Yeah, it sometimes takes a while for the status page to update, but at least they do it eventually.
Whenever my internet stops working (luckily, pretty rarely) the first thing I do is turn my modem/router off and try to connect via Wi-Free. if that works, it means my neighbour’s internet is working and hence the problem is local to me. If Wi-Free fails to authenticate (rejects my password) I know their internet is down too and I can stop trying to diagnose and just wait 🙂