Verizon outage: Why your phone says SOS, what we know so far

In short, when you see SOS on your phone, it means you're not connected to a cellular network. "If you see SOS or 'SOS only' ...

'We sincerely apologize': Verizon declares outage over after 10 hours

The outage is affecting the eastern United States. Downdetector, which tracks outages, reported a spike nationwide in outages ...