From Down Detector:
Posted on 02/22/2024 6:56:05 AM PST by silent majority rising
AT&T's network went down for many of its customers across the United States Thursday morning, leaving customers unable to place calls, text or access the internet.
Although Verizon and T-Mobile customers reported some network outages, too, they appeared far less widespread. T-Mobile and Verizon said their networks were unaffected by AT&T's service outage and customers reporting outages may have been unable to reach customers who use AT&T.
More than 73,000 AT&T customers reported outages on digital-service tracking site DownDetector. That's not a comprehensive number: It tracks only self-reported outages. Although outage reports fell a bit in the 5 am ET hour, they bounced back in the 7 am ET hour and continue to surge.
AT&T acknowledged that it has a widespread outage but did not provide a reason for the system failure.
"Some of our customers are experiencing wireless service interruptions this morning. We are working urgently to restore service to them," AT&T said in a statement. "We encourage the use of Wi-Fi calling until service is restored."
The company has been responding to customer complaints online, asking them to send direct messages to customer servce.
AT&T has encountered sporadic outages over the past few days, including a temporary 911 outage in some parts of the southeastern United States. Although outages happen from time to time, nationwide, prolonged outages are exceedingly rare.
Several local governments said AT&T's outage was disrupting its services.
San Francisco's Department of Emergency Management said in a statement on X Thursday morning that its 911 center remained operational, but many AT&T customers were unable to reach the emergency line because of the outage. It suggested people call from a landline or find someone with a rival's service to dial 911.
We are aware of an issue impacting AT&T wireless customers from making and receiving any phone calls (including to 911). We are actively engaged and monitoring this.The San Francisco 911 center is still operational.If you are an AT&T customer and cannot get through to 911,… pic.twitter.com/TUIEBkqmkI
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) February 22, 2024
Russian supported, Iranian backed, Houthi rebel loving, ChiCom homosexual Nazi terrorists did this.
*new talking point
Some in Florida are out. Not mine. Posting this with my AT&T iPhone.
On the other hand, maybe AT&T is updating its snooping programs.
So do the American alphabets who want to stir up a war.
We had Samsung Galaxy phones that we tried to activate WiFi Calling on in the past, but we couldn’t get them to work. AT&T pretty much gave up trying, telling us we needed new phones. So, a year ago we purchased an iPhone 13 for the both of us *AND* we switched service away from AT&T.
Impossible with the old AT&T network that has been declared obsolete and torn down. A decision Iike many I fear that will someday be regretted.
Well, if it is a foreign cyberattack you can bet the nice folks in DC are busy coming up with a cover story. And AT&T had better play along.
“Nice company you’ve got there, AT&T. Be a shame if it was ruined by an IRS audit.”
What is the average monthly fee for Wi-Fi and Internet?
$25? $35?
Crazy. Even my local grocery stores are getting closer and closer to mandatory Smart Phones for food sale prices scanned in store.
$300 a year (plus phone purchase) to get $300 a year in reduced food prices?
Such a deal!
LOL!
I think the Russians might have discovered Simon Barsinister’s sun spot machine.
ATT is currently proposing to eliminate its landline service here in California.
I don’t get cell service here. Peace and quiet coming...
Anything “they” are trying to get you to do is in their, not your, interest.
No problems here.
East Coast, Samsung Galaxy phone on AT&T.
My rotary dial phone on the wall seems fine !
LOL
Yes. When I hired on to Pacific Telephone in 1980, I expected a decent career inside the company. I was part of the huge changes that occurred. Had things remained the same, I might be retired with 40 years. The rapid rise of new technologies and competitors removed the iron clad engineering standards that achieved the 5 sigma reliability. I left Nov 26, 1991 as Pacific Telesis management succumbed to the siren song of fabulous stock prices over competent engineering. I started with my current employer on Dec 6, 1991. No regrets.
A cell phone signal booster may help your reception.
And you’d be right about that. The world that many of us have seen coming —a world in which our activities are either compulsory or prohibited— is upon us.
I did that in 1976. Over the last couple years, I've been acquiring a variety of antennas that can be rapidly deployed in the field. All of the radios will run off 13.8 VDC battery or power supplies. Radios are all voice/data capable. I also acquired better test instruments including cross needle power/SWR meters, vector network analyzers and antenna analyzers good from 0 to 500 MHz. Some of the equipment is leveraging DSP for data comm that runs on laptop PCs. The HF rigs use SDR and can handle a full range of modulation types AM/FM/USB/LSB/FSK/PSK.
You can find training materials on arrl.org. The two big equipment shops are Ham Radio Outlet and Gigaparts. Accessories are well covered by MFJ. Check Chameleon Antenna and DX Engineering for antenna/feedline supplies. Amazon has access to multiple suppliers as well.
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