BREAKING NEWS Verizon goes down for MILLIONS across US with users struggling to make calls or send texts
Published: 10:26 EDT, 30 September 2024 | Updated: 10:57 EDT, 30 September 2024
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Verizon experienced a nationwide outage this morning, leaving many customers unable to send calls or texts.
The outage began around 9:30am ET with customers reporting their cell service was completely down.
Reports showed that phones were stuck in SOS mode while others said they have data bars, but they still can't receive any ingoing or outgoing calls and texts.
Verizon has not informed customers why it's service has gone down and has yet to comment on the outage. Verizon has more than 143 million users in the US - but the amount hit by the outage is unknown.
People took to Downdetector, a site that monitors online issues, to report the outage on Monday morning in areas as widespread as Chicago, Atlanta, New York City and Phoenix.
Tea Storm Chasers, a non-profit that chases storms and police scanner calls, said the outage is primarily impacting Verizon customers across the Midwest.
'Well over 100,000 customers are reporting issues with mobile phones,' the non-profit wrote on X.
'We have had many messages about issues in the area as well. There is currently no ETA for full restoration of services.'
However, the outage is also impacting people in other areas of the country, so the real number could be in the millions.
Downdetector was inundated with reports about the outage, with 3,800 reporting they didn't have service at 9:30am ET, but that number jumped to nearly 85,000 by 10:40am ET.
One Verizon user reported on Downdetector that they were able to get a few minutes on 5G if they switched airplane mode on and off, but then their phone returned to SOS.
SOS is automatically activated on all phones when their isn't cell service but is a distress signal that can still be transmitted to request immediate assistance in a life-threatening emergency.