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DSGi is cut off from the digital world today, with its two main websites falling off the net. Dixons.co.uk is down at the time of writing, along with PCworld.co.uk. A spokesman for DSGi told us: "We had some routine maintenance last night which has caused problems - it looks like a few more hours work to get it fixed." …

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  1. Jacqui

    currys too

    Is driven by the same engine.

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  2. Anonymous John

    Make that three.

    www.currys.co.uk is unavailable too.

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  3. Anonymous Coward
    Joke

    Currys choo-choo

    > ...is driven by the same engine

    Presumably Thomas the Tank Engine...

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  4. Gareth Hughes
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    Tech Guys

    Why don't they call in the Tech Guys????

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  5. Anonymous Coward
    Flame

    Is this their demise?

    Isn’t this what happened to Woolworths web-site?

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  6. david bates
    Happy

    Surely...

    this sort of thing should be covered by the Extended Warentee?

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  7. Bill Cumming
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    Call the Tech guys

    They did!

    The tech guys are currently reformatting the servers with the default XP pro the server came with, They will then ask of the owners had a backup, at which time they will say "nothing we can do it's your problem now" and leave....

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  8. John Mackenzie
    Coat

    5 Year Cover ???

    What they didn't take up the all singing, all dancing, all inclusive 5 year cover option with their hosting provider.... what do you mean you've been using the product....

    Mines the one with "Mastercare" crossed out on the back

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  9. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    That's because they want everyone in their stores.

    HDMI cable in store £90.

    "We sell 90 a week."

    HDMI cable in Tescos next door. <£10.

    "What stupid stupid people they have for customers."

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  10. Fihart

    The same old Dixons story....

    Dixons bought their network gear apparently new from a famous high street retailer but found the box had been opened and the equipment already had someone else's settings......

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  11. Martin

    Still Down

    Currys.co.uk and pcworld.co.uk (plus a few oddies) still down at 21:45

    That familiar old feeling of finding out you can't read you backup tapes.

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  13. Anonymous Coward
    Alert

    Servers returned to supplier

    "Should be back inside 6 weeks or so"

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  14. Anonymous Coward
    Happy

    Well soon

    they will learn another meaning to the word redundancy.

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  15. Dave Edmondston
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    Hmm...

    "Missing even a day's trading online will hurt the firm - it has been one of its few areas of recent growth, up nine per cent in the last half year."

    That's because of their roundabout system of working:

    Order online to get the web price, then have to collect at the shop as it's not available for delivery.

    You can't just turn up at the shop, browse and buy to get the better price.

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  16. Jean-Paul
    Unhappy

    @andrew longhorn

    Are you really that sad you wishes tens of thousands of people and that's is not even counting associated suppliers, distributors, the logistics, the packaging companies etc.

    You are truly displaying your own stupid ignorance on what really happens when these large organizations go down. Such a stupid wish to put on any company.

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  17. Anonymous Coward
    Unhappy

    Good news it's fixed....

    ...however it's been sent to the wrong location, but we are not sure where that is. Phone back next week.

    No Joke Icon, as it was no joke when it happend to me!

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  18. Geoff Spick
    Coat

    Blodget?

    He can't start getting mentions here, then I'd never be rid of him! (lurking habits exposed)

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  19. Rob Strzelecki

    @Dave Edmondston

    Yes you can. It's called using your mobile to place an order via collect@store and then going to the tills and waiting a few minutes while a member of staff goes to find you item.

    Whilst no one really likes DSGi I wouldn't wish job loss on any of the staff. We don't really want them to go down, otherwise who else can we complain about?

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  20. Andus McCoatover
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    @Gareth Hughes

    <<Why don't they call in the Tech Guys????>>

    They did. Takes awhile to get from Mumbai.

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