Freeview outages and service status in Saffron Walden, England

Problems in the last 24 hours in Saffron Walden, England

The chart below shows the number of Freeview reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Saffron Walden, England and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.

Live Outage Map Near Saffron Walden, England

The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Saffron Walden.

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Saffron Walden	TV	2 days ago
Saffron Walden	TV	2 months ago
Bishops Stortford	TV	2 months ago
Bishops Stortford	TV	2 months ago
Bishops Stortford	TV	2 months ago

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Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Jack Last (@Ajax62859643753) reported 4 minutes ago

  @GBPolitcs Why is the BBC on Freeview?, it’s a free to watch service hence the name. But because the BBC use it they expect people to pay for a free service.

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  Presley Turberville (@T21949Presley) reported 5 minutes ago

  @ATRightMovies Probably some mundane **** on Freeview.

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  Jack Last (@Ajax62859643753) reported 8 minutes ago

  @GBPolitcs Why is the BBC on Freeview?, it’s a free to watch service hence the name. But because the BBC use it they expect people to pay for a free service.

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  Jennifer Thetford-Kay (@JenKteach) reported 11 minutes ago

  Terrestrial television, received through an aerial, often known as Freeview, is under serious threat of being scrapped. Within months the Government will decide whether to turn off terrestrial signals and rely solely on internet-based TV (IPTV) in the future. This would mean that every household would be forced to take out an expensive fixed broadband contract if they wished to continue watching their favourite TV programmes. Radio reception and signals for emergency services could also be put at risk. Millions of older and disabled people, and those on low and modest incomes, would lose their essential access to TV to keep them in touch with the world and to prevent isolation and loneliness. Lynette, aged 80, who lives in Kent, says: “Free Terrestrial TV is essential for me – whether it’s for entertainment, the news or even learning new things from magazine shows. I don’t want to be choosing apps and making new accounts, I don’t want a screen that pops up with the TV trying to work out what I want to watch. I’ve tried watching television programmes online with family members, and they stop part way through with a whirling circle and then an error message appears. I tried a streaming service and didn’t like it. It is time-consuming and irritating trying to work out where I want to be, to remember the sequence of clicks, with hieroglyphics instead of words. If I make a mistake I have to start again. I have more important things to remember than clogging up my memory with unnecessary information. With my TV in my kitchen, and the normal channels through an aerial, I can leave a channel on that I know I like. I’m worried that the government will decide to take that away from me and others, who either don’t like, can’t afford or can’t use online versions”. The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are all working together to convince the Government to take the drastic step of an early transition to IPTV, without any genuine concern about the millions who would lose out from such a move. IPTV would mean the end of a near universal free to air service, currently reaching 98.5% of households, where national moments of celebration and crisis can be shared. Although the Government maintains that it has an open mind, the lobbying of the broadcasters is intense, and elements in the Government want to use an IPTV switchover as a battering ram in forcing the UK population to accept, and pay for, the digital revolution. A recent Government stakeholder consultation exercise to inform the Minister in making his decision was heavily biased in favour of a rushed move to all-IPTV. In contrast, the petitioners do not oppose IPTV in principle but would like to see the current hybrid system, where households can choose between the two systems, or continue with both as a safety net, be maintained for an extended period. This petition, published by Silver Voices with the support of the Digital Poverty Alliance and the Broadcast 2040+ Coalition, calls on the Government to decide in favour of the viewer and pledge to keep Freeview terrestrial TV until at least the mid- 2040s.

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  Brinscall, Withnell and I (@WarriorBlood121) reported 11 minutes ago

  @DavidLloydRADIO I sometimes flick from one BBC radio station to the other on TV's Freeview service and the same pop tune will often be playing at the same time in 3 places. Penny pinching banality. The opposite of what BBC local radio used to stand for.

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  Sallyfinance (@sally_finance) reported 14 minutes ago

  @KathyConWom He’s been brought in to shut down Freeview and digitalise the licence fee.

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  Spencer 123 (@Spencer83809805) reported 16 minutes ago

  @pnemanicstreet @virginmedia hi mike... i'm in the same situation.. been a customer since 'Encom' which was 1994... apparently my bill is going up from £65 to nearly £130.. not going to wash.. a top of the range freeview box for me and community fibre

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  Scott (@_fod0) reported 17 minutes ago

  @HLTCO It's been **** for years. The last time I properly watched it was when Ray Stubbs was still in charge and we had Score on the Red Button. When Sky Sports News went free on Freeview, I watched Soccer Saturday instead.

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  Myles Fitzpatrick (@mylesfitz) reported 19 minutes ago

  @readysetdrone I was really intrigued by the stitching issue you found closer to objects too. How possible is it to create a 360 video to YouTube with this drone? Where you can freeview rather than export a perspective.

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  Disabled Rebel (@DisabledRebel) reported 20 minutes ago

  @LeeVicarage @NewsMurray Yep from 2029 I think no more sky dish you can’t even order sky q now as a new customer it’s all gonna be sky stream , so if I can’t record anything anyway I’ll stick with Netflix and freeview