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Chris Whitmer, a freelance videographer, addresses service disruptions with Cricket Wireless, particularly in the Portland metropolitan area and even nationally. He identifies three potential causes for the outages: a hacking incident by a group named the Phantom Squad, issues with Cricket’s older towers, and possible satellite problems. He explains how Cricket’s infrastructure and collaboration with AT&T may result in varying impacts on services. Despite AT&T’s continued functionality due to robust network management, frustrated Cricket users report outages and a lack of communication from the company. Social media reflects significant dissatisfaction and speculation on planned outages, with Whitmer seeking further quality content on the matter and expressing interest in job opportunities.
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In this part of the video, Chris Whitmer, a freelance videographer, discusses issues he’s experiencing with his Cricket Wireless service. Chris shows his phone displaying no service and mentions that Cricket has been down in the Portland metropolitan area and nationally since specific times. Through extensive Twitter research, he identifies three potential reasons for the outage: a possible hacking incident claimed by a group called the Phantom Squad, a problem with Cricket’s old towers, and a possible satellite issue. He explains Cricket’s infrastructure and partnership with AT&T, noting that some services are likely affected differently due to varying dependencies on towers and satellites.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses possible reasons for a recent satellite crash resulting in disrupted service, such as power loss, hacking, or failure to restart. They mention that while AT&T services remain operational due to built-in software preventing network overloads, Cricket Wireless customers are experiencing outages. The speaker highlights the frustration on social media due to Cricket’s lack of communication and possible investigation into the issues. Additionally, there’s speculation about planned outages. The video ends with the speaker expressing a desire for more quality content on the topic and seeking job opportunities.