After T-Mobile outage, Mint Mobile service goes down for thousands; users report SOS mode

Mint Mobile service went down for thousands of users across the United States, with reports starting around 4:30 p.m. EDT on Monday.
Affected users reported their phones switching to SOS mode with “Emergency calls only,” preventing calls and texts.
The Mint Mobile outage occurred alongside a widespread T-Mobile outage that generated over 80,000 reports on Downdetector by 6 p.m. EDT.
Outages were reported in states including New Jersey, Connecticut, Virginia, Texas, California, Missouri, New York, and others.
Mint Mobile had not acknowledged the outage or provided a restoration timeline as of the article's update.
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