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BT (British Telecom) service status: outage reports and connection issues

Why is my BT (British Telecom) service not working?

Problems detected

Users are reporting problems related to: internet, wi-fi and e-mail.

Full Outage Map

BT (British Telecom) offers broadband internet, home phone and television service. Internet connections are available through ADSL or BT Infinity branded fibre technology. BT Mobile operates as a MVNO using the EE network. BT Mobile mostly serves professional clients.

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of BT (British Telecom) reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

June 20: Problems at BT (British Telecom)

BT (British Telecom) is having issues since 09:20 AM GMT. Are you also affected? Leave a message in the comments section!

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by BT (British Telecom) users through our website.

  • 61% Internet (61%)
  • 15% Wi-fi (15%)
  • 11% E-mail (11%)
  • 6% Total Blackout (6%)
  • 6% Phone (6%)
  • 1% TV (1%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent BT (British Telecom) outage reports came from the following cities: Gillingham, Hammersmith, Surbiton, Wembley, Burnley, London, Kingston upon Thames, Croydon, Hackney, Crawley, Luton, City of London, Chesterfield, Southwark, and Birmingham.

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Gillingham Internet 15 minutes ago
Hammersmith Internet 19 minutes ago
Surbiton Phone 1 hour ago
Wembley Internet 2 hours ago
Wembley Internet 3 hours ago
Burnley Wi-fi 4 hours ago
Full Outage Map

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BT (British Telecom) Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • eastwap
    Amanda Eastwood (@eastwap) reported

    @bt_uk As previously stated, I will never call BT again. Absolutely appalling services provided whenever I have called them.

  • LandladyClaire
    Claire Pulls Pints (@LandladyClaire) reported

    @bt_uk what makes it worse is when my husband came down, he was polite as anything to him Yes BT, ladies do run businesses these days We deserve, and demand, respect

  • LandladyClaire
    Claire Pulls Pints (@LandladyClaire) reported

    @bt_uk you really need to teach Open Reach how to speak to females. Just had one in my business in Wokingham, turned up a day late, no call, stopped my business operating as he had to turn net off (after two attempts previously to be fixed) and was rude as hell to me

  • tomtolkien
    Tom Tolkien (@tomtolkien) reported

    @bt_uk There’s no broadband in TR7 and you’ve turned off chat support, phone support and SMS support (that’s all support and contact options) for the next 12 hours.

  • Sassytrip88
    TINA MOORE (@Sassytrip88) reported

    @bt_uk you are an absolute joke All services down while you make improvements No reply on various contact inf Terrible internet signal and no email If I could get out of contract I would but your shafting us there too

  • chartjohn30
    John Davis (@chartjohn30) reported

    @bt_uk As a Broadband customer of 16 yrs I have been very pleased to access inclusive hotspots when other services are not available. Yesterday I tried to use one. Put in user and passw, fine, but... (1/4)

  • Smicer999
    Darren Smith (@Smicer999) reported

    @bt_uk I must have had 10 complaints raised and closed according to your SMS messages. I want an email address where I can document in detail the atrocious customer service I’ve experienced. Are you saying you provide no electronic communication mailbox at all for complaint procedures?

  • Kat06075689
    Kat (@Kat06075689) reported

    @bt_uk down and we have a medical device that requires WiFi to measure a baby heart rate. Device won’t alarm if heart rate drops so essentially we can’t act right away should that happen. Fed up with BT now! Can I leave without a fee for this?

  • chinleyman
    gary tordoff (@chinleyman) reported

    @bt_uk I have norton up and running no problem but to load to phone its asking for the key

  • me_not_animal
    🐧 Me Might be Animal! 🐧 (@me_not_animal) reported

    Well the @bt_uk saga continues! Emailed the ELC team on Friday about the issues, someone called first thing this morning and had escalated things with @WeAreOpenreach to have an engineer out this afternoon…. And surprise surprise, OpenReach failed to turn up again (3rd failure)

  • D1Bluebird
    Welsh1 (@D1Bluebird) reported

    @bt_uk Yes, BT is the service provider. BT need to exclude faults in the area and to be honest you should run tests. I've just tried to ring the Restaurant and the line is still constantly engaged. Ring the number yourself Come on BT go the extra mile. Support local businesses.

  • simboman
    Simboman 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 (@simboman) reported

    @me_not_animal @bt_uk I've had problems with my 90 year old mum's BT transfer to digital voice. I've been in contact with the technical team who arranged a call back that never happened. When I got back in touch after they didn't call back they denied promising to call back. BT lie to customers.

  • palacejohn
    John (@palacejohn) reported

    @bt_uk Tried for hours to access my account with repeated messages saying you were “encountering problems” .Finally it’s been resolved.

  • ManiacSpaniel
    Kate (@ManiacSpaniel) reported

    @bt_uk hi my btinternet address has stopped working. I can’t get into it. It told me to call 0800800150 but I don’t have a BT number so I can’t get through the menus. How can I fix this?

  • TomChap
    Tom Chapman 🐀 (@TomChap) reported

    @bt_uk Hi, I have just signed in to the BT account and the last bill says (Final bill). Next to the BT account No it says (Inactive). I was in credit and this was sent to my bank account. So I'm guessing its ok to cancel.

  • messalinahooper
    grace hooper (@messalinahooper) reported

    @bt_uk so after 21 days of "service" I've had justv6 days of tv working without Internet dropping. That's really, really poor. If you don't cover Hurst Green then don't sell your service here

  • MikeyBarbatoo94
    MikeyyBarbatoo. (@MikeyBarbatoo94) reported

    @SkyHelpTeam @bt_uk after having an engineer booked in & then speaking to your colleague on the phone they then pushed my appointment back to later date!!! Even though I told them to leave the date booked, please let me know how I can cancel broadband and I’ll use someone else.

  • kharikola1
    Click Clack (@kharikola1) reported

    @bt_uk the BT app is very slow loading pages!

  • AnneMurawski
    Anne Optimi-City (@AnneMurawski) reported

    @btbusinesscare 2/2 Phoned you on 0800800156, held on, connected after 16 minutes. Told him the problem, no reply then line went dead. What else can I do ?

  • _erikacx
    erika x (@_erikacx) reported

    @weblivz @bt_uk Got the exact same problem now

  • weblivz
    steven 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇱🇮🇪 (@weblivz) reported

    @bt_uk It says there is an issue in my local area. This should be a proactive service to my mobile to indicate there is an issue. Also, the diagnostic page just timing out is also an issue that needs fixed. Thanks for the number though, very helpful I knowing what is happening.

  • wearesiam
    "Lady" Harwell because my butcher said I talk posh (@wearesiam) reported

    @jonboy_103 @bt_uk And not a word from them appalling service

  • PamMedlock
    Pam Medlock (@PamMedlock) reported

    @bt_uk It won’t! I have spoken to at least 6 different people for hours to sort the problem. I was told to buy a new phone which I was assured BT would pay for if it didn’t fix the problem. It didn’t and you won’t pay. 😫

  • Brian_McLachlan
    Brian McLachlan (@Brian_McLachlan) reported

    @bt_uk I called the number and it said service restricted as bill needed paid. It’s been paid.

  • LeeKRalph
    Lee Ralph (@LeeKRalph) reported

    @bt_uk @bt_uk it’s gone bad again. 11 mbps. I’m paying £52 a month for a service that isn’t holding up and it’s extremely distressing. I’ve reported the fault again but despite being told I was getting 20mbps+ after the first fault, this just isn’t the case. Please look into this.

  • davidgraywrites
    David Gray (@davidgraywrites) reported

    @btbusinesscare Been trying to order a mobile phone to add to our existing business account as per your current EE promotion. Had no luck using websites (yours and EE’s) keep getting messages to ‘try again later’! Can you help?

  • vcotton21
    Vicki (@vcotton21) reported

    @bt_uk Taken out new broadband with you last Friday and I’ve had nothing but trouble since connecting some of my devices & wifi frequently dropping out, previous Sky broadband handled it fine. Can’t log into my account, really unhappy. Do I have a 14day cooling off period?

  • Sassytrip88
    TINA MOORE (@Sassytrip88) reported

    @Catheehello @bt_uk Same very annoying problem and really slow internet that keeps cutting out So much for quicker connection

  • jakehumphrys
    Jake (@jakehumphrys) reported

    @Plusnet @bt_uk It's been reported on PN, BT and EE forums now but there seems to be a regional issue with your GGC cache (specifically affecting some in the North West / Wales and Midlands) When Connecting to rr5---sn-cu-cime7 and others there's a bad initcwnd that lowers speed

  • petrolheadtoo
    Gary (@petrolheadtoo) reported

    @bt_uk For example why is it no longer possible to direct message BT on X. That was useful and an actual person replied. I got a bot earlier and BT should be ashamed of it. I asked about compensation and it said which service do you need help with and gave 4 options.