Well I didn’t even think to send a bunch to have that happen! lol
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iPhone SOS: Verizon Experiences Major Outage Across the U.S. [Update: Fixed]
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Same here, probably because Visible has its own core network. I wouldn't be surprised if this is yet another upgrade or configuration change gone wrong, like at other operators recently.
Same for me. I’ve tried all the step listed for issues during the betas to get it back and nothing.
Yeah... I've seen a few other reports on Reddit and Twitter/X of RCS not working after the outage. So I think it's definitely a lingering issue with Verizon.
The part that makes me mad is my daughters iPhone 15 pro max still has RCS. She has no android friends but its still available.
I got to test mine today! And it worked as an iMessage
sure.
especially if his telephone gets a dial tone by just picking the receiver up, without it being connected to any electrical outlet.
but does that type of receiver exist anymore?
I have one. I kept my pots after Sandy hit.
I’m in Phoenix, AZ and my phone was on SOS like many others this morning. At home I have Cox High Speed Internet. It’s awesome. I had Verizon 5G home and let’s just say it was not good, constant buffering, outages etc. it was about $60/mo cheaper than what I pay for Cox but you get what you pay for. Enough said. Went to run some errands so was out of range of my home WiFi. I have Verizon internet when away from home. Took a look at my phone (iPhone 15 Pro Max) and a message appeared at the top of my home screen telling me to get in an uncovered area so my Satellite Messaging would work better. I went to settings and below “Battery” in the first block of system operations was “Satellite”. Apparently it comes on automatically if there is no internet connection available. I remember reading about this a few months ago but never had an opportunity to use it. Worked OK
So, Verizon had some issues installing and implementing new internal protocols for the Fed they don't want you to know about? Shame on them ... so close to an election.
"own core network." That's not how an MVNO works.
However, if the Verizon issue was in provisioning (or continuous auth of provisioned devices), then MVNO's would have their own layer on top of the core, I believe. https://webbingsolutions.com/full-mvno-getting-to-the-core-network-of-connectivity/
Ditto with T-Mobile 5G Home.
The irony is that I *never got a 5G signal - both radios (dedicated 4G LTE and 4G/5G) were always locked to LTE-Advanced.
Speed was up to 300Mbps (or maybe a little faster), but during peak hours (which seemed to be 20 hours a day), speeds crashed to 20-80Mbps, like a cell phone. (I live ~1/3 mile from a highway, and a mile from the cell tower).
Uploads were terrible,
This is what keeps me from Verizon or T-Mobile (I'm getting ready to switch from Verizon to T-Mobile I think) Home Internet. I'd love to get away from Xfinity and their high price, but the service is just the best I have available to me.
Nope mine. We just left T-Mobile after years of having to listen to the wife complain whenever we were somewhere semi-remote and she didn't have a signal. Not to mention we also finally killed the home phone, (ported the number to my daughter's new line) because "if the mobile service ever breaks down we'll have bigger problems than worrying about a landline." 😂
So maybe this was answered, but why is it someone else in my household who has a 14 pro wasn't affected but those with a 15 pro were offline? Given we were in the same location and all on the same plan, I would have thought all of them would be out but I assume there is something with the signal that differs between those phones? Also, I noticed that the voice service was out at times even when the data was working (albeit for a brief time). 🧐
Verizon is currently experiencing a major outage that is affecting many customers across the U.S., including iPhone users. Affected users may be unable to send or receive phone calls, send or receive text messages, or use cellular data.
As a result of the network being down, many affected iPhone users are seeing "SOS" displayed in their device's status bar. In a support document, Apple says that an iPhone displays "SOS" when the device is not connected to a network, but it should still be possible to make emergency calls in the U.S., Australia, and Canada.
In a statement, Verizon said it is "aware of an issue impacting service for some customers" and working to identify and implement a fix.
With any iPhone 14 model or newer, you can use Apple's helpful Emergency SOS via satellite feature to text emergency services when you are in a supported area in the U.S. that lacks cellular and Wi-Fi coverage.
Update 5:00 p.m Eastern Time: Verizon has started restoring service for customers, though it could take some time for the carrier to resolve the issue for all users.
Update 7:18 p.m. Eastern Time: Verizon says the outage has been fully addressed, and all VZW customers should now have service.
Article Link: iPhone SOS: Verizon Experiences Major Outage Across the U.S. [Update: Fixed]
This happened 5 days earlier with TMO and ATT in the South East US and didn't even make the news... though I sense some irony here. First time in my life I was in my front yard connecting to a satellite being to told to "turn your phone left" in order to send a Text Message.
Visible is different than most MVNOs: "After Visible customers' communications travel off Verizon's RAN network, they are routed through a cloud-based instance of Mavenir's core platform running on Verizon's cloud, and then handled by a cloud-based version of Vlocity/Salesforce for ordering or, for online charging, a digital instance of Verizon's Matrixx platform running on Google's cloud."
Verizon Quietly Builds a Completely Cloud-Based Wireless Service
There's a customer-facing story to Verizon's Visible efforts. But on the backend, the story is perhaps even more interesting.
I’ve seriously thought about just getting rid of my cell phone and just having a land line. It was so much nicer when people could not call you or text you constantly. Take a week and leave your cell phone at home like it was just a land line and see how liberating it feels to not constantly be connected to other people like the Borg on Star Trek.
then again, back in those golden days of landlines we spent a lot of time staying close to the phone because we were expecting a call from some repair person, family member that was dealing with some critical issue, etc.. I'm 64 yo and I can tell you that with all the issues with current times they are better than the old days.
I wish it was just 2 hours here - it's been out since Friday and still nothing. I'm thankful I now have power and limited home Internet, but still no working landline, phone wise. Most of the region still has no power and cell service of any kind. Which means no water since well pumps require electricity. And out here in the mountains, Verizon is the only player in town really. Others don't cover a lot of area.
