Verizon down for users across the US
11 days ago
- #Outage
- #Telecom
- #Verizon
- Verizon experienced a nationwide outage, affecting tens of thousands of customers across the US.
- Outage reports began around 12pm ET, with nearly 24,000 incidents logged on Down Detector.
- Customers reported phones stuck in SOS mode, unable to send texts or make calls.
- Most affected cities included Tampa, Miami, Jacksonville, Orlando, Birmingham, Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Los Angeles.
- Verizon acknowledged the issue, apologized, and stated engineers were working to resolve it.
- Some customers reported inconsistencies, with some lines on the same plan working while others did not.
- Frustrated customers took to social media, with some threatening to switch providers.
- Isolated reports of Verizon home internet service issues were also noted.
- This outage follows a similar incident in September of the previous year.