybe the cables went emo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MehMan 0 Posted February 8, 2008 Space Aliens. Who else. They are the most obvoius choice! <.< >.> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commando84 0 Posted February 9, 2008 lol maybe some some ship went down on the cables? Or a us submarine weapons test? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M9ACE 0 Posted February 9, 2008 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_hi_te/mideast_internet_outage;_ylt=Av6bKOHcuepdGG4lyTggTyWs0NUE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RKSL-Rock Posted February 9, 2008 OK i admit it.... it was me and a pair of wire cutters... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SaBrE_UK 0 Posted February 9, 2008 Apparently it was a ship's anchor! coughcoverupcough Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sergei_Q 0 Posted February 9, 2008 It's not really an uncommon occurence, data cables get damaged & repaired all the time, but once something like this gets over the news threshold, all subsequent cases will also be reported. Hence it seems that all of a sudden internet is being cut off... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sc@tterbrain 0 Posted February 13, 2008 ...and do they know for sure the cable was "cut"? Who made/laid the cable? If it was a lowest bidder contract then maybe they got their moneys worth. Should have added better consipracy theories like: -Space born weapons testing -Chinese testing info-war techniques for attack on Tawian or US -Iran buys diesel sub from China and crew cant read the controls... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CameronMcDonald 146 Posted February 13, 2008 My vote would have gone for a d3@+h 5+@r misfire - those things are shooting up my house all the time... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArmaVidz 0 Posted February 14, 2008 I downloaded the internet via the link to Iran and broke the line. Sorry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwarden 1125 Posted February 14, 2008 typical mass hysteria and urban myths ... Quote[/b] ]Cable cuts happen on average once every three days," Beckert said. There are 25 large ships that do nothing but fix cable cuts and bends. also out of these 5 cuts , one is power failure and one was cable fail from sometime ago ... if nothing it speaks about need to improve safety of subsea cables .... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alext223 0 Posted February 14, 2008 HEY! When governments tax your booze and smokes to the high heavens, you tend to have too much time to think. And drugs are illegal in most countries too. But those make you even more paranoid. Hummmm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
