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Back to Reading Published Feb. 22, 2024 Updated Feb. 22, 2024, 8:35 a.m. ET AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon users hit by cellular outage in US More Videos 0 seconds of 2 minutes, 7 secondsVolume 0% Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts Keyboard ShortcutsEnabledDisabled Play/PauseSPACE Increase Volume↑ Decrease Volume↓ Seek Forward→ Seek Backward← Captions On/Offc Fullscreen/Exit Fullscreenf Mute/Unmutem Decrease Caption Size- Increase Caption Size+ or = Seek %0-9 Next Up Man uses half-a-century-old ticket to get into Disney 00:45 Settings OffEnglish Font Color undefined Font Opacity 100% Font Size 100% Font Family undefined Character Edge None Background Color Black Background Opacity 75% Window Color Black Window Opacity 0% Reset WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan 100%75%50%25% 200%175%150%125%100%75%50% ArialCourierGeorgiaImpactLucida ConsoleTahomaTimes New RomanTrebuchet MSVerdana NoneRaisedDepressedUniformDrop Shadow WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan 100%75%50%25%0% WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan 100%75%50%25%0% facebook twitter Email Linkhttps://nypost.com/2024/02/22/business/atampt-t-mobile-and-verizon-users-hit-by-cellular-outage-in-us/ Copied Auto180p1080p720p540p360p270p180p Live 00:03 02:04 02:07 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. 4 A major cellphone outage affected users across the US early Thursday — even stopping some police departments from being able to receive 911 calls. Christopher Sadowski 4 The number of outages from AT&T peaked at 31,931 at around 4:30 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector.com. Downdetector.com 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. WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE CELLULAR OUTAGE AFFECTING TENS OF THOUSANDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY * A major cellphone outage affected users across the US early Thursday — even preventing some police departments from receiving 911 calls. * AT&T seemed to have experienced the largest number of issues, with nearly 32,000 reports at around 4:30 a.m. * Over 800 service outages were also reported on T-Mobile and Verizon, although a spokesperson for the latter cited 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. * Here’s how to fix your iPhone if it’s stuck in SOS mode amid major cellular network outages 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. EXPLORE MORE OBAMA-PRODUCED ‘LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND’ TRENDS AMID HUGE CELLULAR OUTAGE: THEY ‘TRIED TO WARN US’ SOLAR FLARES? RUSSIAN NUKES? THEORIES SWIRL FOR WHAT CAUSED NATIONWIDE CELL OUTAGE THE REAL REASON WHY GEN Z LEAVES PHONES ON ‘DO NOT DISTURB’: ‘DISRESPECTFUL AF’ A spokeswoman for AT&T said the company is working “urgently to restore service.” “We encourage the use of Wi-Fi calling until service is restored,” she said. By 11:30 a.m., the company announced that three-quarters of its network had been restored. On Verizon and T-Mobile, spokespersons told The Post their networks are operating normally. 4 A spokesperson for Verizon told The Post the issues seem to arise when customers try to call or text those using another telecommunications company. Downdetector.com 4 Cellular outage for T-Mobile users peaked at between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. Downdetector.com They suggested that the issues only arise when customers try to call or text those using AT&T, with a spokesperson from T-Mobile claiming: “Down Detector is likely reflecting challenges our customers were having attempting to connect to users on other networks.” WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE CELLULAR OUTAGE AFFECTING TENS OF THOUSANDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY * A major cellphone outage affected users across the US early Thursday — even preventing some police departments from receiving 911 calls. * AT&T seemed to have experienced the largest number of issues, with nearly 32,000 reports at around 4:30 a.m. * Over 800 service outages were also reported on T-Mobile and Verizon, although a spokesperson for the latter cited 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. * Here’s how to fix your iPhone if it’s stuck in SOS mode amid major cellular network outages The spokesperson from Verizon added that its customers “experienced issues this morning when calling or texting with customers served by another carrier. SEE ALSO HERE’S HOW TO FIX YOUR IPHONE IF IT’S STUCK IN SOS MODE AMID MAJOR CELLULAR NETWORK OUTAGES “We are continuing to monitor the situation,” the Verizon spokesperson said in a statement. Yet many online have expressed their frustrations with the cellphone companies amid the ongoing outages. “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.” Another called it “crazy.” “It’s a whole outage going [on] in the US and a lot of people can’t text or call anybody, only number you can call is 911 … this is unusual and scary,” he wrote. 1104 What do you think? Post a comment. Some feared the widespread outages could be a cyberattack, with one techie saying he “can’t imagine this is incompetence or a single node failure.” The cause of the outages, however, remains unclear. The Post has reached out to AT&T and T-Mobile for comment. With Post wires SHARE THIS ARTICLE: * Facebook * Twitter * Flipboard * WhatsApp * Email * Copy * * 11041104 Comments Filed under * at&t * cell phones * phones * verizon * 2/22/24 Read Next Top chefs look to cook up deals at South Beach Wine & ... 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Christopher Sadowski The number of outages from AT&T peaked at 31,931 at around 4:30 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector.com. Downdetector.com A spokesperson for Verizon told The Post the issues seem to arise when customers try to call or text those using another telecommunications company. 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