PSA: Verizon users reporting data outages around the US

If you are having trouble getting an information connection in your Verizon-branded handset this morning, you are not alone. We’ve been receiving a bevy of tips from disgruntled Verizon customers, thanks to an apparently widespread outage around the carrier’s mobile data network. In line with what we’re seeing on Verizon’s @vzwsupport Twitter feed and forums (linked below), it looks like both 3G and 4G networks was affected. We tested some handsets inside the San Francisco area, and will confirm that data connections are indeed down at present. We’ve reached out to Verizon for comment, and may tell you once we hear more.

[Because of everyone who sent this in]

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This post is tagged: data connections, handsets, mobile data network, san francisco area, verizon customers