Verizon down for tens of thousands of users across the US

Verizon experienced a nationwide outage this afternoon leaving tens of thousands customers across the United States unable to send texts or make calls.

Reports of cell service outages began at around 12pm ET on Saturday, according to Down Detector.

There were almost 24,000 outage reports catalogued on the site, which tracks interruptions of service for many different companies.Countless outraged customers said on social media that their phones were stuck on SOS mode.

Verizon has said it is aware of the issue and apologized to those affected.

'Our engineers are engaged and we are working quickly to identify and solve the issue, Please visit our Check Network Status page for updates on service in your area,' a spokesman said.

'We know how much people rely on Verizon and apologize for any inconvenience. We appreciate your patience.'

#Outage #Network #Telecom #Customers #Outsourcing

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Pretty sad when redditers figure out the root cause and how to fix it. Verizon needs to do better.
https://www.reddit.com/r/verizon/comments/1n5womi/sos_problem_most_likely_solve/?post_fullname=t3_1n5womi&post_index=0

“Verizon customers report phone outages, with devices limited to SOS mode:
By Kiki Intarasuwan
Updated on: August 30, 2025 / 10:01 PM EDT / CBS News”

Kiki Intarasuwan?? Bring back Kiki D.. “No more breakin’ my phone”.

What outage??? We have no reports. Everything is fine.

According to the first-half 2025 RootMetrics report,
Verizon win the awards for Best 5G Experience, Fastest 5G, and Most Reliable 5G.

I wonder who sponsor RootMeterics to run the test :-)

Sam has a post it note for this! “It’s not about being perfect. It’s about being kind to yourself.” #postitforpositivity #bekind #vteamlife #wellbeing

Sell the network! Sure, LOL.

CBS and affiliates have this Verizon outage on blast.

We need another 10 hours of volunteering per employee, 5 days a week sitting at the Office, complete your survey on time, let's reorganize again to make things more chaotic, we will pay another extra million to change our logo and make it look more reddish and colorful,..etc..etc...etc....in short we will keep the same senior leadership for another 5 years and all problems will be solved!!!! What a Show we have become!!!!

@OP

Verizon keeps telling the public every outage is a “software issue.” Funny how the software never seems to break at AT&T or T-Mobile without a clear, detailed explanation (and FCC fines to back it up).

Here’s the truth:
• Verizon headcount: 135,000 (2019) → ~99,600 (2024). A 26% reduction.
• Outages: 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025. Every time, the same excuse: “software.”
• AT&T admitted their 2024 meltdown was a botched config change. T-Mobile admitted their 2020 disaster was a routing + software flaw.
• Verizon? No details. No accountability. Just layoffs dressed up as “efficiency.”

They cut tens of thousands of jobs, hollowed out the network brain trust, then pretend outages are random “glitches.” The hypocrisy? They sell Wall Street on cost cutting while selling customers on “most reliable.” Both can’t be true.

Verizon customers report phone outages, with devices limited to SOS mode:
By Kiki Intarasuwan
Updated on: August 30, 2025 / 10:01 PM EDT / CBS News

Verizon customers across the U.S. Saturday reported issues with the network on their cellphones, with some saying that their devices have been limited to SOS mode for several hours.

In a statement to CBS News, Verizon said it was aware of a "software issue impacting wireless service for some customers."

"Our engineers are engaged and we are working quickly to identify and solve the issue," the statement read. "Please visit our Check Network Status page for updates on service in your area. We know how much people rely on Verizon and apologize for any inconvenience. We appreciate your patience."

Call the meatball to the rescue!!!! RTO will solve all these issues. Or maybe hire more flip floppers they are taking u turns working on our network. lol.

Su-ks to be V.

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