Freeview outages and service status in Hitchin, England

Problems in the last 24 hours in Hitchin, England

The chart below shows the number of Freeview reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Hitchin, 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 Hitchin, England

The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Luton, Henlow, Harpenden, and Dunstable.

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Luton	TV	2 days ago
Henlow	TV	7 days ago
Harpenden	TV	10 days ago
Dunstable	TV	17 days ago
Dunstable	TV	18 days ago
Luton	TV	27 days ago

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Freeview Issues Reports Near Hitchin, England

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Hitchin and nearby locations:

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  Tony Abbess (@Abboscakes) reported 15 minutes ago from Meppershall, England

  Im not very happy with sky , wind knocked out dish so a week with no tv! Had to buy Freeview box , not happy. Don’t even start me on price hike or mobile issues and then there’s the broadband! Grrrrr

Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  𝘾lifford (@cliffordh) reported 4 minutes ago

  When will anyone get around to fixing the problems with @FreeviewTV #Freeview Tried watching Great! Movies, picture kept freezing with buffering, now no picture but sound. 200Mb wired connection.

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  Dave❗️ (@Robbiesmit8) reported 5 minutes ago

  @kenton1206 @fergiesreds Ditto… 16 yrs I’ve been with them.. £9 increase last April.. £7 this April incoming.. Trying to soften deluded customers with the *free* Disney + and Max worth £10 a month no one will watch! **** Sky tv I’m back to terrestrial tv with freeview saving £750 per year!

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  4comall (@topselfy) reported 7 minutes ago

  There is the most awful program with the most awful people on it called junk and disorderly on #Freeview. Who on earth pays for and schedules this crap?

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  Patrick Kirby (@Kirby_1475) reported 8 minutes ago

  @themarketsniper Hi Francis. I am sorry that you are undervalued by freeview er... investors? I do not and have never undervalued anyones efforts which I always thought took time and a great deal of effort. You withdrawing is a huge loss to the community, but I understsnd, why shouldnt you? next-

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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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  Presley Turberville (@T21949Presley) reported 11 minutes ago

  @PageHannah81153 You are an unfunny **** and your shows are Freeview ****.

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  Lauren Thompson (@lauren_tho4607) reported 11 minutes ago

  @OborneTweets It should never have been allowed on @Freeview If I have to stream Al Jazeera English, then Reform voters should have to stream GB News' bile.

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  John 'Jack' (@AirfixNikon) reported 12 minutes ago

  @SkyUK why is there no subtitles on Sky Mix on Freeview at moment during Star Trek: Voyager episode. Your IT guys sleeping on the job or awake and trying to fix it? #startrekvoyager #skymix #Freeview

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  Jennifer Thetford-Kay (@JenKteach) reported 14 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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  riz vuocolo (@VuocoloRiz) reported 15 minutes ago

  @DebNZ4 lol. wot a clown . not havin a new decoder box freeview kinda sucks coz that would be fukin gold.. i saw some of the interview .. *** she rambles lmao...