Verizon Overnight Outage: Reports Spiked Near 1:00 a.m. ET, Service Near-Normal by 3–4 a.m.
Early-hours disruption sent many phones into “SOS mode.” Peak reports hit 1,244 at 12:56 a.m. ET; counts dropped sharply by 3:14 a.m. ET. Cities included New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Chicago, Seattle, Phoenix, and Atlanta.
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What People Are Saying
- Toggle Airplane Mode off/on.
- Restart the device.
- Use Wi‑Fi Calling if available.
Background notes
Verizon referenced customer support upgrades in June (Customer Champion and an AI assistant for updates by app, text, or call). In April, ethical hacker Evan Connelly warned that a Call Filter app issue risked exposing call histories: “This wasn’t just a data leak. It was a real-time surveillance mechanism waiting to be abused.” In January, settlements began in a $100M class action over an additional “administrative charge.”
Coverage here summarized the reported timeline, locations, report volumes, service restoration window, user experiences, and prior customer-related notes.
