A Verizon outage today, Wednesday, Jan. 14, is causing many users to report that their phone is locked in SOS mode. Thousands of users, including in New England, are experiencing an outage, according ...

If your phone is in “SOS” mode, you won’t be able to make normal calls, but you should still be able to dial 911. The call will be connected through another network or a satellite provider.

Verizon Wireless is experiencing a widespread outage Wednesday, prompting responses from emergency management teams in New York City and D.C.

Many iPhone users with Verizon reported Wednesday that their phones were in "SOS mode." Here's what that means for you.

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

WASHINGTON — Verizon customers were reporting outages on their mobile service on Wednesday. Downdetector, which tracks outages, reported a spike in outages after noon ET Wednesday, with more than ...

Verizon, the mobile network provider, appeared to suffer an outage on Wednesday with many complaining their phones were going on SOS mode.

When iPhones aren’t connected to a cellular network, they will typically alert the user by giving an indication in the phone’s status bar. Those notifications usually say “No Service” or “Searching,” ...

Millions of cell phone users reported a service outage on the morning of Jan. 14.

A massive Verizon outage Jan. 14, downed tens of thousands of Verizon phones, with Verizon customers eager to "fix" SOS mode on iPhones and turn off "Emergency Calls Only" on Samsung/Android phones.