Cell networks down nationwide: 911 services across America crash as AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile customers from New York to LA report no service or connection with many phones displaying SOS messages

  • Customer reports of the outage peaked around 4 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday

Users of At&T, Verizon and T-Mobile reported early Thursday that they were experiencing national network problems.

The issue has left At&T iPhone users stuck in SOS mode, meaning users can only call emergency services.

According to DownDetector, the peak in outages occurred around 4 a.m. Eastern Time. Service disruptions have been reported in New York, Boston, Washington, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Seattle and San Francisco.

The major mobile phone companies have not yet issued a statement about the outages. It is not clear what the cause of the problem is.

The major mobile phone companies have not yet issued a statement about the outages

In Erie, Pennsylvania, local 911 operators confirmed the outage and said it was impacting communications, YourErie reports

In Erie, Pennsylvania, local 911 operators confirmed the outage and said it was impacting communications, YourErie reports

In Erie, Pennsylvania, local 911 operators confirmed the outage and said it was impacting communications YourErie.

WSB TV in Atlanta reports that this is the second time in a week that Verizon customers in the region have experienced an outage.

In Orlando, the city’s Fox affiliate confirmed that reporters in the field had difficulty making contact. While in Tampa, some users shared WFLA that their phone service went out as early as 2am.

Customers in New Orleans reported that while calling was impossible, texting seemed to work.