EE, Vodafone and Three all down in signal blackout

Three of the largest phone networks are down, with thousands of people unable to make calls or send texts.

Issues with EE and Vodafone began around 11am, according to the internet outage tracker Downdetector.

Downdetector shows this has had a knock-on effect for people on other carriers, including O2, Tesco Mobile and BT, as they try to reach people on EE and Vodafone.

As of 1.50am, more than 2,500 EE customers are having problems with their mobile phones, landline or broadband connections.

One user on X said: ‘Is there a problem calling 101 police non-emergency at the moment? Can’t seem to call from an @EE mobile phone. Call drops immediately.’

Another user said they can’t make or receive phone calls, being told when they do: ‘The number you dialled is busy.’

Customers may have received a text from EE saying engineers are ‘looking into a reported problem’ in their postcode and ‘will give you an update as soon as we can’.

Vodafone has said on the social media platform that the network is experiencing ‘technical difficulties’.

Telecom regulator Ofcom has a compensation scheme for broadband and landline customers when services are disrupted.

Mobile customers aren’t covered but can request compensation from their provider.

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