Zoom is down. Is Zoom down? Zoom outage - Asbury Park Press
Asbury Park Press is reporting on the story above. It caught our attention because it may affect readers checking their internet or a specific service on SpeedTestTools right now.
Video calls have become an essential part of daily life, whether you are working from home, attending an online class, or catching up with family. When a major meeting platform suddenly stops working, it can derail your entire day and leave you wondering if the problem is on your end.
Before you restart your router, check whether other websites and streaming services still work on your computer or phone. If regular web pages load without a delay, your internet connection is healthy and the issue sits with the video service itself. You can also try switching from the downloaded app to a web browser, or disconnect from Wi-Fi to test the meeting over your cellular data. If the service is truly unavailable, send a quick text or email to your participants to reschedule or swap to a backup tool.
A sudden dropped call is frustrating, but checking a few everyday websites first will tell you right away if the trouble belongs to the service rather than your home setup.
- Run a quick speed test — get concrete numbers before assuming it's your ISP.
- Open the Down Detector board to see which major services are actually having issues right now.
- If numbers look off, walk through the Fix-My-Internet checklist — most issues clear in the first two steps.