Verizon is Down: iPhones Show 'SOS' Mode Due to Network Outage

Verizon is experiencing a large outage crossed the U.S. today, with hundreds of thousands of customers reporting issues with the web on the website Downdetector. There are besides complaints crossed Reddit and different societal media platforms.


iPhone users and others with Verizon work are mostly incapable to marque telephone calls, nonstop substance messages, oregon usage information implicit 5G oregon LTE owed to the outage. iPhone users whitethorn spot "SOS" successful the presumption bar, arsenic the instrumentality cannot link to Verizon's network.

AT&T and T-Mobile customers whitethorn beryllium indirectly impacted by Verizon's outage.

Apple explains what "SOS" means successful a support document:If you spot SOS oregon "SOS only" successful the presumption bar, your instrumentality isn't connected to your cellular network, but you tin inactive marque exigency calls done different bearer networks. This diagnostic is disposable successful Australia, Canada, and the United States.Verizon is aware of the outage, and it is moving connected a fix.

"We are alert of an contented impacting wireless dependable and information services for immoderate customers," said Verizon, successful a societal media post, soon aft 1 p.m. Eastern Time. "Our engineers are engaged and are moving to place and lick the contented quickly. We recognize however important reliable connectivity is and apologize for the inconvenience."

We volition update this communicative erstwhile the outage is afloat resolved.


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