While two and even three damaged cables could be coincidence, with a fourth going we can’t help wondering if there has been sabotage.
It has certainly been a frustrating time, both for us and other internet users, despite Qtel claims to have minimised problems in Qatar.
While we have been able to access our blog (obviously) we have been unable to update the website from Qatar for several days. That’s been particularly annoying, as we have two pages on the website which have a problem with code.
On our QP jobs page the jobs are not showing, and on our Arab currencies pages only half of the currencies are showing. Unfortunately, until the internet is back to normal, we can’t do anything about them.
Other internet users are having similar problems. One business woman, on a trip to Qatar, is having difficulty keeping up with work from home, complaining that it took 30 minutes to complete work on-line that would have taken taken just ten minutes at home.
Meanwhile, many internet users in a far poorer country can surf without a problem. In third-world Sudan computer owners just stick in an aerial, buy a scratch card and surf without a problem.
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