Posted on 02/22/2024 5:58:47 AM PST by Enlightened1
A major cellphone outage affected users across the US early Thursday — even stopping some police departments from being able to receive 911 calls.
AT&T seemed to have experienced the largest number of issues, with nearly 32,000 reports at around 4:30 a.m., according to data from DownDetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from sources including user-submitted errors on its platform.
More than 800 service outages were also reported on T-Mobile and Verizon, although a spokesperson for the latter put it down to users reporting problems trying to call people with other services.
Others reported issues on smaller carriers including Boost Mobile, Consumer Cellular and Straight Talk Wireless.
The problems extended from New York, Boston and Atlanta on the East Coast to Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Seattle and San Francisco — and even to Montreal in Canada.
Several police stations throughout the country even warned that people might be unable to call to report emergencies.
However, many AT&T users say they are stuck in “SOS Mode” in which they can only reach emergency services.
A spokesperson for Verizon, however, told The Post its network is “operating as normal” and the issues seem to arise when customers try to call or text those using another telecommunications company.
Many expressed their frustration with the ongoing outages, as the providers have yet to issue any statements.
“AT&T is literally one of the most expensive phone companies, and y’all have the audacity to have a service outage for hours with zero updates being given to your customers?” one customer wrote on X.
“Y’all got one hour to wrap this s–t up! Fix it and fix it now.
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Hmmm, were I to be engineering a massive outage, I’d test first. Now, I’m trying to think about a group...or a country...with the ability to do this. Perhaps a country who’s already purchased the president, the media, and many universities...naaaah, couldn’t be that.
It is a fair bet that they have pretty good training in cyber warfare.
How do they all go out at the same time?
China is making moves or will Russia be blamed for this?
Remember, your dealing with the media-hype here. Solar flares and sun spots often equal cyber attacks in their eyes.
I Can text
Not call
3:00 AM in New York is 5:00 PM in Bejing.
Just saying.
I an constantly warning friends and relatives about the unreliability of cellular networks.
The NSA now has to follow DEI guidelines when hiring.
It hit here at 1 am and service still isn’t back 100 now.
How long does it take a sun spot to get to earth and would it hit in the middle of the night?
I think someone at att screwed up bigly.
AT&T only...other carrier reports are people trying to call AT&T customers and thinking something is wrong with their carrier because they can’t get through.
Verizon here in the Knoxville area. We’re up and running.
Latest report is it’s AT&T. T-Mobil & Verizon saying they don’t have any outages. AT&T said they’re working on it.
Test run
Same here in JC, TN. Not a single blip.
0917 AM Eastern.
Cricket Wireless.
SW Lower Michigan, no phone service except 911.
Just change your phone settings to WiFi Calling and you’ll be good to go!
Just the US ???? Houston, we got a problem.
I'm dubious. As doctors say, "When you hear hoofbeats, expect horses...not zebras."
But, we'll see.
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