Hey there, tech-savvy amigos! 📣 If you've been wondering why your texts aren't sending and your memes aren't loading, you're not alone. On Monday, a massive service outage hit Verizon customers across the U.S., leaving tens of thousands disconnected. 😱💔
According to DownDetector, reports of the outage skyrocketed to over 100,000 shortly after 11 a.m. ET. While numbers dropped later in the day, nearly 48,000 users were still struggling by 4 p.m. Talk about a case of the Mondays! 🥴
From the sunny beaches of California 🏖️ to the bustling streets of New York City 🏙️, frustrated users took to social media to vent. Even folks in the Southeastern U.S., still picking up the pieces after Hurricane Helene 🌪️, found themselves without service.
Verizon stepped up, issuing a statement apologizing \"for any inconvenience some of our customers experienced today.\" They assured us that their engineers are on the case, working hard to get everyone back online. 🔧👨💻
The FCC also chimed in, acknowledging the outage but keeping the cause under wraps for now. Mystery, much? 🤔
Some iPhone users noticed an SOS message popping up on their screens. No, it's not a call from a deserted island 🏝️—it means your phone can't connect to Verizon's network but can still make emergency calls through other carriers.
Here's hoping Verizon gets everything sorted ASAP so we can all get back to our regularly scheduled browsing, streaming, and snapping! 📲✨
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Many Verizon customers across the U.S. hit by service outage
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