Verizon confirms a network outage is affecting mobile customers across the US

Verizon cell prospects reported widespread outages throughout the US on Monday. Beginning at round 9:30AM ET, a whole lot of hundreds of individuals flagged points with their cell service on Downdetector, which tracks user-submitted outage studies. The quantity of studies spiked at nearly 105,000 at 11:20AM, however have been nonetheless reaching nearly 59,000 at 12:52PM.

Many of us claimed they have been unable to make or obtain calls or trade textual content messages. These with an iPhone could also be seeing “SOS” as an alternative of the same old connection bars on the highest proper of their display screen. That is a standard sight when there’s restricted service or none in any respect. Nevertheless, affected iPhone customers can nonetheless make emergency calls through different networks.

A Downdetector heatmap advised that the difficulty was most prevalent in New York, New Jersey, Georgia and elsewhere on the east coast and midwest. A slender yellow band of studies was additionally rising on the west coast as of 1:10PM ET. together with an intensifying warmth spot in Los Angeles.

Verizon confirmed that service was affected for some prospects. “Our engineers are engaged and we’re working rapidly to unravel the difficulty,” the corporate wrote on X at 11:48AM. The reason for the outage just isn’t but clear.