@sprintcare hello sprint...are u having a nationwide outage for cellular service now?
— Mark Burman (@hugochipalbie) June 4, 2019
This story is being continuously updated….new updates are being added at the bottom…..
Looks like some subscribers of Sprint – one of the US’ Big Four mobile network companies – are facing issues with their service. Some simply say the service is down, while others explain in detail saying they’re having issues making and receiving calls.
Here are some reports on Twitter:
Can’t make it receive calls right now sprint. Is the system down? Others saying this also
— TJ Winston (@TJ1BAMA) June 4, 2019
https://twitter.com/8_TOOLIVE/status/1135769643631726594
As of now, the number of reports is low. So it could be that only a small subset of the company’s customer base is affected, and it’s likely that the problem will be fixed soon.
We’re yet to come across any official word from the company on matter. While we search for more info, share with us your current experience by dropping a comment below. Rest assured, we’ll update this story as and when any news worthy development takes place on the matter.
Update 1 (Aug 08)
As of today (i.e. August 08), Sprint customers are reporting service outage in the US region. Here’s the live outage map from down detector.
And Sprint seems aware of the issue. Through their official Twitter handle, they’ve been acknowledging the glitch.
https://twitter.com/sprintcare/status/1159281547603668992
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