It is not simply you, Verizon is down

Should you’re attempting to make use of Verizon’s community proper now and your telephone is not getting any service — simply exhibiting “SOS” as a substitute of sign bars — don’t fret, you are not alone.

Verizon is at present experiencing a serious nationwide community outage, with hundreds of customers reporting they cannot get service on their gadgets.

In line with Downdetector, a web site that tracks outages, there was a pointy spike in Verizon-related points, with greater than 200,000 customers flagging issues previously few hours.

Verizon says it is conscious of the problem and is working to revive service. Nonetheless, there isn’t a timeline for when a repair might be carried out, however hopefully it is sooner, somewhat than later.

“We’re conscious of a difficulty impacting wi-fi voice and knowledge providers for some clients. Our engineers are engaged and are working to establish and resolve the problem rapidly,” Verizon mentioned on X. “We perceive how essential dependable connectivity is and apologize for the inconvenience.”

Customers are additionally reporting points with AT&T and T-Cellular, however for now, these outages seem like extra restricted and never practically as widespread as Verizon’s.

With out service, you will not be capable of textual content or make calls in your telephone, or use the web, however it’s essential to notice in case your telephone is displaying SOS, you must nonetheless be capable of contact emergency providers through satellite tv for pc if wanted.

In an replace at 2:14pm ET, Verizon mentioned its groups are “absolutely deployed” and are persevering with to work to repair the problem.

“Verizon engineering groups are persevering with to deal with as we speak’s service interruptions,” Verizon mentioned on X. “Our groups stay absolutely deployed and are targeted on the problem. We perceive the impression this has in your day and stay dedicated to resolving this as rapidly as attainable.”

This story might be up to date because the scenario unfolds and when Verizon absolutely restores service.