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Re: Google Calendar is down

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Post by chronial »

masnick wrote: post #37

One of the reasons I use FastMail ( https://fastmail.com ) for email and calendar rather than Google is that when outages happen, the explain what is going on ( http://www.fastmailstatus.com ). Outages are inevitable, so having (a) information and (b) the ability to contact a human are valuable features IMO.

You are probably looking for http://www.google.com/appsstatus#hl=en&v=issue&sid=2&iid=847...

Re: Google Calendar is down

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Post by whamlastxmas »

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Re: Google Calendar is down

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Post by josefresco »

masnick wrote: post #37

One of the reasons I use FastMail ( https://fastmail.com ) for email and calendar rather than Google is that when outages happen, the explain what is going on ( http://www.fastmailstatus.com ). Outages are inevitable, so having (a) information and (b) the ability to contact a human are valuable features IMO.

I regularly contact humans at Google for support for my clients. Telephone rings, human operator picks up ... of course my clients are paying for their Google services, so if you're relying on the free version this doesn't (and shouldn't) apply.

Re: Google Calendar is down

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Post by zxexz »

hilbertspac3 wrote: post #40
masnick wrote: post #37

One of the reasons I use FastMail ( https://fastmail.com ) for email and calendar rather than Google is that when outages happen, the explain what is going on ( http://www.fastmailstatus.com ). Outages are inevitable, so having (a) information and (b) the ability to contact a human are valuable features IMO.

Google has explained what is going on: https://www.google.com/appsstatus#hl=en&v=issue&sid=2&iid=84...

'Explained' may be a bit of an overstatement for that page. 'Acknowledged and provided timestamps' is more like it.

EDIT: Although it does look like they will update it with more information soon.

Re: Google Calendar is down

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Post by masnick »

chronial wrote: post #41
masnick wrote: post #37

One of the reasons I use FastMail ( https://fastmail.com ) for email and calendar rather than Google is that when outages happen, the explain what is going on ( http://www.fastmailstatus.com ). Outages are inevitable, so having (a) information and (b) the ability to contact a human are valuable features IMO.

You are probably looking for http://www.google.com/appsstatus#hl=en&v=issue&sid=2&iid=847...

That doesn't _explain_ anything. Compare the level of detail to http://www.fastmailstatus.com.
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