AT&T outage, Verizon, T-Mobile experiencing cell issues
Technology,Communications,Business,Verizon,AT&T
Thousands of Americans reported issues with their phone service Thursday morning, though it appears to be hitting AT&T customers the hardest.
According to Downdetector, more than 49,000 AT&T users reported an outage as of 7:20 a.m. ET. Thatβs up more than 50% from when the spike in reports began around 4:30 a.m. Around 2,900 Verizon and 1,200 T-Mobile customers also reported problems.
Users reported that they were having issues with their cellphones having no signal. Several users said they were not able to make or receive calls but texting appeared to be working.
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