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Virgin Media Outage Report in Wigan, England

Problems detected

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

The latest reports from users having issues in Wigan come from postal codes WN3, WN2 and WN5.

Virgin Media offers mobile phone, television, broadband internet and phone service over the cable network. Virgin Media is part of NTL:Telewest. Virgin's mobile service is available under the Virgin Mobile brand, which operates as a mobile virtual network operator using the T-Mobile and Orange networks.

Problems in the last 24 hours in Wigan, England

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

Virgin Media Outage Chart in Wigan, England 03/18/2026 19:15

March 18: Problems at Virgin Media

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Internet (56%)

    Internet (56%)

  2. Wi-fi (21%)

    Wi-fi (21%)

  3. Total Blackout (10%)

    Total Blackout (10%)

  4. TV (7%)

    TV (7%)

  5. E-mail (3%)

    E-mail (3%)

  6. Phone (2%)

    Phone (2%)

Live Outage Map Near Wigan, England

The most recent Virgin Media outage reports came from the following cities: Liverpool, Warrington, St Helens, Bolton, Prescot, Wigan, Chorley, Leyland and Skelmersdale.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomLiverpool Internet
United KingdomWarrington Internet
United KingdomSt Helens Internet
United KingdomBolton TV
United KingdomLiverpool Internet
United KingdomLiverpool Wi-fi

Community Discussion

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Virgin Media Issues Reports Near Wigan, England

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

  • jmcloughlin Jamie McLoughlin (@jmcloughlin) reported from Liverpool, England

    Any Virgin Media customers in Liverpool having wi-if issues? We can’t connect to it at all.

  • RB10__ rafik (@RB10__) reported from Bolton, England

    @virginmedia virgin go app down again

  • Tinkerbellkimmy KimSmith⛳🧘‍♀️ (@Tinkerbellkimmy) reported from Risley, England

    @virginmedia over an hour and still holding to get through to someone my remote not working and the pin number!!

  • woodyoo5 Paul Woodward (@woodyoo5) reported from Walkden, England

    @virginmedia upgraded my tv package on Thursday to oomph ultimate. Since the the on demand and apps on my V6 box are unavailable. Message says there is a problem with my account error code M63. V6 box shows the ‘Virgin Media Service Account Status’ as 8: Closed. Help please

  • EliReeceBrooks ilƎ (@EliReeceBrooks) reported from Liverpool, England

    @virginmedia L8 area issues? Internet speed should be at about 300MPBS and is currently at 7mpbs?

  • DeanPicko Dean (@DeanPicko) reported from Warrington, England

    Rang to downgrade @virginmedia package, spoke to 3 different advisors and it appears the prices are literally plucked from their arses on the spot offering less of a discount than at first 🤦🏻 no customer loyalty & staff dont care. Req cancellation after the poor service today!

  • warbles Ian Warburton (@warbles) reported from Leigh, England

    @virginmedia no internet M29 status pages say no problem. Restarted hub and not coming online.

  • zaracharles Zara (@zaracharles) reported from Liverpool, England

    @virginmedia Done service check to maximum of 6 per day. Advises no Internet, then intermittent Internet. Tried all procedures as advised to no avail 😡 this is not a good look on my behalf during work related conference calls 😬

  • StetheH Ste the H ⚽️🥊 (@StetheH) reported from Liverpool, England

    Set the @virginmedia hub 4 up and is performing worse than the previous. Watching the boxing via sky go and keeps stalling and buffering. Also before when checked the speed it was 20mb when pay for 100mb. Waste of money as never get what pay for.

  • steven_rothwell steven rothwell (@steven_rothwell) reported from Hindley, England

    @virginmedia how do I make a complaint about the installation at my mums property?

  • katarn_a1 David Moores (@katarn_a1) reported from Bolton, England

    @virginhelp @virginmedia I need to discuss about my broadband service being suspended

  • FARNSY95 FARNSY (@FARNSY95) reported from Urmston, England

    @virginmedia is the tv go app down as I am not able to sign in ?

  • Gembles13 Gemma Elizabeth (@Gembles13) reported from Rainhill, England

    @virginmedia Are there services issues in L35?? The website won't let me us the postcode checker and our Internet is down!

  • Liam_Hawksey Goth Scouser (@Liam_Hawksey) reported from Haydock, England

    @virginmedia How come new customers (including my next door neighbours) can get 1gig broadband but I can’t get it as an existing customer? The site keeps telling me the 350mb is the fastest available when it isn’t?

  • SynysterZero1 Synyster Zero - Mafia (Definitive Edition) (@SynysterZero1) reported from Liverpool, England

    @virginmedia No, I'm great. No problems with Virgin Media. 👍🏻

  • jurrjurrtbull GRT 🪐 (@jurrjurrtbull) reported from Liverpool, England

    @virginmedia The transfer is still processing I believe but the wifi is still down

  • zaracharles Zara (@zaracharles) reported from Liverpool, England

    Really not easy trying to work from home with @virginmedia Internet Like EVERY day intermittent connection problems 😡

  • katarn_a1 David Moores (@katarn_a1) reported from Bolton, England

    @virginhelp thanks for the help so far but I need to contact you again but is till have not received any response from virgin media. I have tried messaging through the media app with no joy either. I'm sending this at 09:30.

  • CharlieIDIC IDIC (@CharlieIDIC) reported from Kirkby, England

    @virginmedia what’s the point of that message us part in the app you never answer it asks me every day if I still need help and says I’m going to be transferred then I never get anywhere

  • jurrjurrtbull GRT 🪐 (@jurrjurrtbull) reported from Liverpool, England

    @virginmedia It says it’s fine in my area, maybe it’s the account transferring over. I can’t even sign in yet to see either :(

Virgin Media Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • MamataGelanee Mamata Gelanee #wwcodelondon (@MamataGelanee) reported

    @virginmedia I was told that buying a broadband will only run a soft check on my profile & now I see hard check which can impact bad on my mortgage offer & I could lose the house I love! There's no transparency with searches? If possible can this search be removed from my file?

  • reece_us reece (@reece_us) reported

    @JezCorden @Lucazz82 @virginmedia I had a 13 hour outage with Virgin a few months ago. Caused me to miss an assignment hand in, but other than that it’s been pretty flawless overall

  • JaMaicanHulk JMH (@JaMaicanHulk) reported

    @virginmedia my broadband speed has been slow for the past 3 weeks. I can barely get 50mb per second, I’m a 200mb customer and my postcode is in an area where you say customers can get speeds of up to 1gb per second. Can someone from your UK call centre call me.

  • BreastConquest Conquest Of The Breast (@BreastConquest) reported

    @virginmedia wifi and tv have gone down from midnight. Nothing will reboot!! Whats going on??? 😡

  • KellyChloek Chloe Kelly (@KellyChloek) reported

    @virginmedia I really need help and to book an engineer. None of the options are letting me do this. Please provide a link or number I can call. I’ve tried restarting etc and followed all the suggested steps.

  • PURGETHEPRISM ً (@PURGETHEPRISM) reported

    @virginmedia yes they didn't even try to solve my complaint, honestly so sad

  • chloelizbailey chloe bailey (@chloelizbailey) reported

    @virginmedia And they are popular as the reach on the WiFi is so awful...

  • Bomber_RBS ML Shelton (@Bomber_RBS) reported from Gravesend, England

    @skytv @virginmedia get your fecking **** together and agree a deal with @disneyplus

  • marcdelaunay Marc de Launay (@marcdelaunay) reported

    @pompeyhedge @VodafoneUK Ah man. Not another virgin media like lie to get customers then don’t provide the promised service!?!?🤯. Good luck!! Hope their customer service better than virgins!!

  • JrxhdgamerYt JRxHDGAMER YT (@JrxhdgamerYt) reported

    @JulieChloeD @virginmedia You say that but bet everyone router go down tommrow