A major Verizon outage appeared to impact customers across the United States starting around noon ET on Wednesday. Calls to Verizon customers from other carriers may also be impacted.

During the outage, iPhone and Android users reported seeing SOS or "SOS only" in the status bar. This means the device isn't connected to a network, but the phone users can still make emergency calls. This is a developing story. Check back for more updates.

A Verizon customer flagged that the company sent them an email warning them that the speed of their 5G home internet service has been reduced due to the service being used at an address that’s different from the one they provided during registration, according to a recent post on social media platform Reddit,

NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon (VZ) Home Internet is expanding to more communities across the country. Today, people have more options with the introduction of a new affordable Home Internet Lite plan aimed at helping connect customers ...

Verizon internet and phone services are experiencing numerous outages on the afternoon of Jan. 14. According to Downdetector, a website that lets users self-report service issues, there are 46,617 outages at 12:45 p.m. Verizon has not addressed the problem on their X account. Many on social media are posting about the problems with the services.

T-Mobile and Verizon are two of the biggest players in the growing 5G home internet market, offering wireless broadband plans that compete with traditional cable and fiber providers. While both companies deliver fast speeds and nationwide coverage, they ...