Verizon said on Wednesday that its wireless service was suffering an outage impacting cellular data and voice services

Thousands report issues with Verizon services. Discover the details of the recent outage affecting mobile connections.

The outage is affecting the eastern United States. Downdetector, which tracks outages, reported a spike nationwide in outages after noon ET Wednesday, with tens of thousands of reports from across the country. Locations with reported outages include New York City, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Miami, Charlotte and Dallas.

Verizon Wireless users nationwide are reporting connection issues. Those problems are impacting the ability to make calls and access the network.

Downdetector, a site that tracks outages, showed a large spike in issues affecting Verizon starting just before 12 p.m. Eastern Time. While the volume of complaints dropped later in the day, the outage was ongoing for many users as of 8 p.m ET.

Seeing SOS on your phone? You're not alone.Verizon confirmed an outage on its mobile delivery service on Wednesday that was impacting thousands of users Downdetector, a website that tracks service outages,

Verizon internet and phone services are experiencing numerous outages on the afternoon of Jan. 14. According to Downdetector, a website that lets users self-report service issues, there are 46,617 outages at 12:45 p.m. Verizon has not addressed the problem on their X account. Many on social media are posting about the problems with the services.

Verizon confirmed a significant outage affecting voice and data services, with a focus on resolving the issue quickly.

During the Verizon outage, police warned that contacting 911 could be tricky. Big disruptions can have cascading effects on everyday life.