He explained that his mobile data hotspot connection has affected his work, as the connection speed is nowhere near as fast as his broadband would be. "If I had a Wi-Fi connection, it would be so much quicker," he said, adding that his mobile hotspot is not always reliable. The shops in Buckingham Parade (Image: Newsquest)Mr Evans, who said he had recently needed to file an incident report for work, said the outage could not have come at a worse time. He believes around six people, all dressed in black, cut through cables outside the Tesco store, though the cause has not been officially confirmed. "It was reported that telecom wires on Buckingham Parade had been cut at sometime between Saturday 25 July and Monday 27 July.