Freeview outages and service status in Athlone, Leinster

Problems in the last 24 hours in Athlone, Leinster

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

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Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Grifty (@TheGriftReport) reported 4 minutes ago

  MILLIONS 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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  That guy up the road (@MikeJDByrne) reported 5 minutes ago

  Well #Freeview has a shite signal tonight

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  Sally Wood (@Woodydryad) reported 7 minutes ago

  @steyn1423024 @WhiteRoofer @CollinRugg One i did want yo see that recent was the one(name escapes me, maybe "poor things"??) with Emma Stone as the dead resurrected strange girl. It seemed intriguing but I haven't spotted it on Freeview yet

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  Andy.✝️🇬🇧 (@Smeeghee) reported 9 minutes ago

  @GBNEWS Why don’t you broadcast in HD on Freeview!! Ffs, it looks crap compared to Sky!

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  GSG2590 (@gsg2590) reported 10 minutes ago

  @JoshCF_ They're a joke now, two years ago the deal was £45 with basic freeview and Sky Q and now it's £63. They've also ended customer support on here and UK based customer calls. The app regularly messes up now, doesn't recognise you've paid and you end up getting charged again 😑

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  BBC Sport Leicester (@BBCRLSport) reported 12 minutes ago

  🦊 #LCFC | Leicester City's fate could be sealed this evening. They will be relegated to League One if they fail to beat Hull City at King Power Stadium. ⏰ Full build-up & commentary from 19:00 👇 📻 104.9FM & DAB 📺 Freeview Channel 713

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  Ashford Kent Police (@AshfordKentGov) reported 14 minutes ago

  @Steven59066 Keir starmer shouldn't be shutting down Freeview really, its not on, luckily you have Dvds from London Soho to keep you entertained right, - AKP

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  Matt Quinn - The Caledonian Television Company. (@Matt_Q_OnX) reported 16 minutes ago

  @BENEFITS_NEWS Well for a start the Freeview service is guaranteed until at least 2034 and likely to be phased out over a period of time; unlikely before about 2040. 'Freely' is currently being touted as the IPTV replacement - From about £70 for a set-top box; this price will drop dramatically.

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  Voyeur (@LeVoyeur72) reported 17 minutes ago

  @the_saffman @TheDoctorMagic @AlanJLSmith Not any more. However, BBC World Service is available in the UK on Freeview, so it's not as if you're paying for something you can't listen to, unlike when it was funded through taxation. Plus cable and satellite operators abroad also pay to carry it.

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  George Phillips (@gphillips1945) reported 17 minutes ago

  @HughEdw31897368 A problem for many older people like us whose only programme source is freeview. No internet subscription, mobile network only.