# No cellphone coverage in 24 hours (AT&T in Seattle)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 24, 2009, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cellphone-coverage-in-24-hours-at-t-in-seattle/497442 "2009-05-24T04:07:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cellphone-coverage-in-24-hours-at-t-in-seattle/497442/1 "2009-05-24T04:07:47Z")

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Not a rant, because I just can’t work up the energy. I’m one of those cell-only people and the last time I was able to use the phone was last evening about 6:00. This unhelpful little message has been up on their website since last night, but they keep changing the timestamp every hour or so:

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> 5/23/09 11:44 PM  
> Important Service Message: Due to a network service issue, some customers in your area are having difficulty making or receiving calls. Our technicians are working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

(Obligatory Hitchhiker’s reference goes here)

I’d call them from a payphone, but there are no more payphones, of course. My own neighborhood still has half a dozen former payphone boothlets with ripped wires dangling; the phones have been gone for years. Tomorrow I’ll have to seek out a friend at home and call from there (though what good will that do me, really?)

Anybody else in the area with AT&T Wireless? No? Commiserate with me then?

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**Author:** ![sharding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@sharding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sharding)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cellphone-coverage-in-24-hours-at-t-in-seattle/497442/2 "2009-05-24T04:27:46Z")

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I live in the Seattle area, have AT&T and have been having no problems…