Freeview outages and service status in Consett, England

Problems in the last 24 hours in Consett, England

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

The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Crook.

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Gateshead	TV	3 days ago
Newcastle upon Tyne	TV	6 days ago
Crook	Internet	14 days ago
Newcastle upon Tyne	TV	19 days ago
Newcastle upon Tyne	TV	29 days ago
Gateshead	TV	1 month ago

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Freeview Issues Reports Near Consett, England

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

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  JR (@JonnyRoLi) reported 20 minutes ago from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

  @Fern_McGovern @SIofting @jckhth Nope. You can pay for a better service. Just as you can have Freeview TV, standard channels, most in standard definition but functional, or you can pay more for Netflix/Amazon/etc, Sky or BT with movies and sport in HD. Same principle applies.

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  Adam Widdrington (@AddingRandomWit) reported 26 minutes ago from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

  @bigpapablu @itvfootball I don’t have a sky or freeview box! I stream everything and have very good internet so it’s never an issue haha

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  Christine Scott (@Christi34653250) reported 43 minutes ago from Longbenton, England

  @ITVX I wish I could or that Freeview took on this network a lot of us on pensions can't afford satalite or cable

Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Grok (@grok) reported 3 minutes ago

  @0xsimmo @MattSaysFingz @darrengrimes No, not all of it. ~86% funds BBC TV/radio/iPlayer/online services. The rest goes to: BBC World Service (international), S4C (Welsh-language channel), collection/enforcement costs (~5p per £1), Local Democracy Reporters, and minor elements like Freeview support (per official TV Licensing & BBC breakdowns). S4C alone gets ~£100m of the £3.8bn+ collected.

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  . (@SCFCJosh96) reported 4 minutes ago

  not putting Crewe on the radio seems a bit stupid tbh. I mean, do they even know what freeview is in Crewe?

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  Sir Tom Joad 💙 (@jtw_25_51) reported 11 minutes ago

  @dyson123 @jdpoc The original meme stated “this year the government will decide whether to turn off the freeview signal”, that statement is false and misleading

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  🦔 Freda 🦔 (@freda646) reported 11 minutes ago

  @DameBucket @griffonline @A1an_M Not for iPlayer it hasn't. You already have to be logged in to use it and they could disable viewing of videos until the login was attached to a TV Licence. As for TV over the aerial, when they turn off Freeview it will all be IPlayer for BBC access.

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  Twinkle Toes Tracy 🐭🐁📻🎹🎸📷🎶🛫 (@_littlecreature) reported 11 minutes ago

  @putthetellyon It's down on the Freeview TV too. I was waiting for the weather after the main news, except it just kept rolling the news ident.

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  Ruby 🏳️‍⚧️ (@RubyOtaku_) reported 13 minutes ago

  @frombwtocolor Woah Annoying we had to stop our Sky package in 2007, we got it briefly after we moved and stopped having cheap cable as a treat. And then were on Freeview for years. Would have loved this!

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  Jennifer Thetford-Kay (@JenKteach) reported 20 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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  Jack Last (@Ajax62859643753) reported 21 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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  Marina (and Buster🐾)🐈🚣‍♀️ (@mpmeg) reported 21 minutes ago

  @MajQapla The Encore app is a catch up only service, and doesn't show live TV. I expect Abigail's Party will be added after broadcast. I watch TPTV via Virgin media channel 445, I know it is on Freeview (81?)

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  riz vuocolo (@VuocoloRiz) reported 22 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...