Freeview outages and service status in Southampton, England
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- Freeview generated 0 outage signals in the last 24 hours around Southampton, including 0 direct reports.
- The most common problems reported in this area mention TV.
- TV (100%)
Freeview is the United Kingdom's digital terrestrial television platform. It is operated by DTV Services Ltd, a joint venture between the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky and transmitter operator Arqiva.
Problems in the last 24 hours in Southampton, England
The chart below shows the number of Freeview reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Southampton, England and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.
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Live Outage Map Near Southampton, England
The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Eastleigh, and Southampton.
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Eastleigh
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TV | 21 days ago |
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Southampton
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TV | 1 month ago |
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Southampton
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TV | 1 month ago |
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Eastleigh
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TV | 2 months ago |
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Southampton
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TV | 2 months ago |
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Southampton
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TV | 3 months ago |
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Freeview Issues Reports Near Southampton, England
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Southampton and nearby locations:
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JasonBudd (@JasonBudd70) reported from Totton and Eling, England@thebedfordfox @DAZNBoxing Noticed this myself when paying,a little bit sly, but noticed was entering a monthly agreement on paying the £24.99,so made sure went in next morning to cancel ,DAZN then just leave you on the Freeview stuff..hopefully they realise this sly tactic next time pisses the public off
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Andy Morgan 🏴 (@YDraigGoch10) reported from Southampton, England@cefinroberts I've seen better garbage on Freeview channels, like Dave....
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Marilyn McCubbin (@Bermudgirl) reported from Netley, England@FreeviewAdvice Can you help me please. I am now relying on Freeview. My tv has HD but Freeview isn’t. How do I get my Freeview into HD. It’s not a pleasure to watch. Thank you.
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Chris (@chris_sucksmith) reported from East Cowes, EnglandOne bad thing about #Freeview TV is all the begging adverts. Ignore em all, ain't contributing towards inflated staff salaries. Plenty of local little charities.
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Matthew King (@MatthewKing35) reported from Southampton, England@derwenttwo @MylesJohndmyles @GBNEWS Argee with totally. On matey question I flack through channels via virgin media no problem on any channel including the awful gb news however on Freeview all channels good Quality except the awful gb news which the worst of the lot a bit like the content I dot know about sky fst
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Matthew King (@MatthewKing35) reported from Southampton, England@jonny_b_badde @Nigel_Farage Don’t need to I haven’t watch @GBNEWS since it started I could ether watch on Freeview 236 or virgin 626 but done nether except I watch 50 seconds 25 on Freeview picture and sound was crap 💩 and virgin picture and sounds was very good but channel is bollocks all time crap 💩
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Matthew King (@MatthewKing35) reported from Southampton, England@topfotogmw @jessphillips Nice try buddy I work part time do Voluteee work as well do college and go meetings so don’t see ever-time never hard hard drive records like virgin v 6 sky q Freeview + Freesat + or bbc I player
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john knights (@JohnJpsk) reported from Eastleigh, EnglandShit on TV tonight.... But this Freeview 231 takes the biscuit...
Freeview Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Selene Mariposa (@Selene_Mariposa) reported@LillacTyanu This is the most accurate breakdown in the thread, so thank you. You are right, the fee is for live TV, Freeview comes preloaded, and if you never connect the aerial or watch live you do not owe it. They can chase you, but the burden is on them to prove you watched. That nuance is the whole ballgame. The fee leans on people not knowing they already have the exit. You clearly do. 🦋
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laura (@hudsonlc6) reportedfreely the best freeview out there. needs the Internet to watch tv but then doesnt connect to the internet and when it does connect, the tv doesnt work. 6 months I've had this tv and this **** doesnt work
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BENEFITS NEWS (@BENEFITS_NEWS) reported@aconda_ann I am quite old fashioned as well. I did get a bargain smallish 'internet / smart' TV but no use when freezes or internet cuts off (been happening for years, with no fix). It's on a terrible indoor aerial, so I can't get most Freeview on that one but my fave usual telly: Freeview.
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neosalad (@neosalad) reported@JudeNicho @cyclingontnt This... I struggle to watch it in Freeview as the sd pic is awful. Discovery+ seems to have deleted my free account so I could watch the b highlights of giro etc on dmax/quest they had (in HD) And they'll wonder why viewership will rank this year.. 🤷🏻
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jason_mi7 (@Mi7Jason) reported@WhichUK For live events,internet speed isn’t everything. For reliability/lowest delay, broadcast still wins: Freeview/satellite first,then cable/TV provider. Fibre streaming is great,but usually behind “live”. 5G/4G/Starlink can work well, but depend more on signal, congestion and load.
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Michael McCartney (@MickeyMcCartney) reported@drummergirl2000 I know! No Food Network either (my fave!) signals for those channels on Council Telly (Freeview) must be v weak
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Ali-Pan (@alison_pannell) reported@Jenny_1884 @whinestop I believe the BBC needs to change it's funding model - preferably to a subscription service as using advertising would have negative effects on current Freeview channels. I would like to see a system similar to Sky so you could choose your subscription level.
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i am a boy of the eighties (@gilililibo99902) reportedThat's 80s was a 24-hour music television channel from That's TV that played 1980s music hits. It closed its linear broadcast on Sky and Freeview on February 28, 2026, but continues as a streaming service on FAST platforms like Rakuten TV and Pluto TV
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'darnstadium' (@darnstadium) reportedThere's an interesting problem here. Switching off Freeview would make spectrum available for 5/6G, but at the (enormous) cost of putting all that bandwidth on existing connections. Not least all the perfectly good non-smart TVs that would become E-waste overnight.
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𝘾lifford (@cliffordh) reportedWhy is @ThatsTVOfficial "That's TV 2" only available on #Freeview, the weather today is playing havoc, constantly "Poor signal quality", why was the channel dropped from @freesat_tv - where the picture was never affected by "atmospherics". #ThatsTV