On 8 October 2025, a widespread Verizon outage disrupted mobile services across the United States, forcing many phones into 'SOS mode'. The issue began shortly after 12:41 a.m. ET, leaving countless Verizon users unable to make calls or access the internet for several hours. Reports of the failure spread quickly online as people woke up to find their devices showing 'Emergency Calls Only'.
DownDetector stated that the outage lasted into the early morning before service gradually returned. Verizon confirmed the disruption and said its engineers were working to resolve it. While the company has not yet explained the cause, the outage marks the second major service interruption in just two months.
