AT&T service cut in major US cities.
According to Downdetector, tens of thousands of AT&T users have reported outages today for their mobile, home, and internet services.
Outages began to appear just before 3:30 am. ET, based on a graph displayed on the website which tracks outages. At 11:15 am. The number of reports dropped to 59,000 as of 11:15 a.m. ET after peaking at over 74,000 shortly after 9 a.m. ET.
The majority of users, 51% still affected, report having problems with their mobile phone service. More than one-third of those affected report having no mobile signal, while 8% say that their mobile internet has been down.
One man posted on the website, “Should receive a stimulus payment for this.”
“I lost my cell service at 5:56 a.m. EST! Another person commented, “I was working when I lost my service.”
Some of our customers have experienced wireless service interruptions in the morning. Our network teams acted immediately and three-quarters of our network has been restored. “We are working to restore service as soon as possible for the remaining customers”, AT&T stated in a Fox Business statement. The cause of the outage has not been given.
The majority of reported affected customers are located in the South and Southeast U.S.
Around 4 a.m., Downdetector showed a surge in T-Mobile outages. ET. According to a T-Mobile spokesperson, Fox Business reported that the network was operating normally and there had been no outages.
T-Mobile’s statement states that “Down Detector likely reflects challenges our customers had when trying to connect with users on other networks.”
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Verizon’s spokesperson said that customers have problems contacting AT&T when they try to call them.
Verizon’s network operates normally, according to a Fox Business statement. Some customers had problems this morning calling or texting customers of another carrier. We will continue to monitor the situation.”
Update: AT&T customers who were affected by the outage are now receiving texts to 911. Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, Florida, posted a message on X saying that if you are in an emergency and can’t dial out, text 911. This was after they had alerted people about the outage nearly an hour earlier.
