AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile customers from New York to LA report no service or connection with many phones displaying SOS messages
At&T, Verizon and T-Mobile users reported early Thursday that they are having network issues nationwide and in Canada.
The issue has left At&T iPhone users stuck in SOS mode, meaning that users can only make calls to emergency services.
According to DownDetector, the spike in the outages occurred around 4am Eastern time. Service disruptions have been reported in New York, Boston, Washington, Montreal, Honolulu, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Seattle and San Franscisco.
The largest number of issues was reported by At&T users, which spiked at 31,931 reports at 4:30am. More than 800 service outages of U.S. wireless carriers Verizon and T-Mobile were also reported on the platform.
Nationwide, 911 operators have warned that the outage has impacted their ability to take calls.
The major cellphone companies have yet make any statement regarding the outages. It’s not clear what the caused of the problem.
Other smaller providers including Boost Mobile, Consumer Cellular and Straight Talk also reported similar outages.