Countless users have taken to social platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Threads to shout issues, but reported problems with Verizon have spiked on Down Detector to over 46,000.
A major Verizon outage appeared to impact customers across the United States starting around noon ET on Wednesday. Calls to Verizon customers from other carriers may also be impacted.[image or embed]
-- WIRED (@wired.com) Jan 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Paul Marcarelli
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... Paul Marcarelli (born May 24, 1970) is an American actor.
He is best known for being the ubiquitous "Test Man" character in commercials ("Can you hear me now?") for Verizon Wireless from 2002 to 2011.
He appeared in all of his Verizon commercials wearing a gray Verizon jacket and his own horn-rimmed glasses.[1][2] ...
@#1 ... Are ATCs ok? ...
@#2 ... Misdirect messages aimed at ATCs from blind planes? ...
From #9 in the following thread ...
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... Ah like to brag, but am actually not very smart.
Mostly is juvenile insults and low grade level stuff. ...
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