Submitted something similar and got flagged. I would think "cell service not working" would be of interest to the hacker community from both network and functional perspectives.
Fwiw, my Cricket phone started experiencing issues around 4pm. Went from working normally to 'network not available' while sitting in the same spot.
Haven't dug out tools to see what it's doing, but seems to join the network after a reboot and then drop off after a short period (failure to transfer data?).
Hundreds of thousands of reports, and its still going on. If you look at the Verizon map below, it is all over not just NE. http://downdetector.com/status/verizon-wireless/map/
And the fact that all carriers spiked at 17:00 EST is notable as well.
Fwiw, my Cricket phone started experiencing issues around 4pm. Went from working normally to 'network not available' while sitting in the same spot.
Haven't dug out tools to see what it's doing, but seems to join the network after a reboot and then drop off after a short period (failure to transfer data?).