Vodafone customers in Australia are experiencing a service disruption that is limiting their phones to emergency calls only. More than 2,800 users reported the issue on Downdetector, a real-time outage tracking platform, shortly after 9 am on Thursday, June 18 local time. The mobile network provider is currently investigating a nationwide outage that has caused phones to switch to SOS mode for affected users across the country. Vodafone has recommended customers to restart their devices as a potential solution. During the outage, the network provider’s online status checker also experienced failures, and users encountered error messages. Updates on this situation will be provided as it continues to unfold.