Why was Verizon down? What to know about nationwide outage, credits

Press and hold the side button and one of the volume buttons (either work) until the Emergency SOS slider appears. Drag the ...

Verizon outage: Why your phone says SOS, what we know so far

In short, when you see SOS on your phone, it means you're not connected to a cellular network. "If you see SOS or 'SOS only' ...