HOUSTON – AT&T customers in the Houston area reported issues with their cell phone service Friday morning.
A spokesperson with AT&T released the following statement just after 11 a.m.:
"Earlier this morning, some AT&T customers in the Houston area may have experienced issues with wireless voice service due to a hardware-related issue. Technicians worked to quickly resolve the problem, and service is currently running normally. We apologize for this inconvenience."
While Local 2 was waiting to hear back from AT&T's media relations department, we called AT&T's customer service line just like you would.
An agent said over the phone:
- AT&T is having a major issue in the Houston area.
- A 40-50 mile radius of the city is affected.
- Not every customer is affected.
- Suggests turning off your phone every hour or so to check if your phone updates and comes back on.
Local 2 viewers shared their issues on the KPRC Facebook page.
A Cypress man said his landline was working but his cell phone service was out.
Another viewer from northwest Harris County said her cell phone has not worked since 8:15 a.m. Friday.
On Twitter, AT&T responded to customer's tweets about the issues.
"Thanks for the feedback," tweeted @ATT. "We are aware of an issue in your area. Our network team is working to solve it ASAP."
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Local 2's Philip Mena is working on this developing story and will have more information tonight on Local 2 News.