Betfair Down / Betfair site crash

[Euler]

As we are close to the end of the day, I've decided to just finish for the day. Hopefully problems will be resolved overnight.

[Mr Undercover]

Connection mode '1' appears to work ok'ish but feels a littsticky compared to mode '0' when it's working.

I agree it's been a good day folks so time to tune off and let them repair the hamster wheel at Betfair.

[Euler]

Betfair just hung there for quite a few seconds in the run up to the 15:25 at Ascot.

[RideTheLightning]

Down!! about 15:59 here, API and website

[Iron]

API down here, although I can access the website.

Jeff

Down!! about 15:59 here, API and website

[andyfuller]

Yup down on the api here. Couldn't find this thread to post it.

Can it be made a sticky in the betfair section?

Edit: just noticed it is now in the announcements section, I originally posted it in general betting then it was moved by BA to Betfair. Is it going to stay here now?

[mugsgame]

What a coincidence it happens at the start of the Football season.

Lots of positions open no doubt on man City match. When trading 1.15 there may be some big numbers involved.

[herbie]

went down seconds before man city game went inplay.. cant get through on phone... no idea whats was matched in final seconds... it feels suspicious..odd behaviour

[andyfuller]

Calling it a day here. Time for a beer in the garden

[Photon]

Betfair is down also with server hangup

[herbie]

what do they mean by server hangup?

[Photon]

Post by herbie » Sun Aug 19, 2012 3:15 pm
what do they mean by server hangup?

I think somebody has pulled the wrong plug. It can't be that Betfair servers have been overwelmed with demand especially on scorcher weekend.

[LeTiss]

I had £12,000 of liabilities on Man City vs Soton

I had no option, but to trade out with Bet365 for a £325 loss!

Just to rub salt in, if the result goes my way on BF, I'll then have flipping PC to pay as well!

[to75ne]

got caught on that, 1600 southhall about 1 min 30 sec till off bang. plenty of time to ring em and get out with a phone bet. the number i usually use 08448715555 is no longer in use, as a message on it telling so.

by the time i rang the new number 08448710000 the race was done and dusted. would not been able to get out any why as they could not access their system either.

i have requested to have a moan at someone far more senior than the fella who had put up with diatribe for 10 minutes, as it really quite pointless digging him.

im in the que waiting approx 3 hrs for a more senior moron to ring me so i can slag him off what a company their are people waiting to slag em off. marvelous.

if they dont ring by 8 i will miss as im ooff for a ppint.

what i did not know is that betfair will no longer take telel bets for less than £50. newbies and people using stakes of £50 and below please be aware.

bunch of wankers

[herbie]

just got through to betfair... man said he hasnt got access to accounts...he dont know if they will cancel unmatched bets... he also said that he doesnt know if the market will be reopened...he said he didnt know if all inplay games would be void...
I then asked if they had some kind of policy regarding the site crashing and how it will be reinstated...he went off to ask someone..
he said for me to look on the website... I explained I was calling him because the website was down....i wished him well.... at least the sun is out