Freeview outages and service status in Bolton, England
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- Freeview generated 0 outage signals in the last 24 hours around Bolton, including 0 direct reports.
- The most common problems reported in this area mention TV.
- TV (100%)
The latest reports from users having issues in Bolton come from postal codes BL6 .
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 Bolton, England
The chart below shows the number of Freeview reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Bolton, 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 Bolton, England
The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Stockport, Bolton, Salford, Manchester, and Blackburn.
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Stockport
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TV | 18 days ago |
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Bolton
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TV | 20 days ago |
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Salford
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TV | 29 days ago |
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Manchester
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TV | 1 month ago |
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Salford
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TV | 1 month ago |
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Manchester
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TV | 2 months ago |
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Freeview Issues Reports Near Bolton, England
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Bolton and nearby locations:
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Mike 🇬🇧 #Britishindependent (@MikeBates04) reported from Manchester, England@NetflixUK as gone shit pay to see old flims that you get free on Freeview so what's the point 👊👊👊👊👊
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Sean Vickers (@collegeflunky) reported from Radcliffe, England@FreeviewAdvice any advice?Unable to watch terrestrial tv properly since Winter Hill update in August. Retuned Humax box and Hisense tv numerous times but still an issue #winterhill #freeview #
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Ann Murphy (@annmurphy_wigan) reported from Wigan, England@FreeviewAdvice Well, after waiting 2 weeks for a Freeview engineer we are told we need a new aerial. Also, they can’t help us because we have Sky! So they change Winter Hill and now we have to pay. Why didn’t they say this 3 weeks ago...😳
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Les Dawson and me #JC4PM2019 #LabourActivist (@Like47) reported from Manchester, England@gary_worden @cjssydney @cptcapitalg @FrogAlaPeche Poor people either don't have a TV or watch freeview.
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julie byrne (@bulldogbyrne) reported from Hindley, EnglandWhy do I keep paying for TV service which is shit @BTGroup I get better service on indoor freeview aerial
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groovicat 💚 (@groovicat) reported from Adlington, England@Sillyshib Heartbeat, ssshhh, it's never been off. You can watch Heartbeat every day on freeview
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mary whitfield (@MaryMares81) reported from Salford, England@FreeviewAdvice we have lost the majority of freeview channels having retuned a few times. Used the availability checker which says channels should be available, can you help? Thanks
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Paul Williams✈️ (@PaulW_1) reported from Sale, England@BigJetTVLIVE I named 3 airlines on the above. Why say 10mins if you knew it wouldn’t be. You still don’t get the hang of it. Most of the times when I watch the freeview there are so many errors in it it’s unreal. If you didn’t have enough time then that’s bad planning on your side
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Honey Elusive & Exclusive (@Braziliandoll2) reported from Salford, EnglandVideochat love? Please note I don't offer freeview verification but I can send my Twitter link my chat service is performed on Whastsapp, viber or Skype only Working till 10pm
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Paul Smith (@thelobsterboy) reported from Manchester, EnglandI love these Freeview updates. Each time I rescan the television I seem to lose additional channels! I'm down to QVC, Free Sports and That's 70s and it's only 3pm!
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Smoothste2 (@Smoothste21) reported from Sale, England@nowtvhelp Hi I'm Steve Quinn WA15 9HN Can I ask u it's not fair where yr channels are on other services like sky arts sky news on Freeview where everyone has it and so much comedy even on movies MTV pure crap fox all usa can't u add CHS like W history Ch animal planet CI more tx
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Gareth Richmond (@garethrichmond5) reported from Bury, EnglandIf anyone needs a football fix Copenhagen are playing some other Danish club behind closed doors on Freeview 64...... is this what it’s come to😂
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Smoothste2 (@Smoothste21) reported from Sale, EnglandIs anything on TV tonight I'm bit bored today skts engineer came to mine to install but I was out so I called them tonight there installing it tenth Jan at least it's on my mobil until then I just got Freeview never mind I'll just chill out and watch Corrie ha
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Trains (@radio_caroline) reported from Haydock, EnglandOne of best films ever made is on at at 9pm on Freeview channel 33 5 Action Film Black Hawk down
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patrick efc mc (@chef247patrick) reported from Bolton, England@steviemac2010 @LFC_NewStories Watch them cancel the freeview now
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Iain Sykes (@iainsykes2014) reported from Blackburn, England@KarmaUnc @GMB @joshwiddicombe Yes, but the BBC is a significant contributor to Arquiva who own the masts. They also support Freeview and Freesat.
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Steve, just Steve (@Northern_Steve) reported from Manchester, England@mickmcfc1 I'll never know. I've pulled the cable out. BBC Parliament on freeview only from now on. They talk absolute bollocks but rarely about football. I'm in!
Freeview Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Essex Baldy (@darrensharp73) reported@TalkTV @cjsnowdon @iancollinsuk I don’t necessarily believe a sub model would work, but as an initial step they should require subscription-based logins at least for their TV and web-based services (radio maybe less practical). Maybe just have SD broadcasts on Freeview and require streaming for HD due to practicalities (Sky shouldn’t be an issue). This way those who don’t pay (for a license) will find it hard to view, and it would also cut off more overseas users who view without paying.
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Bigwows 💚🤍💜 ✖️✖️🏴 (@bigwows) reported@cmairsy @virginmedia Zen for internet - rock solid and great customer service, not that you’ll need it. But after ditching Virgin we went down the freeview route, I’m afraid.
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LostInFilms🎬 (@Lost_In_Films_) reported@Hi_De_Helen Apparently it's going to get worse all down to Sky but how does that include Freeview losing them too 🤔 All I could find out from Google search piece about it in Sun today.
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LDH Marketing (@LDHMarketing) reported@BENEFITS_NEWS It also eats up a lot of your broadband. No problem if you're on an unlimited package, but for people on cheaper, restricted usage packages, that will cost. Freely is good where reception is poor, but Freeview is still needed.
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séamussssss 🇨🇩🇮🇪 (@gunnerineirinn) reported@fletcher082 if you watched your dad die of the disease then why put a heart beside it? why not a heart beside your dad? i support the loi, in fact i was the only one in school who did growing up. they stopped showing it on freeview and started again recently. that’s not my fault.
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CharlesWynfordLodge (@2hrTV) reported@BENEFITS_NEWS I don't understand what switching off Freeview does, except I assume forces people to pay for everything? We have an Amazon Fredrick thing but the channels are apps. It's crap half the TV channels you can't even get on it. Freeview is better.
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Jonny (@MisterBeergut) reported@RhianReads1 @richardosman On my Freeview box it is easy. Just ignore the channel buttons and go down to categories, then click on sport. All the choices come up there.
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Paul is the Chosen one. (@PaulworkingforU) reported@GBNEWS Requested. Terminate. GB news broadcast licence. Then issue broadcast licence to Ruptly Today. For to commence out put on air on British Freeview channel 236.. Thankyou..
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Grifty (@TheGriftReport) reportedMILLIONS FACE LOSS OF FREEVIEW TV AFTER LOBBYING BY BBC AND ITV BACKED BODY Freeview which serves 13.6 million homes and 40 percent of UK households with more than 70 channels including BBC One ITV Channel 4 and Channel 5 could be axed after 2034 under government plans to end digital terrestrial television. Ministers are expected to publish a consultation paper within weeks setting out the path to an internet only future in the mid 2030s with the switch depending on universal affordable superfast broadband. Campaigners at Silver Voices which represents older people have launched a petition warning the move would disproportionately hit elderly low income and rural viewers who rely on aerials rather than streaming. The push is driven by The Connection Project a lobbying body funded by the BBC ITV Vodafone and BT all of whom stand to benefit commercially from moving viewers online and reducing costs of maintaining one platform. Dennis Reed of Silver Voices said the companies funding The Connection Project all have a commercial interest in moving services online and older viewers deserve better. The Connection Project responded that the transition preserves everyones right to free public service TV via broadband with subsidised costs where needed while the BBC and Department for Culture Media and Sport confirmed they are working to ensure nobody is left behind. Thoughts?
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Tommy D (@TomDennison12) reported@FractalDoctor @DailyMail TV and radio is all that many elderly people have for comfort, especially living on their own with limited mobility, so yes, taking away Freeview is a bad idea. I doubt if too many 80 to 90 year olds have a fast broadband connection !