Verizon "Mobile Web" service currently down

We've been getting a slow trickle of tips telling us that Verizon's Mobile Web service is currently down nationwide, with no ETA on a fix. That's Mobile Web, the featurephone service, not, you know, big-boy data, so chances are you're fine -- our various VZW smartphones are unaffected. (Although we did have a dropped call and some spotty voice quality on a DROID this morning -- ruh roh.) We'll let you know if we hear further.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

[COCOViper Posted Nov 5th 2009 2:42PM]

Didn't Verizon say their network was ready for the Droid?

[EpsilonNot Posted Nov 5th 2009 2:49PM]

This is not the service smartphones use.

Basically, the VZW network is ready for the Droid, but can't handle the Chocolate Touch.

[COCOViper Posted Nov 5th 2009 2:51PM]

Haha touche

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 2:46PM]

Just checked, mobile web is down for me :(

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 2:54PM]

HAHA, SUCKS!

[SoCoolCurt Posted Nov 5th 2009 2:52PM]

that sucks. im on my verizon phone right now so i can confirm its only feature phones but that sucks for everyone else.

[WiiFTW Posted Nov 5th 2009 2:59PM]

So glad I got out of the Verizon contract with a Samsung Rogue and switched to Sprint to get a Hero.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 3:04PM]

Just checked 4 phones here and it's working just fine...

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 3:09PM]

I was an Alltel cusetomer for YEARS with never so much as a slip in coverage... Now Verizon comes in and screws everything up. It kinda sucks when you rely on your Mobile Web for work to RDP into a workstation. Looks like M03n Faucets are gonna be slowed down too, 'cause when I'm down, they're down.

Stupid Verizon.

Gimme my money back, you bitch.

...and don't forget my black T-Shirt.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 3:26PM]

Rated!! For BF reference, if not VZ slam......

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 6:49PM]

Cool song by one of my favorite bands

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 3:37PM]

Rated??

Yeah, a BF5 reference seemed to fit the situation.

The post is about VZ Mobile Web being inop for at least 6 hours now. I think it's all relevant.

[Luke Posted Nov 5th 2009 3:53PM]

"not, you know, big-boy data, so chances are you're fine -- our various VZW smartphones are unaffected."

y'know, because we all have $30 data plans, right?

This is a dickey post, Nilay.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 5:20PM]

I've got an enV touch and the web is working on it.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 6:12PM]

LOL! And the TMO people that left to go to Verizon after the short outage TMO had. Now they are paying double the price and still have an outage of some type....cracks me up. Suckers!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 9:44PM]

It's not an outage. It's down because it's being updated. They are also working on a new My Verizon thing.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 10:06PM]

VZW, if it isn't working then it's an outage no matter how you spin it

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 10:06PM]

um...no, it's not. I'm on my dare right now and it's working fine. 4 bars of EV. Thanks tho.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 6th 2009 8:13AM]

VZW email is not working for me right now on my Blackberry. Don't know if that is related.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 6th 2009 11:13AM]

I just spoke to a VZN tech support person and they STILL have no ETA on a complete fix of the outage. I've had no internet access on my Palm since Tuesday night. Verizon - you suck!