▲ 124 ▼ Verizon is down, with many users seeing 'SOS' – here's everything we know about this outage (www.techradar.com) submitted 10 months ago by mesamunefire@piefed.social to c/technology@lemmy.world 23 comments fedilink hide all child comments Seemingly 'SOS' is replacing network bars
[+] reddig33@lemmy.world 33 points 10 months ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (12 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 7 points 10 months ago (2 children) Newer phones can do satellite emergency calls too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mobiuthuselah@mander.xyz 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) If you can get it to connect. None of our phones could permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago Is that true for wifi calling too? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Uss_entrepeneur@piefed.social 7 points 10 months ago (5 children) not always, when I’m out in the middle of nowhere, I also see sos permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 18 points 10 months ago (4 children) By out in the middle of nowhere, you would have to not be able to connect to any carrier network at all. If you are a Verizon customer and can't get Verizon signal, but you can see an AT&T tower, you will connect to it to make 911 calls, or a T-Mobile tower, if that's the one you can see. It doesn't matter. Every carrier has to carry 911 calls for every other carrier. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 6 points 10 months ago (2 children) Also iphones I think use satellite for SoS capability now if no cell permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) I know my Pixel 9 can too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 point 10 months ago Oh nice I have the 8, didn't know the 9 had satellite permalink fedilink source parent [–] Uss_entrepeneur@piefed.social 3 points 10 months ago good point, hadn’t thought of that permalink fedilink source parent [–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago So the glitch is in auth/access/accounting, like the intern just pushed to prod. permalink fedilink source parent [–] saltesc@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) I thought this wasn't a legal requirement of US carriers, sharing their towers for emergencies. Maybe it's a state thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] reddig33@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 7 points 10 months ago I managed to find it. Subpart B—Telecommunications Carriers § 9.4 Obligation to transmit 911 calls. All telecommunications carriers shall transmit all 911 calls to a PSAP, to a designated statewide default answering point, or to an appropriate local emergency authority as set forth in § 9.5. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 7 points 10 months ago (2 children) Newer phones can do satellite emergency calls too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mobiuthuselah@mander.xyz 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) If you can get it to connect. None of our phones could permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago Is that true for wifi calling too? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mobiuthuselah@mander.xyz 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) If you can get it to connect. None of our phones could permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago Is that true for wifi calling too? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago Is that true for wifi calling too? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Uss_entrepeneur@piefed.social 7 points 10 months ago (5 children) not always, when I’m out in the middle of nowhere, I also see sos permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 18 points 10 months ago (4 children) By out in the middle of nowhere, you would have to not be able to connect to any carrier network at all. If you are a Verizon customer and can't get Verizon signal, but you can see an AT&T tower, you will connect to it to make 911 calls, or a T-Mobile tower, if that's the one you can see. It doesn't matter. Every carrier has to carry 911 calls for every other carrier. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 6 points 10 months ago (2 children) Also iphones I think use satellite for SoS capability now if no cell permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) I know my Pixel 9 can too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 point 10 months ago Oh nice I have the 8, didn't know the 9 had satellite permalink fedilink source parent [–] Uss_entrepeneur@piefed.social 3 points 10 months ago good point, hadn’t thought of that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 18 points 10 months ago (4 children) By out in the middle of nowhere, you would have to not be able to connect to any carrier network at all. If you are a Verizon customer and can't get Verizon signal, but you can see an AT&T tower, you will connect to it to make 911 calls, or a T-Mobile tower, if that's the one you can see. It doesn't matter. Every carrier has to carry 911 calls for every other carrier. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 6 points 10 months ago (2 children) Also iphones I think use satellite for SoS capability now if no cell permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) I know my Pixel 9 can too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 point 10 months ago Oh nice I have the 8, didn't know the 9 had satellite permalink fedilink source parent [–] Uss_entrepeneur@piefed.social 3 points 10 months ago good point, hadn’t thought of that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 6 points 10 months ago (2 children) Also iphones I think use satellite for SoS capability now if no cell permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) I know my Pixel 9 can too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 point 10 months ago Oh nice I have the 8, didn't know the 9 had satellite permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) I know my Pixel 9 can too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 point 10 months ago Oh nice I have the 8, didn't know the 9 had satellite permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 point 10 months ago Oh nice I have the 8, didn't know the 9 had satellite permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Uss_entrepeneur@piefed.social 3 points 10 months ago good point, hadn’t thought of that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago So the glitch is in auth/access/accounting, like the intern just pushed to prod. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) I thought this wasn't a legal requirement of US carriers, sharing their towers for emergencies. Maybe it's a state thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] reddig33@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 7 points 10 months ago I managed to find it. Subpart B—Telecommunications Carriers § 9.4 Obligation to transmit 911 calls. All telecommunications carriers shall transmit all 911 calls to a PSAP, to a designated statewide default answering point, or to an appropriate local emergency authority as set forth in § 9.5. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] reddig33@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 7 points 10 months ago I managed to find it. Subpart B—Telecommunications Carriers § 9.4 Obligation to transmit 911 calls. All telecommunications carriers shall transmit all 911 calls to a PSAP, to a designated statewide default answering point, or to an appropriate local emergency authority as set forth in § 9.5. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 7 points 10 months ago I managed to find it. Subpart B—Telecommunications Carriers § 9.4 Obligation to transmit 911 calls. All telecommunications carriers shall transmit all 911 calls to a PSAP, to a designated statewide default answering point, or to an appropriate local emergency authority as set forth in § 9.5. permalink fedilink source parent