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

In short, when you see SOS on your phone, it means you're not connected to a cellular network. "If you see SOS or 'SOS only' ...

Phone in SOS mode, emergency calls only? How to fix, text, make calls

Verizon outages have hit. Is your phone stuck on 'SOS' mode? Can't make calls or send text? Here's what you can do, what to ...

Phone showing 'SOS'? Verizon outage may be to blame

When iPhones aren’t connected to a cellular network, they will typically alert the user by giving an indication in the ...

Major phone carrier suffers significant service outage

A broad Verizon outage on January 14, 2026, left hundreds of thousands of customers nationwide unable to make calls, send ...
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AT&T releases “Mark the Spot” app for identifying network problem spots

AT&T have released a free tool to the App Store to allow iPhone users experiencing sub-standard service to help AT&T’s technicians improve the network. By downloading the free Marks the Spot App to ...
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Smartphone Tips: This amazing feature will be useful for calling where the mobile network fails..

It's often seen that the mobile network suddenly goes out, making even important calls difficult. However, recently, some features have been added to smartphones that allow you to make calls even ...