3 of the 4 national mobile phone networks down

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SueEllen replied

17 March 2020, 17:33
I'm on O2 no issues.

Called by a few people who are on piggyback networks - they had issues.
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Whorty replied

17 March 2020, 17:06
Originally posted by shaunbhoy View Post

Unlikely to be that TBH.

More likely that the underpaid skeleton staff they employ to maintain their networks are "self-isolating".

What have you done Shaun? Tut, tut .... put the plug back in now .... a joke's a joke
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Paddy replied

17 March 2020, 14:12
Originally posted by ladymuck View Post

I was able to phone my Dentist to reschedule my next appointment without any issue.

I'm on EE

This may help

Home | Manor Farm Dental Laboratory
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ladymuck replied

17 March 2020, 13:15
Although Kickstarter seem to be unable to send me a code via text for their 2FA. Considering how insecure SMS is you do wonder why it's relied on for authentication.
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DimPrawn replied

17 March 2020, 13:13
Originally posted by Lance View Post

fake news

^ This

There's absolutely no network issues in the UK righ
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Lance replied

17 March 2020, 13:08
fake news
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Lost It replied

17 March 2020, 13:06
Tesco used to piggy back off O2 as does Giff Gaff IIRC. So it makes sense that these are struggling if O2 is down because they will sort their own network first.
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scooterscot replied

17 March 2020, 13:01
Vodafone is on the verge of bankruptcy - their liabilities are almost equal to their assets, once you remove the fairly dust that is intangible assets. Any interest rate rise on that debt and they're history.

Vodafone (VOD) Balance Sheet - Investing.com UK

Someone or group or computer algorithm was so desperate to get out of Vodafone stock yesterday they sold it all the way down to 1p
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Paddy replied

17 March 2020, 12:59
Giffgaff and Vodafone down in central Hants...
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northernladuk replied

17 March 2020, 12:48
On Vodafone and no issues.
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quackhandle replied

17 March 2020, 12:47
Originally posted by ladymuck View Post

I was able to phone my Dentist to reschedule my next appointment without any issue.

I'm on EE

Same, just made a few calls, no issues.

qh
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ladymuck replied

17 March 2020, 12:46
I was able to phone my Dentist to reschedule my next appointment without any issue.

I'm on EE
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shaunbhoy replied

17 March 2020, 12:46
Originally posted by CoolCat View Post

probably not able to cope with the number of people working from home?

Unlikely to be that TBH.

More likely that the underpaid skeleton staff they employ to maintain their networks are "self-isolating".
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CoolCat started a topic 3 of the 4 national mobile phone networks down

17 March 2020, 12:39
3 of the 4 national mobile phone networks down

EE, O2, Vodafone and Tesco Mobile down: Mass outage leaves people unable to text or make calls | The Independent

probably not able to cope with the number of people working from home?
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