A nationwide outage is affecting wireless service for many Verizon, AT&T, and US Cellular subscribers.
It’s a rough afternoon for many as DownDetector is showing that many wireless providers, including Verizon, the nation’s largest, are down. Other wireless firms such as AT&T, Cricket, and Consumer Cellular (the latter two use AT&T’s network) are also having issues. The number of complaints being submitted from Verizon customers to DownDetector has been growing steadily throughout the day. Starting with 13 complaints at 5:57 am EDT, the number ballooned to 1,813 by 4:27 pm EDT.
78% of the complaints about Verizon had to do with subscribers unable to use their mobile phones, 16% reported problems with their 5G home internet service, and 7% were unable to access the mobile internet. On the DownDetector site, a Verizon subscriber says, “Down In Minnesota, can’t make or receive calls. NO one can call into the phone.
