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hmm I would suggest there's something more to this than "Internet cut off". There's pretty much no chance you could cut off all connectivity from a building in

hmm I would suggest there's something more to this than "Internet cut off". There's pretty much no chance you could cut off all connectivity from a building in the heart of london (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Embassy+of+Ecuador/@51.4989645,-0.1636488,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x4876053ed57c44f1:0x4e64e9ae1448cd14!8m2!3d51.4989645!4d-0.1614601 https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Embassy+of+Ecuador/@51.4...) From that location you have Base station's covering all 4 major UK mobile networks and I'd guess a large number of wi-fi hotspots. So to "cut off" internet access, you've got to cut all BT lines in and out of the building, block all 3/4G signals all round the building and block each and every wi-fi band around that area, without smegging up all the frequencies in a very central part of london, right next to large shopping areas like Harrods. you cant' just cut off devices known to belong to Assange, as anyone can buy a 4G router with cash from a shop in London which isn't easily attributable to him. oh yeah and I forgot there's the satellite internet bit they'd need to block too.

jsprogrammer 10y ago
Maybe the embassy cut him off? It's not unlikely that a person could be targeted to have communications access disrupted across multiple devices and networks.
- raesene6 10y ago
  Sure the embassy can just lock him in a room with no devices, that's easy . what's not practical is to cut the ecuadorian embassy building off all together
rhino369 10y ago
You are reading too much into "internet cut off." There is no indication that mobile or satellite connectivity is blocked. Hell there is no real reason to believe that the fiber was actually cut off.
- raesene6 10y ago
  That's a view, I thought I was explaining why "Internet cut off" was likely not the case (or at least not the only case). Wikileaks are suggesting that he's been cut off by a state actor. I'm pointing out why that's pretty unlikely.

jsprogrammer 10y ago

Maybe the embassy cut him off? It's not unlikely that a person could be targeted to have communications access disrupted across multiple devices and networks.

raesene6 10y ago
Sure the embassy can just lock him in a room with no devices, that's easy . what's not practical is to cut the ecuadorian embassy building off all together

rhino369 10y ago

You are reading too much into "internet cut off." There is no indication that mobile or satellite connectivity is blocked. Hell there is no real reason to believe that the fiber was actually cut off.

raesene6 10y ago
That's a view, I thought I was explaining why "Internet cut off" was likely not the case (or at least not the only case). Wikileaks are suggesting that he's been cut off by a state actor. I'm pointing out why that's pretty unlikely.