Suddenly, Suddenlink Was Not Connected - Internet and Cable TV Were Gone

Imagine being without internet connectivity and cable television on Christmas Day…How would you call your far-away loved ones or watch your favorite sporting event?

That is exactly what happened to the residents of Elkins and Beverly, WV, USA.

According to the Inter Mountain Newspaper:

Suddenlink customers in those areas experienced an outage at about 5:20 p.m. Christmas Day. Suddenlink representatives said at the time that the outage was created by a fiberoptics problem, and that internet, cable and phone services would be back up and running by 8 p.m.

The outage continued, however, and customers were told the services would be restored by 1 a.m. The outage continued through the night, however, and services were finally restored at about 1 p.m. Sunday.

Imagine 19 hours of no television and no internet while your inlaws are visiting for Christmas…

Read the full story here.