# Gmail down? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 30, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-down/447420 "2008-04-30T01:07:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-down/447420/1 "2008-04-30T01:07:11Z")
OK, this time it really is down. Right? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-down/447420/2 "2008-04-30T01:08:57Z")
Mine works fine, as of 20 seconds ago. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-down/447420/3 "2008-04-30T01:21:30Z")
Strange, since I’m getting: > [@](#): > > Unable to connect > > Firefox can’t establish a connection to the server at [www.google.com](http://www.google.com). > > ``` > * The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few > moments. > > * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network > connection. > > * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure > that Firefox is permitted to access the Web. > > ``` And I really need to get in! ---
**Author:** ![MadPansy64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@MadPansy64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPansy64)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-down/447420/4 "2008-04-30T01:24:00Z")
Works fine for me (IE, not firefox) 2 minutes ago. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-down/447420/5 "2008-04-30T01:29:22Z")
Working here as well. ETA: using Firefox ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-down/447420/6 "2008-04-30T01:37:37Z")
Fine from my cellphone as of right now. It’s just you. ---
**Author:** ![bufftabby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@bufftabby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bufftabby)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-down/447420/7 "2008-04-30T01:42:26Z")
No problems w gmail for me right now. Blackberry browser. ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-down/447420/8 "2008-04-30T01:44:09Z")
FWIW… Recently, there was a time when I got a No-Can-Deliver message from Google involving 4 of my emails. They did deliver, finally. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-down/447420/9 "2008-04-30T01:45:24Z")
No problems on 2/3 computers I used today. One couldn’t get on Gmail through Firefox for some reason; IE worked fine. The page would constantly reload and cycle through. I immediately jumped on another computer and it worked fine, so it was something to do with the specific computer, I don’t know why. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-down/447420/10 "2008-04-30T01:57:33Z")
And yet I still cannot connect! Every other freakin’ site is fine. Huh? ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-down/447420/11 "2008-04-30T07:49:41Z")
[Is fillintheblank.something down for everyone or just me?](http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/) CMC +fnord! ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-down/447420/12 "2008-04-30T10:14:32Z")
These threads invariably lead to my posting, “Naah, all is fine here”. It’s weird. I’ve had too many people report Gmail problems to disregard them, but I’ve almost never had a problem myself (apart from the very rare timeout for a minute or two). It’s one of the most stable sites I visit. This makes me think it must be a problem at the user end. Maybe Gmail requires something fussy which I’ve just happened to have gotten lucky with - some weird setting or something which I’ve happened to have already had in place more through good luck than good management.