Is AT&T unavailable right now? Numerous US states are experiencing problems with their wireless cellular networks.
There was an interruption of mobile service for hours on Thursday for a number of AT&T and Cricket Wireless subscribers in the United States as they got up. Numerous users complained about being unable to connect to their mobile provider’s networks or place calls on social media platforms and network-tracking websites.
Although AT&T and Cricket Wireless acknowledged that they were having network problems, they both stated that service had been fully restored on their networks just before 4 p.m. on Thursday.
Since users of such networks were unable to reach 911, the outage caused major countrywide concerns for law enforcement authorities. In order to make an internet-based call if necessary, several experts advise users to connect to their WiFi networks or a WiFi network.
Early on Thursday morning, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office in Flagler County, Florida, issued a warning over its network.
When did the AT&T blackout start?
Around 3:45 a.m., a rise in outages was first noted on AT&T’s website, with over 1,600 customers reported as being without service. That figure shot up to nearly 32,000 an hour later.
A check conducted early on Thursday morning revealed that 57% of the difficulties were with mobile phones, with 35% reporting no signal and 8% having difficulty with mobile internet.
On Thursday morning, several FOX TV stations had trouble getting in touch with their field teams.
Which states suffered the most?
The cities most impacted by the outages, according to Downdetector, were Honolulu, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, San Antonio, San Diego, Chicago, San Francisco, and Dallas.
When was service restored for Cricket Wireless and AT&T?
Throughout Thursday, AT&T and Cricket Wireless issued a number of statements. AT&T and Cricket Wireless stated that their networks were completely operational as of 4 p.m. Both networks expressed regret for the disruption and the trouble caused to their users.
In early remarks to FOX 35 on Thursday, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless said there were no problems with their networks and that claims on DownDetector.com were caused by AT&T customers trying to contact their customers on their networks.
Regarding the origin of the outages, there was conjecture that a sequence of solar flares that occurred throughout the course of the night would have potentially affected cell service; nonetheless, the NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center refuted that notion, stating that it was “unlikely” that this had a role.
Later, according to its website, AT&T confirmed that the outage was caused by “an incorrect process” utilized while the business was extending its network.
“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,” according to a statement released by AT&T.
The business said it is still evaluating the disruption that occurred on Thursday.