A Verizon outage today, Wednesday, Jan. 14, is causing many users to report that their phone is locked in SOS mode. Thousands of users, including in New England, are experiencing an outage, according ...

When iPhones aren’t connected to a cellular network, they will typically alert the user by giving an indication in the phone’s status bar. Those notifications usually say “No Service” or “Searching,” ...

If you're a Verizon customer who's noticed your phone shifting into SOS mode throughout the day, there's now an official explanation: As confirmed by Verizon itself, the carrier has been facing a ...

Verizon customers are now receiving alerts explaining how to claim a $20 credit issued by the wireless carrier following the hourslong Wednesday outage that reportedly affected more than 2 million ...

Thousands of Verizon users were impacted by a nationwide telecommunication outage on Monday. Downdetector.com, a website that monitors real-time outages, showed more than 7,000 Verizon customers and ...

Verizon outages today, Friday, Oct. 10, continue across the U.S. with customers reporting phones on "SOS" mode, Fios internet outages, texts failing to send, dropping calls and more. Verizon outages ...

Verizon has started enforcing a 365-day lock period on phones purchased through its TracFone division, one week after the ...

If your phone is on SOS mode today, there's a reason why. Get updates on the January 2026 Verizon outage.

If you want to fix the SOS displaying on your phone, here's what to do. But the issue may lie with your carrier.