Giffgaff

Giffgaff Outage Report in Bolton, England

Problems detected

Users are reporting problems related to: wi-fi, phone and internet.

Giffgaff is a mobile telephone network running as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator using the United Kingdom O2 network.

Problems in the last 24 hours in Bolton, England

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

Giffgaff Outage Chart in Bolton, England 01/08/2026 04:45

January 08: Problems at Giffgaff

Giffgaff is having issues since 09:20 AM GMT. Are you also affected? Leave a message in the comments section!

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Giffgaff users through our website.

  1. Wi-fi (58%)

    Wi-fi (58%)

  2. Phone (17%)

    Phone (17%)

  3. Internet (14%)

    Internet (14%)

  4. Total Blackout (9%)

    Total Blackout (9%)

  5. E-mail (2%)

    E-mail (2%)

  6. TV (1%)

    TV (1%)

Live Outage Map Near Bolton, England

The most recent Giffgaff outage reports came from the following cities: Blackburn and Manchester.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomBlackburn Wi-fi
United KingdomBlackburn Internet
United KingdomBlackburn Internet
United KingdomBlackburn Internet
United KingdomManchester Wi-fi
United KingdomManchester Wi-fi

Community Discussion

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Giffgaff Issues Reports Near Bolton, England

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

  • DeCNTRLZD Dan (@DeCNTRLZD) reported from Stockport, England

    @giffgaff why is your reception no existent in Manchester like wtf

  • ejtheginger EJ (@ejtheginger) reported from Blackburn, England

    Tales of Mother: So my mum calls me up and asks me to 'fix her phone'. What she means is that she has a second phone she wants everything transferring to, and has got the pak code for her to take her number to GiffGaff. I rock up...

  • C17Y_CJ Chris (@C17Y_CJ) reported from Bury, England

    @giffgaff is there a problem at the moment; don’t seem to be able to login via the app or online.

  • C17Y_CJ Chris (@C17Y_CJ) reported from Bury, England

    @giffgaff my sons phone signal has totally disappeared. I can’t ring him, it’s not even going to answerphone. His WiFi is all ok though. Can you help?

  • essers Esjay (@essers) reported from Manchester, England

    I didn’t want to change mobile provider. But I was told this was the only way I could keep my service bill at a level I could afford. I was very happy with the PAYG service I had from @giffgaff, and did not want to change, but it was that or a surcharge.

  • Caseymufc1 Kai Casey (@Caseymufc1) reported from Tyldesley, England

    Giffgaff must be down tonight, not heard out from them ****** tramps

  • LadyEkaterina The Everlasting Concubine (@LadyEkaterina) reported from Manchester, England

    @giffgaff Hello lovely giffgaff. I am not a customer but my chum is and he’s run out of data. I would like to buy him some data but I can’t see how to do that. Can you help please?

  • RangeHeating R🔥nge Heating (@RangeHeating) reported from Stockport, England

    @giffgaff Doesn’t get to the root of the problem though. And it doesn’t help prevent it happening to others who may not be as savvy and may fall for it. @Ofcom

  • AdrianBeeby Adrian H Beeby (@AdrianBeeby) reported from Chorley, England

    @ThreeUK Data is as ‘okay’ if you could ever get a signal but then prices got crazy. What a nightmare giving notice was - the call operators just won’t give in and let you simply cancel. Moved to @giffgaff and been happy ever since. @giffgaff you are awesome.

  • Annihilatorlee Lee andrews (@Annihilatorlee) reported from Bury, England

    @giffgaff never had a problem.. Today im having a big problem. No internet. I use as part of my business. Yes i have data in my goody bag.

  • SarahLinnett Sarah 💙 Jane 💙 Twiss (@SarahLinnett) reported from Haydock, England

    What is going on with mobile networks at the moment for the last couple of months my signal is so bad @giffgaff and when I say bad I mean non existent can't make phone calls or text

  • OvC_Mikey [OvC] Magic Mikey 🤭😜 (@OvC_Mikey) reported from Bolton, England

    @AurieleFayme @giffgaff I cant explain how much I love my phone network 😂

  • gcat1169 Gordon Catterall (@gcat1169) reported from Bryn, England

    @giffgaff. Made complaint via email 9.7. Told a reply within 5 days for reply. It is now 28.7. Any chance of contact being made. First time I’ve had an issue with yrselves. Lack of communication a second bigger issue

  • thestuchy13 Damon (@thestuchy13) reported from Billinge Chapel End, England

    @giffgaff Never that's me 😛🐱

  • AntBonney Anthony Bonney (@AntBonney) reported from Bolton, England

    My WiFi goes down so much it's unbelievable, Didn't have this much trouble with #Sky. @virginmedia get your act together, thank the lord for @giffgaff 4g.

  • Annihilatorlee Lee andrews (@Annihilatorlee) reported from Bury, England

    @giffgaff I have narrowed down the problem. When i go into radcliffe within a certain perimiter its total internet blackout. When i. Come out it returns as if there was no problem. Im a taxi driver. I have never had any issue like this with all the years ive been with you. My Three

  • pfozter Paul Foster (@pfozter) reported from Chorley, England

    Anyone got issues with giffgaff?

  • Orko77 Jenny (@Orko77) reported from Manchester, England

    So glad my backup unlimited @giffgaff data has expired just in time for @virginmedia to go down. Sod's law. #FirstWorldProblems

  • gcat1169 Gordon Catterall (@gcat1169) reported from Bryn, England

    @giffgaff Contacted you EARLY July re complaint, eventual customer service response but no response to my complaint. Asked for pac code and was given it and told any credit on account would be lost!!! This credit is what Ive been complaning about for months. OFTEL NEXT STOP

  • MissMcLovin84 Nicola McGee (@MissMcLovin84) reported from Manchester, England

    @giffgaff absolute disgusting service from yourselves and the repair team. Informing us by letter that my 12 year old had damaged his phone - does this go for my Dad with the same phone, he is 66 years old. Couldn't admit responsibility, think trading standards 😡

Giffgaff Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • Yorksims John Woods (@Yorksims) reported

    @Laylaastley @giffgaff @O2 Hi Layla,I started a thread in the giffgaff community to report your problem with the sim and a member of staff replied and asked where you bought it from so they can check there aren't any more. 1/2

  • WedgeJoyce Joyce Wedge (@WedgeJoyce) reported

    @giffgaff @Janny172606 I've got th3 same issue it's driving me mad! I need to make phone calls today 🙄

  • ewart_lynne Lynne (@ewart_lynne) reported

    @VodafoneUK Thankyou for getting back to me, still no service. I don't have another provider as such, it's just a spare unlocked phone I once briefly used a PAYG Giffgaff in..do I still have to get a PAC code?

  • HaldaRee Halda Ree (@HaldaRee) reported

    @simonslives @giffgaff Talk to @instant_hellp they helped me when support services wouldn’t help me

  • mrsshampaine bae (@mrsshampaine) reported

    @giffgaff help urgently required please. New sim not switching over. It’s for an elderly vulnerable person

  • En_croute Séan Donnellan ☘️ (@En_croute) reported

    @giffgaff The account did not have 2FA switched on, and it's now reqiuired. The Verification email was requested - but it's still not arrived (It never does - tried several days). Unsurprisingly, clearing cookies, cache & history has not improved the ability to receive your code by email.

  • ThomasJAshwell Thomas J. Ashwell (@ThomasJAshwell) reported

    @giffgaff Tried that too. The solution ended up being logging in from my phone with wifi turned off. Must have been an issue with my router.

  • katesmith1674 katesmith (@katesmith1674) reported

    @giffgaff no 4g and intermittent signal are you having issues?

  • Kozzy118 Kozz (@Kozzy118) reported

    @giffgaff I put a £10 credit onto my account, and I've only sent one text during this time yet I log into my account and it says I have £0.00 credit... nothing in usage apart from one text... help please?

  • Felix_Kemp Felix Kemp (@Felix_Kemp) reported

    @giffgaff unable to login to my account with you (using my correct login details). Why is this?