I received a call from my sister. Her internet isn’t working. Do I know what the problem is?
My mother sends me a message. Her friend can’t make or receive calls or texts on her mobile. Any ideas?
A friend shoots me a quick text. He can’t watch his favourite show as the streaming service it airs on isn’t working. Can I look into it?
Downdetector.
That’s all I use on such occasions. I Don’t even have to fire up Google as it’s bookmarked. I used it so often.
Yep I reply. The service is down.
I come off sounding like an expert. Within seconds the world makes sense again. The problem isn’t resolved, but just having the validation that it isn’t something they’ve done is enough.
Thanks. I knew you’d know they reply.
Good old downdetector.