Verizon Having A Major 4G LTE Outage... Again

UPDATE: This morning, Verizon released the following statement via Twitter: "4GLTE issue resolved overnight. 3G operated normally; calling, texting were unaffected."

The downtime was somewhere close to 12 hours, and affected users across the country. As with its two other 4G LTE outages this month, the carrier did not say what the cause of the problem was.

Verizon isn't exactly living up to its self-assumed title as "America's Most Reliable Network" -- the company's 4G service is apparently offline for the third time this month.

Reports are coming in from across the U.S. that this carrier's 4G-enabled models are unable to connect to the LTE data network. Instead, the best they can get is 3G speeds. Smartphones that don't have 4G, like the iPhone 4S, are apparently unaffected.

A statement from the company says, "We are investigating reports of some customers experiencing trouble accessing the 4G LTE network. The network itself continues to operate and all customers continue to be able to make calls, send text messages and utilize data services. 3G devices are operating normally."

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This has become an all-too-familiar experience for some. Verizon had a similar outage on Dec. 8, and another on Dec. 21. Both of these were corrected within a few hours.

This company has yet to explain why its LTE network, which has been available for just a bit over a year now, is apparently as tipsy as a two-legged stool. Continued problems are going to cause customers to wonder if they should even bother getting a 4G-enabled smartphone, as these often cost $100 more than 3G-only models.

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