Giffgaff outages and service status in Essex, England

Problems in the last 24 hours in Essex, England

The chart below shows the number of Giffgaff reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Essex, 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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Giffgaff Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  i486 xe nugget (@i486nugget) reported 5 minutes ago

  @thefilipguy @O2 @Starlink As a British guy I’m fine living with giffgaff, which is… O2 network

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  Kez (@KezAFC) reported 8 minutes ago

  @giffgaff hi I’ve sent a dm re service issues my dad is having

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  fullcirclephoto (@FullCircleNE) reported 13 minutes ago

  Hey @giffgaff My broadband deal with Virgin ends in April and I really want to jump ship to yourselves. The service checker says I can't get it as you're not in the area but checking my neighbour who isn't with Virgin, it says he can sign up. Please help.

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  Mark 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛ (@TheBossnME) reported 14 minutes ago

  @virginmedia @giffgaff @Telefonica Virgin Media are 💯 with prompt online support. Always have been. I'm not sure any of the others will reply, at all...

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  Mark 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛ (@TheBossnME) reported 15 minutes ago

  @virginmedia @giffgaff @Telefonica gifgaff, who are part of O2, who now work with Virgin Media. All part of Telefonica (and Liberty Global). A FOI request detailing how network coverage map data is recorded, updated, and published would be interesting to see. It seems to be very different from reality.

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  TheDePINCat 🐈🌐 (@TheDePINCat) reported 16 minutes ago

  .@giffgaff have generally been good (10 years+ a subscriber). For the past few days, I have been unable to send texts from my UK number. I had to go onto a forum to diagnose what I thought was a device problem. Reset my network settings (no help). And then back top the forum to find a coverage map. Ideally, giffgaff would send alerts to impacted areas so we are aware with this information. And, with connectivity being fundamental to everything we do in the digital world, communication should be treated as high priority as a burst water pipe or gas leak. This is why community-owned networks are so crucial. There is an extra level of care and concern when the issue directly impacts you.

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  kakarot (@kakarotx92) reported 16 minutes ago

  @giffgaff that is it. Had enpugh of your **** signal and slow service. Goodbye

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  Mark 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛ (@TheBossnME) reported 17 minutes ago

  @virginmedia @giffgaff @Telefonica gifgaff, who are part of O2, who now work with Virgin Media. All part of Telefonica (and Liberty Global). A FOI request detailing how network coverage map data is recorded, updated, and published would be interesting to see. It seems to be very different from reality.

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  CuteKitty 🦋 (@Cute_Kitty92) reported 17 minutes ago

  Hey @O2 @giffgaff you say there's no issues and that you're keeping an eye on an issue you fixed well me and my friend are still having issues with mobile data and texts, we've restarted our phones, we've tried to all other methods and nothing has worked.

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  Graham Martin (@graeuk) reported 18 minutes ago

  @O2 @giffgaff I'm on the Eurostar travelling back from Belgium. Signal tremendous all the way 5G /4G on Orange-B / Orange-F until I get to the UK when it keeps dropping and I get loading icons. Why in 2025 can't the UK have reliable signal throughout the country?