(Gray News) – Thousands of AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon customers across the country reported service outages on Saturday.
According to Downdetector, the three major cellphone carriers had outages reported during the 3 p.m. hour EST. AT&T and T-Mobile users also reported service interruptions around 9 a.m.
T-Mobile stated on X that their network was operating normally, but the issue was affecting another wireless provider.
Our network is operating normally. We are seeing signs of an issue affecting another wireless provider that may impact our customers’ ability to reach people on that network. We are continuing to watch the situation for our customers.
— T-Mobile Newsroom (@tmobilenews) August 8, 2026
Similarly, Verizon posted on X that they were aware of an issue impacting voice customers and were working on a fix.
Hello there, Verizon engineers are making progress on an issue impacting voice services for some wireless customers. If your service is still impacted, we recommend restarting your device. We know how much people rely on Verizon and apologize for any inconvenience some of our…
— Verizon Support (@VerizonSupport) August 8, 2026
Asbury Park Press reported Boost Mobile, Straight Talk, and Xfinity experienced outages, too.
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