T-Mobile, Mint Mobile outage maps: See which regions are affected

T-Mobile customers were in for an unwelcome surprise on Tuesday afternoon as the carrier experienced a widespread service outage, leaving many unable to make calls, send texts, or access data.

According to DownDetector (a sister site of Mashable), the blackout has affected major cities across the U.S., sparking a wave of complaints on social media from frustrated users, including customers of Mint Mobile, T-Mobile’s prepaid subsidiary.

Mint Mobile customers in Utah were hit particularly hard according to outage maps, so here's a look at the states hit hardest by the outage, according to DownDetector:

Outage map: States affected by T-Mobile / Mint Mobile network issues

T-Mobile outage map Credit: DownDetector.com

T-Mobile:

• Arizona

• California

• Florida

• Georgia

• Illinois

• Indiana

• Kentucky

• Lousiana

• Maryland

• Massachusetts

• Michigan

• Minnesota

• Missouri

• Mississippi

• New Jersey

• New Mexico

• New York

• North Carolina

• Ohio

• Pennsylvania

• Texas

• Virginia

• Washington

Mint Mobile

Mint Mobile outage map Credit: DownDetector

• Arizona

• California

• Colorado (minor activity visible)

• Florida

• Georgia

• Idaho (small activity visible)

• Illinois

• Indiana (minor activity visible)

• Kansas (small activity visible)

• Maryland

• Massachusetts

• Michigan

• Minnesota

• Missouri

• Montana (small activity visible)

• Nebraska (small activity visible)

• Nevada

• New Jersey

• New York

• North Carolina

• Ohio (minor activity visible)

• Pennsylvania

• South Carolina

• Texas

• Utah

• Virginia

• Washington

• Wisconsin

As of this writing, however, reports of the T-Mobile and Mint outage appear to be dissipating.

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