Is Verizon down? What does SOS mean on iPhone? When will outage be fixed?

More than 150,000 Verizon customers are reporting outages on Wednesday, Jan. 14, according to Downdetector, an outage ...

Why your phone may be in 'SOS' mode

Many iPhone users with Verizon reported Wednesday that their phones were in "SOS mode." Here's what that means for you.

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' ...
AOL

What Does 'SOS' Mean? Surprisingly, It's Likely Not What You Think

We live in a world driven by acronyms. Every day there seems to be another one invented. LOL, TGIF, BYOB, WYSIWYG (I had to look this one up!)... It only stands to reason that at first glance, SOS ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

What does SOS mean on an iPhone? AT&T cellphone outage creates confusion for some

Major cellular carriers like AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile are reporting significant outages Thursday morning, which created some confusion for iPhone users whose phones were in SOS mode. Apple Support ...
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What does SOS mode mean?

WASHINGTON — Many AT&T customers in the U.S. woke up Thursday to find their cell phones not working because of a nationwide service outage. The outage cut cell service to more than 74,000 customers at ...