Originally Posted by
sard
but its strange how it doesnt work on my laptop (tried both browsers) but it worked (only tried twice) on my cellphone.
Greatfirewall.org has reported selective IP blocking for Gmail so that users would think that it is a provider or software/hardware issue.... I assume that principle applies for other similar services. So TPTB is sneaky about how they control the Internet so as to throw pp of its scent.
As others have noted, give it a few days. Even on VPN it is prehistoric speeds....