Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Verizon Wireless is experiencing a widespread outage Wednesday with some customers saying their devices are stuck in SOS mode.
The outage began at about noon EST, DownDetector service outage detector showing an increase in customers losing service. Shortly after, Verizon customers began posting on social media that they were experiencing a loss of service or that their devices were stuck in SOS mode.
SOS mode does not allow a cellphone to connect to the wireless network but emergency calls are still possible by using the signal from other networks.
Verizon acknowledged the outage in a post on X.
"We are aware of an issue impacting wireless voice and data services for some customers," Verizon News posted. "Our engineers are engaged and are working to identify and solve the issue quickly."
