All #SWTOR servers are now unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Estimated downtime: 6 hours.
— The Old Republic (@SWTOR) January 15, 2019
SWTOR will be down for next 6 hours, the company has confirmed.
SonyLiv service down
It’s now coming to light that the Sony Liv is down as well, and that too at a crucial time of a sport event.
Take a look at some reports:
https://twitter.com/Karan_605/status/1085134619580583936
https://twitter.com/_atulroy/status/1085134526601285632
https://twitter.com/DeejayBaj/status/1085129556053450752
https://twitter.com/Trendulkar/status/1085129880432508928
We are looking for an official word from the company, and will update here as and when we have more information.
Fortnite and Telstra issues
Looks like a couple of major services are currently down at the moment. Fortnite game and Telstra internet or WiFi are reportedly acting glitchy. Here are some reports from Fortnite users:
https://twitter.com/YoutubeWolfzy/status/1085113272670527493
https://twitter.com/VividBluq/status/1085116573738782720
The servers are not working pic.twitter.com/jnrwQne6mp
— George Riad (@GeorgeRiad9) January 15, 2019
And here some reports from Telstra users:
https://twitter.com/DavidHAndersen/status/1085117576932249600
https://twitter.com/Claire_Juranic/status/1085117384061419526
https://twitter.com/x_ray_mike/status/1085117237403410432
While Fortnite seems to undergoing a down time:
Downtime for the v7.20 update has begun! Sneak over to the patch notes to peep at what’s new. https://t.co/rk95pMkUQJ
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) January 15, 2019
There’s currently no official info from Telstra on its social media channels. However, the company’s official outages web page does say the company is aware of a mobile data outage for roaming customers in Japan.
International roaming services in Japan – There is an issue affecting mobile calls and in some instances data, for our mobile customers on international roaming in Japan. We expect work to resolve the issue to take a few hours. We are sorry for the interruption and will keep you updated
We are keeping an active tab on these outages, and will let you know as and when more news worthy stuff comes to our notice. Until then, let us know in the comments section below your experience in case you are affected.
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