Netflix acknowledged in a tweet that a Christmas Eve outage was indeed “terrible timing.” Users testing out new tablets, game consoles and TVs suddenly found that they were locked out of the service, and they turned to Twitter to share their frustration.
https://twitter.com/Lashay_XO/status/283404853550669825
https://twitter.com/WatchOnNetflix/status/283369958870773760
https://twitter.com/MasonAkaAmazing/status/283406799019839489
Pissed beyond all belief right now. The ONE NIGHT I try using Netflix, it doesn't work.
— we allow light to moderate theft on this ship (@thelaurabee) December 25, 2012
https://twitter.com/niagara_view/status/283406718262706177
https://twitter.com/alexandraABE/status/283404777168199680
Panic spreads across America as #Netflix faces outage. Families forced to talk to one another.
— DR (@RiggedVeda) December 25, 2012
https://twitter.com/Samantha__Says/status/283408826286354432
https://twitter.com/paigemccomas/status/283408737484566528
https://twitter.com/justloren/status/283408369585381376
Kids are sleeping. Finally able to sit down to watch a movie on @netflix with Anna. So excited! Oh, wait a minute…..
— Cisco Cotto (@CiscoCotto) December 25, 2012
https://twitter.com/andymboyle/status/283365883865346048
Terrible timing indeed! How many people were counting on that streaming video of a fireplace to make the holiday complete?
How did I just discover 'Fireplace for Your Home' on netflix? The best part? There's a regular crackling fire and a holiday version. #fb
— Amanda #CATSNowAndFor8Hours Hicken (@ADHicken) December 24, 2012
Word online is that the trouble originated with a problem in Amazon’s cloud infrastructure. Several hours of movie depravation have driven some to try their hand at poetry.
https://twitter.com/TheMissE/status/283405246489845760
'Twas the night before xmas, and all through the house, @netflix was not streaming, each packet did bounce. http://t.co/IBY1lPsR
— Braden Kowitz (@kowitz) December 25, 2012
https://twitter.com/Alex_Sebenski/status/283370019881115648
'twas the night before Christmas/ and all through the house/ I couldn't watch Netflix/ time for more alcohol.
— The Night Stalker (@kolchak) December 25, 2012
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