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This certainly isn’t the kind of publicity the fourth place cell carrier in the US wants. As of now, the entire nationwide T-Mobile network is down. Complaints began flooding twitter and forums this afternoon from all over the country. Users are reporting that their phones show the expected signal, but no calls or data are available. Curiously, calls routed through Google Voice are working as expected.
When the complaints reached a fever pitch shortly ago, T-Mobile released a statement. “T-Mobile customers may be experiencing service disruptions impacting voice and data. Our rapid response teams have been mobilized to restore service as quickly as possible. We will provide updates as more information is available,” said a T-Mobile representative.
We at MaximumPC have confirmed for ourselves by ringing a few associates on T-Mobile. Sure enough, the angelic voices of our friends and neighbors were replaced by a busy signal every time. This matches reports from elsewhere. Hopefully details will emerge later on the exact cause. If you’re a T-Mobile user, can you confirm you have no service?
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[1] http://www.maximumpc.com/user/ryan_whitwam
[2] http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10390097-56.html
[3] http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/03/t-mobile-usa-down-all-over-the-place/
[4] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/rumor_huge_data_breach_tmobile
[5] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/tmobile_concedes_1gb_download_cap_limit_android
[6] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/road_tmobiles_htc_dream_google_launches_android_09_sdk_beta
[7] http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/cell_phones
[8] http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/downtime
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[10] http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/network
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[12] http://www.maximumpc.com/articles/news
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