Users along the US East Coast have been experiencing Verizon Fios internet outages. NDTV World mentioned that reports began early November 12, 2024, in the morning, according to Down Detector. A spokesperson for the network operator mentioned that it was either an outage or network maintenance, as full details were not available then.
According to Daily Mail, the number of instances was more than 40,000. The most affected areas include Boston, New York, and Washington, spanning nearly 300 miles or 500 kilometers from Philadelphia and Pennsylvania to Richmond and Virginia. Verizon’s wireless network is among the largest in the country, with its LTE network covering around 70% of the US.
Around 53% of users reported problems with 5G Home internet, while 33% encountered issues with landline connections. An additional 14% experienced a complete service blackout.
Around 90% of complaints were affected by the internet service issue, with 9% reporting a complete outage and 1% experiencing disruptions with TV streaming. Outages were also frequently reported in Richmond, Virginia Beach, Baltimore, Arlington, and Los Angeles.
However, even during distress, netizens haven’t stopped posting memes. From insomnia to doomsday, social media platforms like X are now filled with themes related to Verizon's outage.
Verizon outage memes that surprised the internet
1. Suffering Insomniacs
Internet outages are always difficult for those who scroll before sleep. This meme highlights this situation, as individuals cannot use gadgets and so cry to sleep.
2. Are your bills paid?
With the internet downtime, netizens appeared confused and unsure whether the connectivity loss was due to technical issues or the non-payment of bills.
3. Nerds at loss
Well, the Verizon outage affected not only the doom scrollers but also students, who had to step back from completing their pending academic tasks. The ones who have an exam might need some blessings.
4. Restless freaks
There are only two kinds of people in the world: the ones who are patient and those who are not. Internet outages might add more to the burden of the latter, as understood from this meme.
5. Get your job done
Verizon outage might demand the best of the technicians' abilities so that they can resolve the issue as early as possible. However, netizens had a few thoughts regarding their abilities. This meme is just an example.
6. Accidental endeavor
Internet users humorously speculated that the outage could be someone’s fault. The reaction in the video embedded in the meme says, ‘Yikes!’
7. A non-expert failure
Many might not doubt a regional outage when their devices lose connection to the internet. It might not be your router’s fault, so just leave it alone.
8. Doomsday
The world survives on the internet; without it, the situation would be just like it is shown in the meme below.
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Verizon suggested that customers experiencing service issues should reboot their router and reset the ONT battery. Although no estimated restoration time was provided, the network company assured that efforts were underway to restore services as swiftly as possible.
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