BT email is down, leaving thousands unplugged! Join the chaos after the digital meltdown!
In an unexpected twist of fate this morning, BT's email services have hit a snag, leaving countless customers feeling like they’ve just walked into a deserted email ghost town. Reports began flooding in around 5:00 GMT, as the outage-tracking site Downdetector recorded over 5,000 complaints from frustrated users. With their plans for the day disrupted, many are left contemplating their lives without their beloved email inboxes. It's a modern-day digital apocalypse!
As the sun barely peeked over the horizon, BT customers woke up to the dreadful news that their emails were inaccessible, sending an avalanche of complaints cascading into the Downdetector site. Users from various regions reported issues, with the majority struggling to send or receive messages. Social media lit up quicker than a firework on New Year's Eve, and memes started to roll with jokes about how reliant we’ve become on emails. Who knew sharing cat videos could turn into a real-world crisis?
In a bid to pacify disgruntled customers, BT has acknowledged the situation, stating that they are currently investigating the cause of this disheartening outage. Amid the chaos, they’re reassuring users that necessary steps are being taken to restore services. While a few tech-savvy customers attempted to solve the issue with some DIY tech magic (or maybe just refreshing their inbox), most were left clicking refresh in vain.
Let’s be honest, who among us hasn’t felt the panic when you realize you can't access your email? It’s like losing your digital wallet! But it’s not all doom and gloom. This unexpected glitch provides a timely reminder of just how entwined our lives are with technology, and it's always a good laugh to read the frantic messages and memes that emerge from such situations.
With this email mess unfolding, it’s worth noting that email communication has become the lifeline for both work and personal interactions. In fact, studies show that people spend about 28% of their workweek managing emails, which makes this outage feel like losing a limb! Interestingly enough, BT has around 1.5 million email users, so when something goes awry, it impacts a significant chunk of the population. Hang in there, BT! We hope you find that elusive 'send' button soon!
Reports of outages started spiking from 05:00 GMT according to outage-tracking site Downdetector.
The Downdetector website, which measures outages, was hit with more than 5,000 complaints logged from customers.
Outage-tracking site Downdetector shows reports of outages beginning to spike around 5am, with more than 5000 complaints received from customers.
More than 5,000 customers have logged complaints on Downdetector from as early as 5am. Most of them say they are having issues gaining access to their emails, ...
More than 5000 BT customers have reported issues with their broadband service, as well as problems with their emails, with the issues being reported from as ...
The vast majority are experiencing problems with their emails while 5% are having broadband connectivity issues. Problems started for customers just after 5am ...
BT has told the Daily Express that the cause of the issue, which has impacted thousands, is being investigated.