Giffgaff outages and service status in Cowes, England

Problems in the last 24 hours in Cowes, England

The chart below shows the number of Giffgaff reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Cowes, 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 Near Cowes, England

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

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  Peter Challis (@pachallis) reported 18 minutes ago from Fareham, England

  @notmany4benny @carterBFC @SamsungUK One of the disadvantages of living in rural locations. At least you must have beautiful views instead. I had problems with Three and I live 200m from a transmitter where I get flaky voice calls. Apparently I need a Three supplied phone to get VOLTE. Currently on O2/Giffgaff.

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  Chris Overthrow (@ChrisOverthrow) reported 42 minutes ago from Portsmouth, England

  @brendonvbone I was with giffgaff (o2) and its bollocks. Now with Vodafone. I get decent signal apart from half time. At half time I can get some internet but it's very slow. That's unavoidable with 18k people all using their phones though.

Giffgaff Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Lucky (@665162) reported 5 minutes ago

  Dear giffgaff Team, I am writing regarding the email I received stating that my service (mobile number ending in 3047) will be disconnected due to extended use outside the UK. My account/number is 7768423047.

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  Emily Lay (@emsywemsy10) reported 7 minutes ago

  @giffgaff The call number says there is an issue and doesn’t work. And the number to text isn’t working either.

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  Point of Entry 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@point0fentry) reported 8 minutes ago

  @Lairdysnr Left Vodafone for GiffGaff years ago. I'll never go back to a phone contract. Every 5 or 6 years I buy a reconditioned phone (usually from GiffGaff) to replace the current handset.

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  Jason (@jasoneccles) reported 8 minutes ago

  @thomasforth I think they are, in a way. This year I made the mistake of moving from O2 to Lebara, because it was cheaper. The signal is terrible, and despite it being on the Vodafone network, I get a “less bars” than colleagues who are on Vodafone. It seems to me the MVNOs, like Lebara and GiffGaff, are ways of selling less bandwidth for cheaper money.

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  iovz (@iovz_null) reported 15 minutes ago

  @giffgaff Absolute scam company. DO NOT use giffgaff. They just mass-banned tens of thousands of overseas accounts (especially Chinese users) with zero warning. Long-term roaming? Suddenly “against terms”. Account terminated. Remaining balance? Gone. Referral rewards? Stolen. Customer service just copy-pastes the same ****** clause and tells you to **** off. These greedy parasites milked people for years with cheap UK numbers, then when it suited them they flipped the table, locked everyone out and kept the money. No refunds. No negotiation. Just pure theft dressed up as “policy”. giffgaff is not a mobile network. It’s a blackhole for your money. Once they decide you’re no longer profitable or convenient, they will destroy your number and pocket every last cent you prepaid. Stay ******** away. There are better options that don’t rob you the moment you stop being useful to them. Never trust this company. Never give them a single pound.

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  Anna Hanchard (@AnnaHanchard) reported 18 minutes ago

  @giffgaff Could you please tell me why mine & daughters phones are constantly switching to emergency calls only? Also phones keep trying to connect to 5g which we don't have here - TA20 3SZ. My phone right now has 5 and award arrow. There doesn't appear to be any mast problem.

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  9 wine (@Wine92023) reported 19 minutes ago

  @giffgaff Understood. I am submitting a Formal Complaint directly via your internal system today regarding the balance refund. If unresolved, I will request the Deadlock Letter for Ombudsman escalation. Thanks.

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  Pac Amaru Shakur (@Tupac_19961996) reported 19 minutes ago

  @instablog9ja I have unlimited data with giffgaff uk network and I pay £15 every month through direct debit and i connected my smart tv 📺 my laptop 💻 my other gadgets using this unlimited data 📈 with hotspots connect etc this guy is talkin nonsense wtf he’s a criminal smh

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  ifastcc (@ifastcc) reported 22 minutes ago

  **** giffgaff. They shut down my account and kept my £30 balance. How is this not robbery? @giffgaff @CommsOmbudsman @Ofcom

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  deb murray (@iron1wag) reported 29 minutes ago

  @giffgaff struggling to top my elderley mothers phone up. purchased top up but unable to get it on her phone please help