Binlawdy t1_jbeozti wrote
Maybe there's just too many people using their cellphones too close together. All that digital traffic would have to get sent to the same cell towers in the area. Maybe the towers just don't have the bandwidth to keep up?
I don't pass through the area often anymore, so I can't say for certain, but it's not like they have any for-profit libraries or internet-cafes that would call for a conspiracy theory.
rick_n_snorty OP t1_jbfgxaq wrote
That was my thought as well, it’s just bizarre that it just started happening a few weeks back. Maybe Verizon and t mobile made the brilliant idea to share towers and totally neglected the bandwidth factor and didn’t care that they’d wipe out cell service for a decent sized city? That’s my guess.
Proof-Variation7005 t1_jbg4ryh wrote
Unless there's multiple events going on, I'm not sure the density of phones is going to be higher downtown than any other part of the city.
I'd just recommend anyone noticing it to call their cell provider, report it. Mentioned someone else had the same issue in the same area. Be specific about what is and isn't working. Is it just mobile data working or are phone calls and text messages not working too? Does the phone show signal and just not work? And definitely include that it did work up until whenever.
Also, if there's a T-Mobile store in the mall, go there. The employees aren't remotely the people who'd be able to fix anything but odds are they'd noticed the same thing and might be able to clue you in.
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