Ask HN: Has anyone been losing texts more often recently?

It seems that many people (approximately 8) in my social circle have been getting lackluster texting services where they lose text messages or do not receive them until hours later, typically multiple at the same time.

I have occasionally found this problem in the past, but this seems to be a recent spike in affect people, and I was wondering if anyone here is facing the same problems or perhaps shed some light on what may be causing this.