A massive Verizon outage Jan. 14, downed tens of thousands of Verizon phones, with Verizon customers eager to "fix" SOS mode on iPhones and turn off "Emergency Calls Only" on Samsung/Android phones.

(NEXSTAR) – The country’s largest cell phone provider was experiencing major issues Wednesday. Verizon subscribers found their phones were suddenly left without service and stuck in “SOS” mode.

(NEXSTAR) – Verizon, the country’s largest cell phone provider, was experiencing major issues Wednesday as subscribers found their phones suddenly left without service and stuck in “SOS” mode.

(NEXSTAR) – The country’s largest cell phone provider appeared to be experiencing major issues Wednesday. Verizon subscribers complained online their phones were suddenly left without service and ...

(NEXSTAR) – Verizon, the country’s largest cell phone provider, was experiencing major issues Wednesday as subscribers found their phones suddenly left without service and stuck in “SOS” mode.