Verizon and AT&T customers have reported their phones being stuck in SOS mode due to what appears to be a widespread outage.

Some Verizon users said on social media platform X their phones were stuck in ‘SOS’ mode. Tens of thousands of Verizon users reported outages for the wireless carrier’s services across the U.S. on Monday,

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North Carolina residents struggling to contact their families in the wake of Hurricane Helene aren't the only Americans experiencing cell service outages this week. On Sept. 30, Verizon customers began reporting service outages in major cities like New York,

Verizon said Monday afternoon that it was "making progress" and starting the process of restoring service after an outage left many in SOS mode.

The issue appeared to knock out cellphone service for tens of thousands of Verizon users. Data from outage tracker DownDetector shows that reports topped 100,000 shortly after 10 a.m. Central time — and while that number dropped significantly,

Verizon says its phone service has been restored from a widespread outage that affected more than 100,000 customers incuding some in southeast Wisconsin. The company did not give a reason for Monday's outage which included multiple states.