Edinburgh Vodafone users are reporting mass outages as networks dropped across Scotland.<\/p>\n
A “critical outage” was detected in parts of the country today, Monday, October 13, potentially leaving thousands of users without service.<\/p>\n
According to Fing, a network monitoring app, issues began just after 3pm when drop rates rapidly climbed. At 3.05pm, over 46 per cent of users reported drops, with this number rising to 100 per cent of users by 3.10pm.<\/p>\n
They say the ongoing outage impacts 5.6 per cent of the country, with outage hotspots in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Penicuik, and Falkirk.<\/p>\n
The incident began around 3pm and remains ongoing, says Fing.<\/p>\n
According to Downdetector<\/a>, 2,880 outage reports as of 3.58pm. Their charts show a similar spike in outage reports to Fing which began around 3pm.<\/p>\n The cause of the outage is not currently known. Vodafone has been approached for comment.<\/p>\n We’ll bring you more information and updates on this breaking news story as we get it. In the meantime, follow us on Facebook<\/a><\/b>, Instagram<\/a><\/b> and X<\/a><\/b> for the latest news, what’s on, trending stories and sport.<\/p>\n