Cell outage across the US: AT&T is 'working urgently to restore service' as more than 70,000 customers are hit by nationwide communications blackout - but mobile providers are refusing to reveal cause
1 year, 1 month ago

Cell outage across the US: AT&T is 'working urgently to restore service' as more than 70,000 customers are hit by nationwide communications blackout - but mobile providers are refusing to reveal cause

Daily Mail  

AT&T have said they 'working urgently' to restore network outages that is affecting over 70,000 of their customers. According to DownDetector, the number of outages reported climbed to over 70,000 just after 7AM on Thursday Service disruptions have been reported across the country, with outages first occurring around 4am eastern time The major cellphone companies have yet make any statement regarding the outages Just after 11am, AT&T said that they had managed to restore three-quarters of their network, with teams 'working as quickly as possible'. Cricket, which is also part of AT&T, reported having 11,000 users down, while 2,800 Verizon customers are experiencing outages, with a further 1,000 T-Mobile users reportedly also being affected. How to FIX your iPhone amid AT&T and other cell network outages that left devices on SOS mode Millions of iPhone users have been hit with an outage across the US that is leaving devices on SOS mode The carrier has more than 240 million subscribers, the country's largest. San Francisco Fire Department issued a statement saying they had been made aware of the issue and urged citizens to use try calling from a landline Flagler County Sheriff's Office in Florida shared a statement saying they had been unable to receive calls but text messages to 911 were being picked up In Erie, Pennsylvania, local 911 operators confirmed the outage saying that it had impacted connections, reports YourErie In Orlando, the city's Fox-affiliate confirmed that its reporters in the field were having trouble making contact.

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Verizon was down in US state as locals reported lack of service for mobile phones and internet
2 months, 1 week ago

Verizon was down in US state as locals reported lack of service for mobile phones and internet

Daily Mail  

Verizon was down for customers in Michigan, leaving them without service for mobile phones and internet. DownDetector, a site that monitors online glitches, showed mobile phone, 5G home internet and 'No Signal' are the most reported problems. Verizon was gone down for customers in Michigan, leaving them with service for mobile phones and internet Verizon did not officially acknowledged the …

Airtel down: Airtel mobile and broadband users unable to place calls, use internet
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Airtel down: Airtel mobile and broadband users unable to place calls, use internet

India Today  

The Airtel network is facing a widespread outage that has affected thousands of users. The outage has hit both Airtel mobile and broadband users because of which they are unable to place calls or access the internet. Many users have also reported that their device running on Airtel SIM went on ‘No Network’ for quite some time. The outage caused …

T-Mobile service back up after three hour outage
4 months, 1 week ago

T-Mobile service back up after three hour outage

Daily Mail  

T-Mobile was gone down for thousands of Americans in the state of Utah. Downdetector's outage map showed issues in hotspots, including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Phoenix, which could have been due to those customers attempting to contact friends and family in the Salt Lake City market who did not have service. Downdetector's outage map showed issues in …

Millions of Verizon customers in New York, DC and Boston report service outages
4 months, 1 week ago

Millions of Verizon customers in New York, DC and Boston report service outages

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Verizon customers across the east coast have been impacted by …

Verizon is restored after early morning network issue caused outage affecting millions along the East Coast
4 months, 1 week ago

Verizon is restored after early morning network issue caused outage affecting millions along the East Coast

Daily Mail  

Verizon service has been restored after an early morning network issue caused outages affecting 'millions' of users along the East Coast. A Verizon spokesperson told DailyMail.com this morning: 'A network issue early this morning disrupted service for some Verizon Fios customers in the Northeast a short period of time. Down Detector showed a spike in reports of outages along the …

Experts reveal what they think caused massive Verizon outage - and if your data is safe
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Experts reveal what they think caused massive Verizon outage - and if your data is safe

Daily Mail  

Verizon's nationwide outage that left thousands of people without service on Monday has sparked fears that the disruption was caused by a major cyberattack. The CEO of a leading global cybersecurity firm explained that hackers could've prompted Verizon's online routers to release a malicious signal to cell towers, disrupting communications for thousands of people. Experts said it is plausible that …

Telstra mobile, internet outage leaves southern WA residents without services for more than a week
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Telstra mobile, internet outage leaves southern WA residents without services for more than a week

ABC  

Residents of a country town in southern Western Australia are demanding answers from Telstra after an outage left internet and mobile services cut for more than a week. "We've generally got pretty good reception, but it's caused a fair bit of havoc over the last seven or eight days," he said. "She forwent three days' work last week and she …

Verizon outage map: See where service has been affected after millions report phones stuck in SOS mode, internet issues
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Verizon outage map: See where service has been affected after millions report phones stuck in SOS mode, internet issues

Daily Mail  

Verizon customers were in an uproar after the cell phone carrier's service went down on Monday morning. The outage potentially impacted millions of customers who reported they couldn't make or receive calls and texts and only had an SOS signal. Customers complained that their phones were set on SOS mode and they couldn't send or receive calls or texts Verizon, …

Verizon's mobile network down for tens of thousands of users in US
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Verizon's mobile network down for tens of thousands of users in US

Hindustan Times  

-Tens of thousands of Verizon users reported outages for the wireless carrier's services across the U.S. on Monday, with Chicago and Indianapolis among the hardest-hit cities and some iPhone users stuck in "SOS" mode. Verizon's mobile network down for tens of thousands of users in US According to tracking website Downdetector.com, the outage began at around 9:30 a.m. The outage …

Yet another AT&T outage that left millions without signal now resolved
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Yet another AT&T outage that left millions without signal now resolved

Daily Mail  

AT&T has finally restored signal to millions of Americans across several states, after last night's outage left them without cellphone access or 911 calls. The issue primarily affected iPhone users, and has even affected emergency services, with officials in Seminole County, Florida urging those with an issue to contact its non-emergency line. An AT&T spokesperson told media outlets: 'We've resolved …

Why does my phone say SOS? Nationwide AT&T outage sparks 911 fears as dispatch centers report widespread failures
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Why does my phone say SOS? Nationwide AT&T outage sparks 911 fears as dispatch centers report widespread failures

Daily Mail  

A nationwide AT&T outage has prompted users across the United States to dial 911, as dispatch centers are reporting widespread failures. A nationwide AT&T outage has prompted users across the United States to dial 911, as dispatch centers are reporting widespread failures Many customers have since turned to X to share their frustrations with the hours-long outage, as they seek …

AT&T says it has resolved software issue that caused an outage for some wireless customers
6 months, 3 weeks ago

AT&T says it has resolved software issue that caused an outage for some wireless customers

CNN  

CNN — AT&T wireless service was down for some customers for parts of Tuesday because of a software issue that has since been fixed, according to the company, which has experienced several outages this year. “We apologize for the inconvenience, and we appreciate our customers’ patience as we worked to resolve this issue.” The AT&T outage came one day after …

AT&T finally tries to make amends for massive outage
1 year ago

AT&T finally tries to make amends for massive outage

Daily Mail  

AT&T has finally offered compensation to customers affected by its network outage that downed at least 70,000 phones. We recognize the frustration this outage has caused and know we let many of our customers down,' AT&T said in a statement 'To help make it right, we're reaching out to potentially impacted customers and we're automatically applying a credit to their …

AT&T finally tries to make amends for massive outage that left more than 70,000 without service...and customers are left fuming at the deal
1 year ago

AT&T finally tries to make amends for massive outage that left more than 70,000 without service...and customers are left fuming at the deal

Daily Mail  

AT&T has finally offered compensation to customers affected by its network outage that downed at least 70,000 phones. The company blamed the outage on a 'software update glitch' as it expended its network coverage AT&T, headed by CEO John Stankey, has offered compensation to those effected by the outage 'We apologize for Thursday's network outage. The outage was first reported …

Furious AT&T customers storm stores demanding answers from clueless sales assistants over network outage
1 year, 1 month ago

Furious AT&T customers storm stores demanding answers from clueless sales assistants over network outage

Daily Mail  

Furious AT&T customers have stormed local stores demanding answers from clueless sales assistants over the recent network outage. Video footage circulating TikTok revealed lines of frustrated customers seeking answers after the network outage affected at least 70,000 phones. Video footage circulating TikTok reveals lines of frustrated customers seeking answers after the network outage affected at least 70,000 phones 'Everybody going …

Phone giants are fighting to ditch traditional landlines to save millions - but the huge AT&T outage this week is a chilling indication of why it would be a DANGEROUS move, customers say
1 year, 1 month ago

Phone giants are fighting to ditch traditional landlines to save millions - but the huge AT&T outage this week is a chilling indication of why it would be a DANGEROUS move, customers say

Daily Mail  

Rural residents say landline phones are vital to keep them connected in outages AT&T is seeking relief from its obligation to provide landline service in California Phone companies like AT&T and Verizon want to ax traditional landlines to cut costs - prompting fury from the elderly and rural customers most likely to be affected. AT&T is the 'Carrier of Last …

AT&T apologizes for massive system failure but rules out cyber attack
1 year, 1 month ago

AT&T apologizes for massive system failure but rules out cyber attack

The Independent  

✕ Close AT&T users facing cell service outages nationwide Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy AT&T has said that …

AT&T blames major network outage that downed 70,000 phones on a software update glitch while it 'expanded its network' - but the FBI and Homeland Security are STILL investigating
1 year, 1 month ago

AT&T blames major network outage that downed 70,000 phones on a software update glitch while it 'expanded its network' - but the FBI and Homeland Security are STILL investigating

Daily Mail  

Phone company says outage occurred while it 'expanded' the network yesterday AT&T has blamed its network outage that downed at least 70,000 phones on a 'software update glitch'. Americans stood outside AT&T stores looking for answers to why they were without cellular service for hours AT&T staff appeared to have no answers for the group of frustrated customers standing outside …

AT&T says massive national outage caused by ‘incorrect process’ not cyber attack
1 year, 1 month ago

AT&T says massive national outage caused by ‘incorrect process’ not cyber attack

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The major US provider said in a statement …

AT&T is mocked by customers after network outage downed 70,000 phones and triggered fears of 'Leave the World Behind' apocalypse
1 year, 1 month ago

AT&T is mocked by customers after network outage downed 70,000 phones and triggered fears of 'Leave the World Behind' apocalypse

Daily Mail  

AT&T has been mocked by their customers after a network outage that caused 70,000 to lose their phone signal. While AT&T has said they are 'working urgently' to resolve the issues, customers have poked fun at the the service, which is considered one of the most expensive networks. On social media, customers poked fun at the company over the outage …

AT&T’s network is having problems: What you should know while navigating a phone service outage
1 year, 1 month ago

AT&T’s network is having problems: What you should know while navigating a phone service outage

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Customers of AT&T, the country’s largest wireless provider, reported widespread outages on Thursday. The message indicates that the device is having trouble connecting to their cellular provider’s network, but it can make emergency calls through other carrier networks, according to Apple Support. Wi-Fi calling is a built-in feature on most Android devices and iPhones and can be …

AT&T says the outage to its US cellphone network was not caused by a cyberattack
1 year, 1 month ago

AT&T says the outage to its US cellphone network was not caused by a cyberattack

Associated Press  

AT&T said the hourslong outage to its U.S. cellphone network Thursday appeared to be the result of a technical error, not a malicious attack. “Based on our initial review, we believe that today’s outage was caused by the application and execution of an incorrect process used as we were expanding our network, not a cyber attack,” the Dallas-based company said. …

Major cellular outage hits US: AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon down
1 year, 1 month ago

Major cellular outage hits US: AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon down

Hindustan Times  

In a widespread disruption, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and other network users in the United States reported a significant cellular outage on Thursday, as per outage tracking website Downdetector.com. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli//File Photo The outage, affecting major wireless carriers, was first noticed and reported by users, leading to a surge in outage reports. The website compiles outage information by aggregating status reports …

Mobile telecommunications outages reported in several US cities
1 year, 1 month ago

Mobile telecommunications outages reported in several US cities

Al Jazeera  

Outage appears to be centred on AT&T, the largest mobile phone network in the US. Several United States cities have experienced cellular outages with thousands of users reporting disruptions to the country’s primary telecommunications services, including AT&T, Verizon and TMobile. On X, the San Francisco Fire Department said the outage impacted people’s ability to reach emergency services. “We are aware …

Is your phone working? Americans report nationwide cellular outages
1 year, 1 month ago

Is your phone working? Americans report nationwide cellular outages

LA Times  

A man uses a cellphone in New Orleans in 2019. A number of Americans are dealing with cellular outages Thursday on AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers, according to data from Downdetector. A number of Americans are dealing with cellular outages on AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers, according to data from Downdetector. Business …

Twitter outage in US, users told they are over ‘daily tweet limit’
2 years, 1 month ago

Twitter outage in US, users told they are over ‘daily tweet limit’

Live Mint  

A massive spike of Twitter outage reports came on Wednesday when some users were unable to tweet on the microblogging website, prematurely encountering a message that said “You are over the daily limit for sending tweets”. Since its outage, several Twitter users wondered whether its a bug leading to an outage or any new change coming to the social media …

Twitter outage hits thousands of users globally
2 years, 2 months ago

Twitter outage hits thousands of users globally

The Hindu  

Twitter Inc. suffered a major outage on Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands of users globally unable to access the popular social media platform or use its key features. Others took to Twitter to share updates and memes about the service disruption, with #TwitterDown trending as a hashtag on the social media site. Hundreds of Twitter employees quit the social media …

Twitter outage hits thousands of users globally
2 years, 2 months ago

Twitter outage hits thousands of users globally

Deccan Chronicle  

Twitter Inc suffered a major outage on Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands of users globally unable to access the popular social media platform or use its key features. Others took to Twitter to share updates and memes about the service disruption, with #TwitterDown trending as a hashtag on the social media site. Hundreds of Twitter employees quit the social media …

Twitter Down: Baffled users blame it on their WiFi with hilarious memes and jokes
2 years, 7 months ago

Twitter Down: Baffled users blame it on their WiFi with hilarious memes and jokes

India TV News  

Twitter Down: Baffled users blame it on their WiFi with hilarious memes and jokes Twitter Down: According to Downdetector, more than 33,000 users had reported an outage of the service, which appeared to have started shortly after 2 p.m Tuesday. As several users complained of facing trouble while using Twitter, the microblogging platform acknowledged that it suffered a partial outage …

Twitter down as major outage hits users worldwide, first since February
2 years, 8 months ago

Twitter down as major outage hits users worldwide, first since February

The Hindu  

Twitter experienced a widespread but seemingly brief outage in the United States and parts of Europe on Thursday -- fresh turbulence for the firm locked in a buyout battle with Elon Musk. The Downdetector website showed that outage reports spiked in the United States around 8:00 am, while users reported service interruptions in France and elsewhere. However, by around 1245 …

Canada: Outage leaves many without mobile, internet service
2 years, 8 months ago

Canada: Outage leaves many without mobile, internet service

Live Mint  

A widespread network outage from Rogers Communications Inc. left many Canadian customers without mobile and internet service Friday and caused problems for police, courthouses, passport offices and other facilities. A notice on the Toronto-based telecommunications company’s website said the outage is impacting both its wireless and home service customers and is also affecting phone and chat support. The outage disrupted …

Rogers says it has restored internet services to most of its Canadian customers
2 years, 8 months ago

Rogers says it has restored internet services to most of its Canadian customers

NPR  

Rogers says it has restored internet services to most of its Canadian customers Enlarge this image toggle caption Carlos Osorio/Reuters Carlos Osorio/Reuters Rogers, one of Canada's largest telecommunications companies, said Saturday morning it had restored services to the "vast majority" of its customers following major outages to its cellular, internet and cable services across the country. The outages, which began …

Twitter Back Online After Facing Outage Across India And Other Parts Of The World
3 years, 1 month ago

Twitter Back Online After Facing Outage Across India And Other Parts Of The World

News 18  

Twitter seems to be back online for many users after it faced another outage for over an hour, with people complaining that new tweets are not loading. Twitter has confirmed that services are back online and tweeted from the Twitter support handle, “We’ve fixed a technical bug that was preventing timelines from loading and Tweets from posting. As per Downdetector, …

AT&T, Verizon to delay launch of 5G services after airlines raise alarm
3 years, 2 months ago

AT&T, Verizon to delay launch of 5G services after airlines raise alarm

The Hindu  

AT&T and Verizon will delay launching new wireless service near key airports after the nation's largest airlines said the service would interfere with aircraft technology and cause massive flight disruptions. CEOs of the nation's largest airlines said interference with aircraft systems would be worse than they originally thought, making many flights impossible. “To be blunt, the nation's commerce will grind …

AT&T, Verizon pause some new 5G after airlines raise alarm
3 years, 2 months ago

AT&T, Verizon pause some new 5G after airlines raise alarm

Associated Press  

AT&T and Verizon will delay launching new wireless service near key airports after the nation’s largest airlines said the service would interfere with aircraft technology and cause widespread flight disruptions. The decision from the companies came Tuesday as the Biden administration intervened to broker tried to broker a settlement between the telecoms and airlines over a rollout of new 5G …

Verizon, T-Mobile and other networks down? Users report outages – but problems likely to do with Facebook
3 years, 5 months ago

Verizon, T-Mobile and other networks down? Users report outages – but problems likely to do with Facebook

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Users are complaining about problems with their internet providers – but they are …

Widespread internet outages hit northeast U.S.
4 years, 1 month ago

Widespread internet outages hit northeast U.S.

India TV News  

Internet users across the northeast U.S. experienced widespread outages for several hours Tuesday, interrupting work and school because of an unspecified Verizon network issue. "An internet issue impacting the quality of our Fios service throughout the Northeast has been resolved," said spokesman Rich Young in an emailed statement Tuesday afternoon. When her third-grade daughter's teacher couldn't log on to the …

Widespread Internet Outages Hit Northeast U.S.
4 years, 1 month ago

Widespread Internet Outages Hit Northeast U.S.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Internet users across the northeast U.S. experienced widespread outages for several hours Tuesday, interrupting work and school because of an unspecified Verizon network issue. “An internet issue impacting the quality of our Fios service throughout the Northeast has been resolved,” said spokesman Jim Greer in an emailed statement Tuesday afternoon. At Galvin Middle School in Wakefield, Massachusetts, …

FCC calls hours-long T-Mobile service outage ‘unacceptable’
4 years, 9 months ago

FCC calls hours-long T-Mobile service outage ‘unacceptable’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The head of the U.S. communications regulator said T-Mobile’s nationwide, hours-long outage Monday was “unacceptable” and that the Federal Communications Commission will investigate. T-Mobile, one of the country’s three largest cellphone service providers, said it had a “voice and text wireless issue” that began around noon EDT Monday. T-Mobile paid a $17.5 million fine for two nationwide …

FCC slams T-Mobile for 'unacceptable' outage that left users in the US without service for 13 hours
4 years, 9 months ago

FCC slams T-Mobile for 'unacceptable' outage that left users in the US without service for 13 hours

Daily Mail  

The Federal Communications Commission is investigating T-Mobile after the service experienced a 13 hour-long outage on Monday that impacted customers across the US. However, the FCC is now demanding answers from the firm and Chairman Ajit Pai shared a statement on Twitter: 'The T-Mobile network outage is unacceptable' and that 'the FCC is launching an investigation. T-Mobile has blamed an …

T-Mobile outage hits more than 110,000 users across the US
4 years, 9 months ago

T-Mobile outage hits more than 110,000 users across the US

Daily Mail  

T-Mobile has gone down for thousands of customers across the US. Many users reported issues with texting, internet connections and receiving and making calls, all of which started around 12pm ET and is still plaguing tens of thousands of devices. The website notes that the outages are mostly in in New York, Florida, Texas, Georgia, California, and the Washington, DC, …

Telstra outage causes 20hr communications blackout affecting mobile phones, internet in northern WA
5 years, 7 months ago

Telstra outage causes 20hr communications blackout affecting mobile phones, internet in northern WA

ABC  

Businesses are demanding improvements to phone and internet systems in Australia's north after a 20-hour outage shut down retail systems, delayed flights, and slowed police responses to home burglaries. Key points: Telstra has blamed an unidentified third party for damaging a key communications cable The damage knocked out mobile and internet services, as well as some landlines, across much of …

AT&T down: 911 calls failing to go through amid major carrier outage
5 years, 8 months ago

AT&T down: 911 calls failing to go through amid major carrier outage

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A major outage with the US telecoms carrier AT&T prevented people from calling …

FCC Investigates Widespread CenturyLink Outage That Disrupted 911 Service
6 years, 2 months ago

FCC Investigates Widespread CenturyLink Outage That Disrupted 911 Service

NPR  

FCC Investigates Widespread CenturyLink Outage That Disrupted 911 Service Enlarge this image Kativ/Getty Images Kativ/Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission has launched an investigation into a phone and Internet outage that disrupted 911 services across the country starting Thursday. Sponsor Message On Friday afternoon, more than 24 hours after first reporting the outage, CenturyLink's Twitter feed said: "While our network …

Telstra apologises after nationwide outage, but says the cause is still unknown
6 years, 10 months ago

Telstra apologises after nationwide outage, but says the cause is still unknown

ABC  

Telstra says its mobile voice and data services have "returned to normal levels" after another outage crippled its 3G and 4G mobile phone networks across Australia this morning, but admits it still did not know what caused the problem. Key points: Telstra says a fault caused connectivity problems to the 4G layer of the network, which put more load on …

Harvey Shows Progress on Emergency Communications Since Katrina
7 years, 6 months ago

Harvey Shows Progress on Emergency Communications Since Katrina

Wired  

The damage done by Hurricane Harvey is, as the National Weather Service, tweeted ominously over the weekend, “unknown & beyond anything experienced.” Rain continues to fall over the water-soaked region of Southeast Texas where the category 4 hurricane made landfall Friday night. While connectivity was almost completely lost in Rockport, Texas, which was hit hardest by the storm, the Federal …

Telstra apologises for second outage in less than a week, third in two months
9 years ago

Telstra apologises for second outage in less than a week, third in two months

ABC  

Telstra customers have been left asking "How many times can one service be down?" Telstra has confirmed the outage — which affected 3 per cent of its customers for "about an hour" — was caused by a card failure in a media gateway in Victoria. " At 12:00pm Telstra tweeted it had "received reports from some customers facing difficulties making …

Telstra restoring services following nationwide outage impacting mobile customers
9 years ago

Telstra restoring services following nationwide outage impacting mobile customers

ABC  

Telstra says it is progressively restoring mobile services after an outage earlier impacted its mobile customers. "We are progressively restoring mobile services and we anticipate returning to normal soon," the telco said in a statement. "We are aware of an issue affecting some of our mobile customers who are having difficulty making and receiving calls, and using data," Telstra said …

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