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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(128,676 posts) Sat Aug 30, 2025, 08:19 PM Aug 30

Verizon outage strikes thousands across the US as customers can't send texts or calls

Source: Independent

Thousands of Verizon customers across the U.S. are unable to make calls and texts after the network suffered an outage, with some criticizing the provider’s lack of updates as “shameful.”

More than 23,000 people reported an outage with Verizon, according to the website Down Detector, which started Saturday at around noon E.T. and is ongoing in certain places.

Almost 60 percent of the outage reports were for mobile devices, with 40 percent of those reporting having no signal, according to Down Detector.

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By 6 p.m. E.T. almost 18,000 customers were still reporting issues with their service.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/verizon-outage-strikes-thousands-across-213601417.html

I have Verizon and haven't had any problems. Anyone else have them?

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Verizon outage strikes thousands across the US as customers can't send texts or calls (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 30 OP

eek. AllaN01Bear Aug 30 #1

Problems all day. Verizon Internet is like it's 1999. bucolic_frolic Aug 30 #2

Verizon is so slow it won't complete a speed test bucolic_frolic Sep 2 #12

Yesterday I did. BigmanPigman Aug 30 #3

After 2 outages in the last month, BidenRocks Aug 30 #4

I left AT&T internet years ago because my service was down C Moon Aug 31 #11

No problems with mine in MN truthisfreedom Aug 30 #5

More eastern half of the US IbogaProject Aug 30 #6

Good Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 30 #8

I hope FIOS is safe... Montauk6 Aug 30 #7

No problem here in Oregon nt Tree Lady Aug 30 #9

No problem here. murielm99 Aug 31 #10

AllaN01Bear

(27,410 posts)

1. eek.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 08:24 PM

Aug 30

bucolic_frolic

(52,405 posts)

2. Problems all day. Verizon Internet is like it's 1999.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 08:24 PM

Aug 30

So ready to ditch them, and the landline too. But it's such a pain to update all personal info everywhere.

bucolic_frolic

(52,405 posts)

12. Verizon is so slow it won't complete a speed test

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 2, 2025, 08:27 PM

Sep 2

Pages have been half-loading for a week. One speed test diagnosed "network issue".

I mean it this time. Verizon has got to go. I don't have many options but wireless is worth a try.

BigmanPigman

(53,766 posts)

3. Yesterday I did.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 08:43 PM

Aug 30

BidenRocks

(2,201 posts)

4. After 2 outages in the last month,

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 08:49 PM

Aug 30

I switched to ATT.
Good timing on my part.
Much cheaper. Now Verizon is kissing my ass to come back.
They overcharged me for years. AMF!

Verizon used to be the best. Not any longer.

C Moon

(13,178 posts)

11. I left AT&T internet years ago because my service was down

Reply to BidenRocks (Reply #4)

Sun Aug 31, 2025, 12:29 AM

Aug 31

and they transferred me to 4 different people, the last of whom was the first person I spoke with.
I hung up, cancelled service and went with another company. I'll never use them after that experience.