On Thursday, telecom supplier AT&T skilled a enormous, acrossthecountry service disturbance that lasted practically 12 hours.
Thankfully, it didn’t appear to be a cyber attack, simply network mistakes, however in the age of cell phones and continuous connection, numerous individuals were really dissatisfied.
So AT&T is attempting to make things muchbetter.
Emphasis on ‘trying.’
AT&T will provide $5 to consumers hit by cellularphone network failure https://t.co/QJI8nYMknW
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 26, 2024
The AP reports:
AT&T states it will offer impacted consumers $5 each to compensate for last week’s cellphone network interruption that left numerous without service for hours.
The Dallas-based business stated on its site that clients will get the $5 credit on their account within 2 billing cycles. The credit does not use to AT&T Business, pre-paid service or Cricket, its inexpensive cordless service. AT&T stated pre-paid consumers will have choices readilyavailable to them if they were affected, although it did not intricate on what those choices may be.
The blackout knocked out cellularphone service for thousands of its users throughout the U.S. beginning early Thursday before it was broughtback. AT&T blamed the event on an mistake in coding, without elaborating, and stated it was not the outcome of a cyberattack.
Some Twitter/X users were not pleased at the providing:
The service itself isn’t worth that.
— WarMonitor 🇺CHELOR’SDEGREE🇲🇺CHELOR’SDEGREE🇦 (@TheWarMonitor) February 26, 2024
This author has AT&T for cell and web service. It’s not affordable, and $5 appears a little on the low-cost side.
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Five dollars? In today’s economy, that doesn’t even cover the expense of a cup of coffee. What ever tookplace to a month of totallyfree service to compensate consumers for basic failures on the part of service companies?
— The Greatest (@pointsweekly) February 26, 2024
That’s neverever going to occur onceagain. Not in this economy.
😠Unbelievable.
So insulting.— The Shop On 13th Street (@Shop13th) February 26, 2024
A lot of individuals felt this method.
$5 lmao are they joking
— Yumi (@liberty_dao) February 26, 2024
No, they’re not.
nice wear’t have to pay 1/40th of my phone expense this month 😎
— josh (32-26) (@okayjoshlol) February 26, 2024
There’s the silver lining.
I mean LOL jeez. https://t.Co/Mh8h5aELXN
— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) February 26, 2024
Jeez is about .
Wow. Only $5?!? Big ass billion dollar corporation just providing individuals a $5 credit. https://t.co/a0Gcz3mE3O pic.twitter.com/eD4BKUBW5l
— Omar (@omartsunami13) February 26, 2024
The optics of this are so bad.
Others chose to have some enjoyable with it:
Eating excellent tonight
— Dylan Cross (@theDylanCross) February 26, 2024
You can get like half a Big Mac for that cost.
Five dollars… pic.twitter.com/k38FtF7mi3
— Rustin Richtarik 🖖 ® (@dieseldog97) February 26, 2024
That’s from ‘Trading Places’ for those of you that puton’t get the joke.
Me when the $5 drops. https://t.co/fXDme6C45z pic.twitter.com/huWNvbtCLS
— G (@stevensongs) February 26, 2024
Laughed out loud.
OMG!! https://t.co/nfdbQYmg2v pic.twitter.com/I84VwptRFA
— Slightly Venomous Kirk (@jamusp) February 26, 2024
It’s like a golden ticket.
https://t.co/VXwLvTZW5d pic.twitter.com/SdnGYs5wKH
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) February 26, 2024
Another excellent referral.
We up infant!!! https://t.co/8uJdo7Sq4i pic.twitter.com/MJSjcnt1FN
— Vipin Sethi (@VIPsethi) February 26, 2024
Just wear’t invest it all in one location.
“Here’s 5 whole dollars, friend! Go purchase some sweet, champ.” https://t.co/WayOmjP4b9 pic.twitter.com/LeyNqNpsUL
— @persephinae.bsky.social (@persephinae) February 26, 2024
Yay.
https://t.co/SE6uwgvngB pic.twitter.com/owsx8iKWcw
— BWNOLES (@bwnoles) February 26, 2024
This gif fractures us up.
AT&T states they will offer $5 in credit to clients who were impacted by the current cellularphone network blackout 📱 pic.twitter.com/pVAOIDthRY
— Cu