Press and hold the side button and one of the volume buttons (either work) until the Emergency SOS slider appears. Drag the Emergency Call slider to call emergency services. Rapidly pressing the side ...

In mid-January 2026, a cellular outage affected millions of Verizon customers. Many people assumed it was due to a ...

Verizon, the country's largest cellphone provider, apologized Wednesday night after issues lasting much of the day left subscribers suddenly left without service and stuck in "SOS" mode.

If your phone is suddenly displaying "SOS," "no service," or "emergency calls only" and you're on Verizon's network, it's probably not your phone's fault, and you're certainly not alone. More than 100 ...

Customers reported another Verizon outage on Monday morning, according to downdetector.com. The initial spike of problems happened around 6:45 a.m. C.T., the website showed. The problems were mostly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Why Your Verizon Phone Might Be in SOS Mode Right Now - Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com If you're a Verizon customer who's noticed ...

It's now official: Verizon customers will get a $20 credit after the nationwide outage Jan. 14. The service outage Wednesday lasted almost 10 hours and affected more than 1.5 million customers across ...