Thousands of Jio users across India faced a major network outage on Tuesday, causing widespread disruption to mobile connectivity and internet services. The outage, which began in the morning, prompted a flood of complaints on social media platforms, with the hashtag #JioDown quickly trending.
According to Downdetector, a website that tracks service disruptions, over 10,500 users had reported network issues by 12:08 PM. The majority of complaints (65%) involved “No Signal” problems, while 19% of users reported difficulties with mobile internet, and 16% faced issues with Jio Fiber services. Major cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Patna, and Kolkata were among the worst affected.
In contrast, other telecom providers, including Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and BSNL, remained unaffected, with no significant disruptions reported.
Social Media Reactions on X
As the outage persisted, frustrated users turned to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to voice their concerns. Many users shared their struggles with the service disruption, while others responded with humor, posting memes and jokes to cope with the inconvenience.
One user wrote, “Mumbaikars please update the status of your Jio network #JioDown?”, while another speculated, “Jio Service Down due to fire in IDC (Data Centre) #JioDown #DataCenter #ServerDown.”
No Official Response from Jio Yet
As of this report, Jio has not issued an official statement regarding the cause of the outage or when services will be fully restored. The exact reason for the network disruption remains unclear, though users are hoping for a swift resolution.
In the meantime, Jio users continue to flood social media with complaints, updates, and humorous takes on the unexpected network failure, while eagerly awaiting the return of normal service.
