Problem is resolved as of this morning! On all websites where I had problems, plus CCC. I'm guessing that something with the DNS was finally resolved, but i didn't do anything on my end, unless it took that long for my ISP to reroute the traffic to the new DNS. I know for a fact that OTS' site had a DNS server issue on November 25th, supposedly resolved later that day, but maybe I was trying to go on the "old" pipeline.
Sorry that my post devolved into a bit of argument between forum members; certainly not my intention. I thank all that have responded, too, regardless of point of view, it's great to get feedback and assistance of any type. Looking forward to finishing my downloads of Session Pro and Kingston and get back to work with some new toys to play with.