The networks are fighting in Texas amid historic winter storms

Much of Texas has been hit by a historic cold winter front, leaving many without power and affecting internet and cell phone services in the state.

Downdetector is showing spikes in T-Mobile and AT&T user reports from Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and surrounding areas.

“We are experiencing network problems due to bad weather in various areas of the country and especially across Texas,” T-Mobile President of Technology Neville Ray said in a tweet. “Our teams are working hard to restore service.”

In response to a customer reporting service issue in Meadows Place, Texas, AT&T support account said that “our team is already working on a resolution, be patient with us”.

Verizon says The Verge that “the Verizon network is performing well as winter storms make their way across the country, with limited impact on our network operations.” However, “in some parts of the country, power outages have affected the fiber we use to provide connectivity from each cell location to our switching facilities,” said the company. “The restoration teams have already started working to restore the energy to these fiber assets.”

Some ISPs have also said that customers may experience problems due to the difficult climate.

“Spectrum customers in Texas are experiencing service interruptions related to winter weather, causing commercial power outages and interrupted lines,” Spectrum said in a tweet.

Grande Communications, an internet, TV and telephone provider in Texas, responded to many customers by asking for updates on Twitter to say that their crews are working to restore services “as soon as possible”.

Downdetector is showing reports from users about problems with Spectrum, Grande and Suddenlink on Monday afternoon.