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Bonnie Burton ✍️

@bonniegrrl.bsky.social

And right on cue, as soon as North Hollywood gets to 90 degrees, #Spectrum Internet crashes & burns. 😡🔥🔥🔥
Looks like 2025 is gonna be a long OFFLINE SUMMER in LA.😭 Maybe an off-grid summer could be a GOOD thing? #SpectrumOutage #NoWiFi

a man and a woman are standing next to a barbed wire fence and the woman says you 're really off the grid

ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to a barbed wire fence and the woman says you 're really off the grid

media.tenor.com

June 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM

NetBlocks

@netblocks.org

ℹ️ Note: Network data show US internet provider Spectrum (AS11427) has experienced widespread outages in various parts of Texas including Dallas; the operator attributes the incident to fiber optic cable damage from a stray bullet 📉 #SpectrumOutage

Graph from NetBlocks showing network connectivity by provider in the United States from September 23, 2025, to September 26, 2025. The y-axis represents normalized connectivity, ranging from 0% to 100%, and the x-axis represents the dates. The graph indicates connectivity disruptions on internet provider Spectrum (AS11427) in Texas, starting on September 26. The drop in connectivity aligns with a cable cut due to a stray bullet. Total recovery is now visible. The chart, and connectivity lines for each city are color-coded. Allen (25% / 100%), Mesquite (31% / 100%), DeSoto (41% / 100%), Plano (42% / 100%), Wills Point (44% / 100%), Garland (44% / 99%), Lewisville (44% / 100%), Coppell (44% / 100%), McKinney (47% / 95%), Dallas (48% / 97%), Cedar Hill (48% / 100%), Arlington (49% / 100%), Irving (51% / 98%), Richardson (58% / 96%), Frisco (59% / 100%)

September 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM

Hannibal Tabu | writer/VO actor (he/him/his)

@hannibaltabu.bsky.social

While I am physically safe from distant disaster, the local infrastructure here in South LA is as delicate as a papier-mâché condom.

They at least could capitalize the name of their own company! Grrrr … #spectrumoutage

Spectrum got the nerve to take the internet down for south LA, which is nowhere near the fires! Argh!

January 8, 2025 at 6:25 AM

NetBlocks

@netblocks.org

ℹ️ Note: Metrics show US internet provider Spectrum (AS20001) experienced a widespread outage in #California with high impact to Ventura, Van Nuys and the LA area; the operator attributes the incident to an attempted copper heist on fiber optic lines 📉 #SpectrumOutage

Graph from NetBlocks showing network connectivity by provider Spectrum in the United States from June 11, 2025, to June 16, 2025. The y-axis represents normalized connectivity, ranging from 0% to 100%, and the x-axis represents the dates. The graph indicates connectivity disruptions in California starting on June 15 due to attempted copper theft. Near-total recovery is now visible. The chart has a dark background, and connectivity lines for each city are color-coded. (Ventura (17% / 96%), North Hollywood (72% / 98%), Simi Valley (10% / 98%), Camarillo (6% / 100%), Van Nuys (63% / 100%), Oxnard (16% / 100%), Sherman Oaks (65% / 100%), Thousand Oaks (15% / 100%)

June 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM

NetBlocks

@netblocks.org

ℹ️ Confirmed: Real-time metrics show US internet provider Spectrum (AS11427) is currently experiencing a widespread outage in Texas with high impact to El Paso; the operator reports that it is experiencing a loss of services due to a fiber line cut 📉 #SpectrumOutage

Real-time metrics by NetBlocks show US internet provider Spectrum (AS11427) is currently experiencing a widespread outage in Texas with high impact to El Paso due to a fiber line cut

November 4, 2023 at 6:38 PM

NetBlocks

@netblocks.org

ℹ️ Confirmed: Real-time metrics show US internet provider Charter Spectrum (AS20115) is currently experiencing a widespread outage in multiple states with high impact to #Tennessee; metrics show regional connectivity at 2% of ordinary levels 📉 #SpectrumOutage

August 17, 2023 at 6:57 PM

Earth Insider

@earthinsider.bsky.social

Massive Spectrum Outages Bring Daily Life to a Halt Across the US — What’s Really Going On?

Full story 👇

Learn more: https://www.earthinsider.in/2026/08/spectrum-outages-hit-multiple-us-cities.html

#EarthInsider #EarthInsiderNews #EINews #US #America #USNews #SpectrumOutage #InternetOutage

A frustrated user looking at a blank phone screen during nationwide spectrum outages across the US.

August 4, 2026 at 3:33 AM

usnewslive.bsky.social

@usnewslive.bsky.social

SPectrum outage guide details how to request account bill credits for extended streaming app blackouts.

Read the full story & troubleshooting guide: usanews.freelatestjobalert.com/spectrum-out...

#SpectrumOutage #ConsumerRights #BillCredit #SpectrumTV #TechSupport

Spectrum Outages: Major TV App Disruption Impacts Thousands Nationwide - Latest USA business and finance News today Breaking headlines

TELECOM & CONSUMER NEWS: News on the spectrum outage in the USA. In the latest news updates, it is seen that a widespread service disruption left tens of thousands of Charter Spectrum customers withou...

usanews.freelatestjobalert.com

August 4, 2026 at 5:30 AM

Dr. Flowers

@alliflowers.talkedabout.social.ap.brid.gy

Only in Texas. https://mastodon.social/@netblocks/115272959710818551

NetBlocks (@netblocks@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 image ℹ️ Note: Network data show US internet provider Spectrum (AS11427) has experienced widespread outages in various parts of Texas including Dallas; the operator attributes the incident to fiber optic cable damage from a stray bullet 📉 #SpectrumOutage

mastodon.social

September 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM

Royce Eddington

@royceeddington.bsky.social

Correction : automated message says “call cannot be completed at this time.” Outage mainly affects calls originating from cell phones. #spectrum #spectrumoutage

November 21, 2023 at 4:49 PM