most seems to be back to normal again bump (which sucks cuz i don't know what the problem was. process of elimination didn't work out for me).
i'm not sure if my internet provider caused my connection problems with CAG (other websites worked) and PSN (XBL worked fine the whole time), or what the deal was. i switched ethernet cables & places where they are plugged into my router to see if the router could be messed up, but XBL still worked, PSN & CAG didn't, and i did a connection test through my ps3 which said my connection was running at 1.7 megs (normal). very odd. PSN did have 2 updates since then, but others seemed to be having no problems in the U.S. now Raptr won't recognize my PSN account (says invalid username or password). that's been the same for over a year. now PSN doesn't kick me off every 2-3 minutes, but after this latest update (for the length of time controllers will stay on when idle), my ps3 won't recognize my 320gb external hdd now (i've used it almost everyday on my ps3 since i got it). "what a world, what a world," to quote the Wicked Witch of the West, lol.