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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:20 AM Mar 2020

UK mobile networks including O2, EE, Vodafone and 3 go down

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/18310884.uk-mobile-networks-including-o2-ee-vodafone-3-go/

ALL major mobile networks in the UK have gone down or are having problems, leaving millions of British workers struggling to work from home.

There has been a spike in the number of office workers staying home to work after Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged people to avoid all unnecessary travel.

O2 says it is aware some users are having difficulties with their voice network and that they are investigating the issue.

The first issues were reported to Down Detector at about 9.14am with concerns raised from across the country on all major networks including Vodafone, O2, 3, Virgin and EE.

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More:

https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/17/uk-mobile-networks-o2-ee-vodafone-3-go-people-work-home-12410145/

UK mobile networks go down as people work from home due to coronavirus



Major phone networks in the UK have reportedly gone down or are having issues, leaving Britons struggling to work from home in the coronavirus outbreak. UK mobile networks O2, EE, Vodafone and 3 are all said to be struggling just one day after Boris Johnson told people to avoid workspaces. Problems with O2 were initially reported to Down Detector at about 9:14 GMT, while concerns have been raised across the country about other networks. Many customers have taken to social media to complain they have not been able to make calls all morning, with some claiming business had already been dramatically slowed down.

UK mobile networks O2, EE, Vodafone and 3 are all said to be struggling just one day after Boris Johnson told people to avoid workspaces.

Problems with O2 were initially reported to Down Detector at about 9:14 GMT, while concerns have been raised across the country about other networks.

Many customers have taken to social media to complain they have not been able to make calls all morning, with some claiming business had already been dramatically slowed down.

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