"The Big Red cellular network is currently experiencing a major service outage in the US, with over 1 million reports over the past 24 hours across major cities, including New York City, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Houston. Verizon is categorizing the impact as "Very High", with a bulk of the complaints being filed as either "mobile phone issues" or "lack of signal.""
"A couple of readers have reached out to me, wondering why a satellite icon and the words SOS suddenly appeared on their iPhones, in the status bar at the top. They'd not seen it before and were worried that their iPhone was making an emergency SOS call, and they could be billed for it or get into trouble. Weird! Back in 2022, Apple rolled out Emergency SOS via satellite to a number of countries for the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max."
Verizon is experiencing a widespread cellular outage across major US cities, generating over one million reports in 24 hours and preventing many customers from making calls or using mobile data. Major cities affected include New York City, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Houston. Verizon classifies the impact as "Very High", with complaints largely about mobile phone issues and lack of signal. Affected iPhones may display an SOS indicator when they lose cellular connectivity, which can alarm users who fear accidental emergency calls or billing. Emergency SOS via satellite was introduced for iPhone 14 Pro models and is supported on recent models, but the SOS icon here reflects lost service.
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