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Benjip

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#214389 9-May-2017 13:34
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Was in the middle of posting something for a client's page, and now I can't load Facebook at all.

 

Sorry, something went wrong.
We're working on it and we'll get it fixed as soon as we can.


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Coil
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  #1778452 9-May-2017 13:36
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Working 100% for me.

 

Desktop messenger and facebook web pages load.




Benjip

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  #1778456 9-May-2017 13:38
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Bizarre! I've tried on BigPipe (Auckland, Fibre) and 2degrees (4G), in Safari (Mac, iOS), Chrome (Mac) and Edge (Windows). Same error as above.

 

Might try Google's DNS and see if that helps.


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  #1778459 9-May-2017 13:39
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Down for me too on spark. Not that I use it. Just says 

 

Sorry, something went wrong.

 

We're working on it and we'll get it fixed as soon as we can.

 

 

 

Also shows a peak of problems at http://downdetector.com/status/facebook




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  #1778460 9-May-2017 13:40
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My life is over!! frown Not even the help page works. 

 

 

 

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  #1778462 9-May-2017 13:43
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mattwnz:

 

 

 

Also shows a peak of problems at http://downdetector.com/status/facebook

 

 

 

 

Yep looks as if it's down for most of Asia & Oceania. Naughty!


jimbob79
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  #1778464 9-May-2017 13:45
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Using Opera VPN is a quick work around.


Benjip

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  #1778475 9-May-2017 13:50
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Back online! I can live again!


 
 
 

Move to New Zealand's best fibre broadband service (affiliate link). Free setup code: R587125ERQ6VE. Note that to use Quic Broadband you must be comfortable with configuring your own router.
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  #1778477 9-May-2017 13:53
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Benjip:

 

Back online! I can live again!

 

 

That was a close one. 


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  #1778478 9-May-2017 13:54
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TimA:

 

Working 100% for me.

 

Desktop messenger and facebook web pages load.

 

 

You must have been the only person in the world right then with working Facebook.

 

 


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  #1778483 9-May-2017 14:00
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sbiddle:

 

TimA:

 

Working 100% for me.

 

Desktop messenger and facebook web pages load.

 

 

You must have been the only person in the world right then with working Facebook.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tried it from my work PC without error. Dont tell anyone but i have been actively using messenger for the last 45 minutes without interruption.

This is probably why, The worlds most shocking trace route..

 

Tracing route to facebook.com [31.13.95.36]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

 

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.10.1
2 1 ms <1 ms 1 ms 192.168.108.6
3 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 81.35.69.111.static.snap.net.nz [111.69.35.81]
4 2 ms 3 ms 2 ms 76.35.69.111.static.snap.net.nz [111.69.35.76]
5 145 ms 140 ms 131 ms xe-0-6-0-6.r01.snjsca04.us.ce.gin.ntt.net [129.250.200.102]
6 * * * Request timed out.
7 151 ms 144 ms 137 ms ae-10.r23.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.174]
8 242 ms 242 ms * ae-22.r30.tokyjp05.jp.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.2.47]
9 334 ms 289 ms 292 ms ae-14.r22.tkokhk01.hk.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.5.134]
10 * * * Request timed out.
11 313 ms 292 ms 300 ms 203.131.252.134
12 297 ms 297 ms 298 ms po103.psw02.hkg3.tfbnw.net [157.240.41.125]
13 303 ms 298 ms 294 ms 173.252.67.73
14 288 ms 290 ms 288 ms edge-star-mini-shv-01-hkg3.facebook.com [31.13.95.36]

 

Trace complete.


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  #1778514 9-May-2017 14:45
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I read that there was a massive spike in productivity in NZ during that outage !


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