Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Wireless service down on several carriers in parts of New York City, northern New Jersey

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Verge employees in and around New York City are reporting that some carriers' networks are spotty today — in particular, T-Mobile and AT&T have confirmed outages in certain areas, and it's likely that the severe weather, flooding, and extended power outages brought about by Hurricane Sandy have knocked out others as well. "Verizon isn't holding up well," reads an email we just received from our own Lorien Olsen who's currently in lower Manhattan. The outages appear to be tower-by-tower; service may work in one neighborhood and not in the next.


"Verizon isn't holding up well."


Under normal circumstances, backup generators at cell sites are expected to keep the towers (and the network) alive in the event of a power disruption. Clearly,...


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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/30/3576266/wireless-service-down-on-several-carriers-in-parts-of-new-york-city

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