AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile experience nationwide outages. Is your city impacted?

Bailey Gallion, Columbus Dispatch
Updated ·2 min read
In this photo taken Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, the AT&T logo is seen in a RadioShack store in Gloucester, Mass. AT&T, the country's largest telecommunications provider, said Thursday it added 2 million wireless subscribers in the third quarter, matching the pace of a year ago despite a general slowdown in industry growth because most people already have a cell phone. LISA POOLE/Associated Press

Several major wireless carriers are continuing to experience widespread outages Thursday morning, according to Downdetector.com.

AT&T, T-Mobile, Version and several other networks reported outages and the problem continued to increase throughout the morning.

AT&T released a statement about 11:15 a.m. saying it managed to restore three-quarters of its network, but that some users might continue to experience outages.

"Some of our customers are experiencing service interruptions this morning," the statement read. "Our network teams took immediate action and so far three-quarters of our network has been restored. We are working as quickly as possible to restore service to remaining customers.:

AT&T wireless outage today

AT&T's outage numbers reached 73,496 as of 8:34 a.m. EST. The company continues to have issues, with 30,116 outages still reported as of 12:30 p.m. ET., according to Downdetector.

The cities with the most reported AT&T outages include:

  • Houston

  • Atlanta

  • Miami

  • Chicago

  • San Antonio

  • Louisville

  • Chicago

  • Indianapolis

  • Charlotte

Reports show that 51% of users are experiencing mobile phone issues, 41% have no signal and 8% have mobile internet problems.

Verizon Wireless outage today

Verizon outages peaked at 4,136 reports as of 8:25 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector. Despite reports of outages, the company posted on X (former known as Twitter) that its network remained operational.

"Some customers may have experienced issues this morning when calling or texting those served by another carrier. Our network continues to function normally," the company said in a statement.

The cities with the most reported Verizon outages include:

  • Chicago

  • Brooklyn

  • Dallas

  • New York City

  • Philadelphia

  • Atlanta

  • Los Angeles

  • Houston

  • Indianapolis

Reports show that 65% of users are experiencing mobile phone issues, 22% have no signal, and 12% have 5G home internet problems.

T-Mobile outages today

T-Mobile outages peaked at 1,960 reports around 8:26 a.m. ET.

The cities with the most reported T-Mobile outages include:

  • Los Angeles

  • San Antonio

  • Indianapolis

  • Houston

  • Dallas

  • Austin

  • Chicago

  • New York City

  • Miami

Reports show that 50% of users have no signal, 26% have 5G home internet problems, and 26% are experiencing home internet issues.

Cricket Wireless outage today

Cricket Wireless outages continued to climb throughout Thursday morning reaching 13,417 reports at 8:28 a.m. ET. Reports state that 68% of users have no signal, 18% have home internet issues, and 14% are experiencing a total blackout.

What does SOS mean on iPhone?

Apple says that when "No Service" or "Searching" appears in the status bar on your iPhone or iPad, your device isn't connected to a cellular network. If you see "SOS" or "SOS only," your device can still make emergency calls. The feature is available in the United States, Canada and Australia.

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: AT&T says wireless service returns for many customers. Are you impacted?