People Are Reacting Hilariously To AT&T Giving Customers A $5 Credit For The Widespread Cell Outage

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Last week, AT&T had a cellphone outage impacting over 70,000 users across the US that lasted hours, leaving people perplexed, annoyed, and seriously worried.

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Concerns of a possible "cyber attack" went viral online, and the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security got involved in a full-on investigation, according to NBC News.

But foul play was apparently ruled out, as an AT&T spokesperson said in a recent statement: "Based on our initial review, we believe that today’s outage was caused by the application and execution of an incorrect process used as we were expanding our network, not a cyber attack."

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Well, to seemingly make up for it, AT&T will now be offering a credit to those impacted.

@ATTNEWS

But, it turns out that credit is — wait for it — $5.

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People are not happy to say the least, so let's take a look at some of the funniest responses:

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Hulu / @YoFavCuz

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@theCGSshow / Amazon

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Comedy Central / @djflyfree

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@teeh_kay1

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RCA Records / @ratedpaulie

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@504yaknowdat

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BET / @DollFaceBeautii / Via giphy.com

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Netflix / @JUchiha909

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The Really Good Podcast / @Xavier1415 / Via youtube.com

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@okayjoshlol

12. And finally...

Hulu / @official_kaiiiii

What do ya'll think about this $5 credit? Let us know in the comments below.