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Verizon outage: Why your phone says SOS, what we know so far

On Wednesday afternoon, thousands of Verizon mobile customers reported an outage, with widespread service outages sending some customers' phones into SOS mode.

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Is there a Verizon outage? What is SOS on my phone? Outage map, update

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Verizon says it’s fixed the massive outage that left many without phone calling and data services

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How to claim Verizon's $20 credit for Wednesday's service outage

Verizon is offering a very small mea culpa after Wednesday's massive outage, which drew more than 1.5 million reports on Downdetector and lasted hours.

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5 things to know for Jan. 15: Minneapolis protests, NASA astronauts, Verizon network outage, Iran unrest, Whole milk

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Verizon said it will give 'account credits' to users impacted by outage

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Widespread Verizon Outage Cuts Off Tens of Thousands of Users

That number had dropped to about 100,000 by 2 p.m. Eastern.

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Verizon resolves network outage issue that affected hundreds of thousands

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Verizon offers $20 to customers after outage. When to expect credit.

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Why was Verizon down? What to know about nationwide outage, credits

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 or top button five times will bring up the Emergency Call slider. Drag the SOS slider to call emergency services.

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Verizon outage cause: What we know, what we don't

Verizon says it's working on a solution for the national service disruption many customers experienced on Jan. 14.

FCC revises Verizon phone unlocking rules after significant fraud issues

The Federal Communications Commission revised a long-standing rule that required Verizon Communications to unlock its mobile phones 60 days after activation, which it said ‌is costing the telecommunications company hundreds of millions of dollars annually due to fraud.

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Verizon outage warns of looming future danger

During the Verizon outage, police warned that contacting 911 could be tricky. Big disruptions can have cascading effects on everyday life.