At its peak, the website downdetector showed nearly 173,000 outage reports, as the disruption also impacted users of other networks like T-Mobile and AT&T.
Customers who were unable to make phone calls or use Verizon's data services will receive credits.
T-Mobile has been titled the fastest and most reliable wireless network in the United States based on mobile speed tests.
There were more than 130,000 incidents of people reporting issues with Verizon's services around 1:11 pm ET, according to Downdetector.
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