Verizon Wireless US cellular outage leaves phones in SOS mode
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Verizon Wireless is dealing with a massive US cellular outage that has left some customers’ phones in SOS mode with no cellular service. Reports began around 12 PM ET today, and affected users can make emergency calls only. The disruption matters because impacted callers may also hear that the called party is temporarily unavailable.
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First: 15.01.2026 22:13
Last: 15.01.2026 22:13
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**Verizon's nationwide wireless outage** disrupted cellular service across the **United States**, leaving some customers in **SOS mode** and briefly unable to reach **911**. Veriz...
Verizon nationwide wireless outage caused by software issue
Service DisruptionAbout this happening: **Verizon's nationwide wireless outage** disrupted cellular service across the **United States**, leaving some customers in **SOS mode** and briefly unable to reach **911**. Veriz...
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14.01.2026 20:27 2 articles · 4mo ago
Verizon Wireless US outage leaves customers in SOS mode
Initial DisclosureVerizon Wireless customers across the US began reporting a cellular outage that left some phones stuck in SOS mode, limited affected users to emergency calls only, and caused calls to impacted Verizon numbers to return a recording that the called party is temporarily unavailable.
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- Verizon Wireless outage puts phones in SOS mode without cell service — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 14.01.2026 20:27
- Verizon Wireless outage puts phones in SOS mode without cell service — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 14.01.2026 20:27