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US WIDE Massive Cell Phone System outage
2024-02-22
[DownDetector] It started last night around 9pm EST and still has millions affected.

Growing rumors as of a possible US Gov. agenda related coordinated effort are unsupported as of yet.

Metro Atlanta and MANY other nation wide Fire Depts and 1st Responders deeply affected last night as many use Cell Tower type Comm Equip

Link to check various Cell Ph. Providers.

Thank you for the heads up, NN2N1. Update from TechRadar, which appears to be live-blogging the situation, at noon ET:
AT&T is still down – here's what we know about the major cellphone outages
Got problems with your cell phone signal? You aren't alone

last updated 21 minutes ago

A major cellphone outage has hit the US, with thousands of AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile customers complaining about a lack of mobile signal and internet.

The issues appeared to start at around 3.30am ET, according to Downdetector, with AT&T seemingly the hardest hit. At the time of writing, over 35,000 AT&T customers have reported problems with the network, with that number on the rise. The main hotspots for issues are in Atlanta, Dallas and Houston.

The number of complaints for Verizon and T-Mobile are smaller, but still significant. For Verizon, the largest number of reports are coming from Chicago and New York, while for T-Mobile it's New York City, Houston, Chicago and Los Angeles.

AT&T has now acknowledged that there's an issue and you can see its comment below, but Verizon and T-Mobile claim there has been no outage on their networks. With reports of issues still on the rise, you can follow all the latest news here as we untangle what is one of the biggest phone service outages of the year so far.
Posted by:NN2N1

#20  ^ Nicely played, Ed
Posted by: Frank G   2024-02-22 19:46  

#19  Bob Seeger blamed it on Sunspot Baby. (But she sure had a real good time.)
Posted by: ed in texas   2024-02-22 19:20  

#18  Maybe everyone started downloading Escape from Epstein Island and the phones hung themselves.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-02-22 18:46  

#17  ATT CEO John Stankey is a ardent Democrat supporter authorizing ATT to support Democrats. He also condemned the January 6 protests as an insurrection and is an anti-Trumper and against Americans who support Trump.
Posted by: Beldar Uneter3543   2024-02-22 18:38  

#16  SOLAR FLARE????

Strange I subscribe to a few Space Weather sites and I did not get any alert warnings like I usually do.

NOTE:
From what we are hearing. It is like they are selling the idea that the solar flare targeted Cell Phones and certain cell related emergency communications equip.

Only focused in certain Metro areas ?????
All while no massive outages were reported for other SAT broadcast or wired media comm means?

I myself was doing some IT Tech stuff, most of the night with no hiccups.
Posted by: NN2N1   2024-02-22 17:20  

#15  Flares only cause radio degradation on the *dayside* of the Earth

The effects of these flares might continue to be felt for days

Is this a confused expert or an idiot?

Posted by: Thons Clunk7586   2024-02-22 17:00  

#14  Wait till they get to the network parts that failed, labeled Made In China. O.o
Posted by: Procopius2k   2024-02-22 15:56  

#13  A flare, huh.

I guess the only question then is who is conducting the cyber attack?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-02-22 15:43  

#12  Powerful twin solar flares erupt from sun as cell phone outages spike across US

nationwide throughout the United States, widespread cellular outages were reported on Thursday morning following the solar flares. According to The Associated Press, tens of thousands of outages were reported by major cellular carriers such as AT&T, Verzion and T-Mobile.

It remains unclear if the two events are related, but reports of outages appeared to begin around the same time as the solar flares.


However,
some solar scientists have cast doubts on claims that there is a connection between the two events. "Flares only cause radio degradation on the *dayside* of the Earth. As you can see below, the U.S was not affected by the event. So it's just a coincidence!," solar astrophysicist Ryan French at the National Solar Observatory posted on X.

The effects of these flares might continue to be felt for days. In a forecast discussion posted at 7:30 a.m. ET (1230 GMT) on Thursday (Feb. 22), NOAA wrote that an "eruptive filament" was seen exploding from the northwest quadrant of the sun's visible disk on Feb. 21.
Posted by: Harry Dribble2663   2024-02-22 15:32  

#11  Someone needs to change the locks on the Oval Office...
Posted by: Beldar Uneter3543   2024-02-22 15:00  

#10  #8 my ATT land line is not out

Well of course. Land lines are used by 911. That is off limits, a bridge too far for Mayorkas & Co., for now...
Posted by: Angealing B. Hayes4677   2024-02-22 14:38  

#9  And when truckers are threatening to shut down NYC!
Posted by: Angealing B. Hayes4677   2024-02-22 14:34  

#8  my ATT land line is not out!
Posted by: Chesney Sleting4519   2024-02-22 14:33  

#7  Ya know, it did occur the day after Joe Biden's bro was interrogated.
Posted by: Angealing B. Hayes4677   2024-02-22 13:22  

#6  Shot over the bow by Home Landa Security Mayorkas?
Posted by: Angealing B. Hayes4677   2024-02-22 13:19  

#5  Like turning off observation cameras in certain prison cells?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-02-22 13:10  

#4  This is why it's important to KNOW your neighbors.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2024-02-22 12:44  

#3  Testing for battlespace prep. If you assume someone like china wants to pull a 10/7 with deniable assets, having the ability to block most comms in an area or region is quite useful. In many blue states, they could slaughter thousands before word spread enough. It wouldn't work so well in Texas.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2024-02-22 12:43  

#2  Imagine the elections

Secret world of China's international hacking networks exposed: Major leak reveals how state surveils dissidents overseas, launches cyberattacks other nations and uses propaganda on social media
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-02-22 12:30  

#1  Given the current maelstrom roiling the body politic, seems reasonable to assume that someone, foreign or domestic, is conducting interdiction/redirection testing or the like. Plenty of suspects and plenty of motives, but the scale says its a major player.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2024-02-22 11:28  

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