Yes, that is right. I used my almost-nver-used landline, which just payed for itself, and called verizon. After some testing and trying, we decided that my phones are a part of a market with tower problems right now. I thought it might be that since both of my phones were having the same problem.
Thanks. -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Nov 11, 2013, at 12:38 PM, Joseph Hudson <jhud7...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Cheryl, I also live in the city and I've had this issue before it > normally happens when the towers are down. So the only thing she can do is > reported to Verizon. > > Joseph Hudson > Email > jhud7...@yahoo.com Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 11, 2013, at 12:31 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cahom...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Well yes, I kind of figured it was something like that. But what would be >> causing it and is there anything I can do about it? I am in a city, not in a >> rural area so it isn't that I'm somewhere where there shouldn't be any >> available towers. >> >> -- >> Cheryl >> >> May the words of my mouth >> and the meditation of my heart >> be acceptable to You, Lord, >> my rock and my Redeemer. >> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) >> >> >> >> >> On Nov 11, 2013, at 12:26 PM, David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> What this message means, if I remember the US system correctly, is the >>> phone is unable to receive any signal from your carrier's tower, so it is >>> accessing any available tower. By law, all carrier's towers must transmit >>> emergency calls for free. Therefore, you are being told that you can make >>> an emergency call to 911 if necessary. Otherwise, you do not have cellular >>> coverage at this time. >>> >>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >>> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com >>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 12 Nov 2013, at 7:13, Cheryl Homiak <cahom...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all. >>>> >>>> This is a little scary though I do have a landline phone from Charter I >>>> can use but rarely do. I cannot dial out on either of my iPhones; I get a >>>> message about the call not being able to be completed as dialed but the >>>> message says it's from US Celular and I am with Verizon. I think my signal >>>> on the phone is only something like 2 of 5 bars and it says extended >>>> network. It could be that a tower near me is malfunctioning. We might be >>>> having some snow here but that in itself shouldn't cause a problem. Since >>>> it is both phones, I don't think it is an issue with the phones >>>> themselves. 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