Verizon fixes “an issue impacting wireless voice and data services” that caused 100K+ users to lose reception for 10+ hours on January 14 and gives a $20 credit
The carrier says the outage is now resolved — While Verizon had a good few months, with the last major outage occurring …
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Discussion
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@verizonnews
@verizonnews
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We are aware of an issue impacting wireless voice and data services for some customers. Our engineers are engaged and are working to identify and solve the issue quickly. We understand how important reliable connectivity is and apologize for the inconvenience.
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@verizonnews
@verizonnews
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Verizon engineering teams are continuing to address today's service interruptions. Our teams remain fully deployed and are focused on the issue. We understand the impact this has on your day and remain committed to resolving this as quickly as possible.
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@verizonnews
@verizonnews
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Today, we let many of our customers down and for that, we are truly sorry. They expect more from us. We are working non-stop and making progress. Our teams will continue to work through the night until service is restored for all impacted customers. We will make this right -
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@att
@att
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Our network? Solid. If you're experiencing issues, it's not us.....it's the other guys. Some things are just out of our hands! - BUT if you're interested in giving us a try - https://www.att.com/...
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@morningbrew
@morningbrew
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BREAKING: Cellular and internet providers [image]
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@0xgaut
Gaut
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if the wifi goes down, thousands of vibecoded todo list apps will not see the light of day
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@alexrkonrad
Alex Konrad
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It appears that my birthday overloaded the Verizon network. If you're in line to text me, STAY IN LINE [image]
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@pcmag
@pcmag
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Verizon peacing out on a random Wednesday like: [image]
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@joannastern
Joanna Stern
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Hey Verizon, it's been over an hour now. [image]
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r/verizon
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Outage — Any way to check how fast they will fix this? it's at 68k+ now 🤦♀️ — https://downdetector.com/status/ verizon/
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r/PrepperIntel
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Multiple Cellular Networks Down
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r/conspiracy
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Russia? Is that you ?
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r/hudsonvalley
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FYI there is currently a major cellular network outage in our area affecting most major carriers.
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r/technology
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Widespread Verizon outage prompts emergency alerts in Washington, New York City
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Widespread Verizon outage prompts emergency alerts in Washington, New York City
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r/verizon
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Outage? — Is verizon wireless not working in NYC? My service just dropped at 12:09 PM and I am trying to log in to my account from my computer on a different network and its not working.
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@verizonnews
@verizonnews
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Yesterday, we did not meet the standard of excellence you expect and that we expect of ourselves. To help provide some relief to those affected, we will give you a $20 account credit that can be easily redeemed by logging into the myVerizon app. You will receive a text message
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@radar.cloudflare.com
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Yesterday's outage on the Verizon mobile network was reportedly caused by a software issue, and resulted in traffic levels 20-25% lower than the previous week. — See the impact at radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/ as61... www.techradar.com/news/live/ ve... [images]