If your phone is suddenly displaying "SOS," "no service," or "emergency calls only" and you're on Verizon's network, it's probably not your phone's fault, and you're certainly not alone. More than 100 ...

More than 1.5 million Verizon customers reported wireless and data outages on Wednesday, Jan. 14, according to Downdetector. The event is widespread across the United States, with the highest reported ...

The widespread outage that impacted over 1.5 million Verizon wireless customers ended late Wednesday evening, concluding an over seven-hour service interruption. "Today, we let many of our customers ...

Seeing SOS on your phone? You're not alone. Verizon confirmed an outage on its mobile delivery service on Wednesday that was impacting thousands of users Downdetector, a website that tracks service ...

Downdetector reported 126,169 Verizon outage reports as of 1:16 p.m. ET and as many as 180,152 outage reports at 12:46 p.m. ET. The cities with the most reported Verizon outages include: A Verizon ...

On January 14, 2026, Verizon customers across the United States faced one of the most disruptive outages in recent memory. Beginning around 12:30 PM ET, users reported being unable to make calls, send ...

More than 170,000 Verizon users reported outages Jan. 14, with some users saying their mobile devices were displaying an “SOS” status where their network signal normally appears. Reports began around ...

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