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Affected by AWS outage?

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Yes, Sling TV is currently experiencing significant service disruptions due to a widespread outage affecting Amazon Web Services (AWS). The issue is not localized to Sling, but is impacting a wide array of online services, apps, and websites that rely on AWS for their cloud infrastructure.

What is happening
Customers have reported outages across the country, with reports coming from Idaho, Utah, California, and Arizona.
Reports indicate that streaming video on Sling is not working, and the issue has been traced back to the AWS outage.
According to a live blog tracking the outage, many services dependent on Amazon's servers have gone down.
AWS has confirmed the outage and stated they are working toward a resolution.

Services began experiencing issues on October 20, with AWS confirming a "significant failure" in its cloud computing backbone.

What this means for Sling TV users

If you are a Sling TV subscriber, you can expect some channels and streaming services to be unavailable or unstable until the issue with AWS is resolved. The problem is with the underlying server infrastructure, not the Sling app itself.

For updates, you can monitor:

Downdetector for Sling for user-reported outages in your area.
The official AWS Health Dashboard for the latest status from Amazon.
General tech news outlets covering the AWS outage for a wider picture of affected services.