Verizon customers experienced a major outage at the American mobile operator. This is proven by service reports. down detector.
Users are reporting widespread outages on the Verizon network. Many of the victims have no signal on their phones. Instead of the usual antenna showing the connection quality, messages “No network” and “Emergency calls only” appeared on users’ screens.
According to Downdetector, those living in the eastern part of the United States mostly complain about communication issues, although some victims report a lack of network from other areas, including Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
The outage also caused disruption to virtual operators using the Verizon network.
Verizon support at social network X (formerly Twitter) has yet to comment on the situation.
“You are currently experiencing a major outage in Provo, Utah. All of my friends’ and my devices are in “Emergency Calls Only” mode. I talked to 13 people I know. They all use Verizon and they all have the same problem, but you claim there is no network outage.” Wrote In the comments to a Verizon Support post on X, one of the social network users said.
It is reported that 4G connections have been restored for some users, but fifth generation networks are still unavailable.
According to Statista, Verizon has more than 143 million customers. It is one of the three largest operators in the United States.
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