Virgin Media outages and service status in Southend-on-Sea, England
Problems detected
Users are reporting problems related to: internet, wi-fi and total blackout.
Full Outage Map
- Virgin Media generated 2 outage signals in the last 24 hours around Southend-on-Sea, including 2 direct reports.
- The most common problems reported in this area mention Internet, Wi-fi, and TV.
- The most recent signal from this area was received Aug 27, 3:00 PM GMT+1.
- Internet (63%)
- Wi-fi (17%)
- TV (13%)
- E-mail (4%)
- Phone (4%)
The latest reports from users having issues in Southend-on-Sea come from postal codes SS0 , SS2 , SS3 and SS1 .
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 Southend-on-Sea, England
The chart below shows the number of Virgin Media reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Southend-on-Sea, England and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.
August 27: Problems at Virgin Media
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Live Outage Map Near Southend-on-Sea, England
The most recent Virgin Media outage reports came from the following cities: Wickford, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Chatham, Gillingham, and Rochester.
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Wickford
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Internet | 1 hour ago |
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Southend-on-Sea
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TV | 19 hours ago |
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Wickford
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Wi-fi | 8 days ago |
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Basildon
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Internet | 9 days ago |
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Chatham
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Wi-fi | 11 days ago |
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Gillingham
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Internet | 12 days ago |
Nearby cities with recent reports
1 recent signals
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Virgin Media Issues Reports Near Southend-on-Sea, England
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Southend-on-Sea and nearby locations:
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Geoff Watkins (@DronePilotGeoff) reported from Gillingham, England@fasurveyors @virginmedia I have to say; I’m normally pretty pleased with @virginmedia internet. It’s normally fast and reliable. But last couple of days has been awful. It’s getting too expensive as well
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Katie Purkiss (@KatiePurkiss) reported from Southend-on-Sea, England. @virginmedia down yet again? Not able to watch On Demand and error messages. Plus their website is down. 🙄
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paul fouracre (@moleyfozz) reported from Rochester, England@virginmedia trying to log a fault but still not received txt with online link. Telephone always on hold plz help
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Mark Gould (@yiddo71) reported from Gillingham, England@virginmedia has the shittest broadband and customer service in the world!!!
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john perreira (@johnperreira) reported from Basildon, England@simon_perreira @virginmedia Go with @NOWTV bruv.. never had a major problem with their service and you get a few tv channels thrown in as well.. when ever there has been a outside problem it been sorted in days.. oh and it def be 💯 cheaper than @virginmedia #Cowboys
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roger cole (@RogerCole10135) reported from Basildon, England@virginmedia we done that, all connections are in to the box, your company network thinks that we are connected via router this not so, but has a cable run into the house.
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Colin Nickless (@NicklessColin) reported from Southend-on-Sea, England@virginmedia broadband down again in Southend. Had to pay for a BT WiFi day pass so my wife can continue working from home.
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paul fouracre (@moleyfozz) reported from Rochester, EnglandTwo contrasting phone calls to @virginmedia CS this morning. Really unhelpful 1st guy / rude. Rang directly back and the differner guy was absolutely amazing. Mathew was his name and he needs a praise. 1st guy really needs a lesson in customer service. Thank you Mathew.
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Rochester Boy. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 (@polhilljim) reported from Rochester, England@virginmedia This is a long story. But Virgin have changed my IMEI number making a second repair not possible. My account is down and even Virgin can't access it. I've been promised calls back several times but they've not happened. The litany of Virgin failures is impossible to put in a text
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Mark Gould (@yiddo71) reported from Rochester, England@virginmedia @virginmedia is there an email address I can send a complaint to you customer service don’t want to accept it and your web form has been completed but no response!!
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Mark Gould (@yiddo71) reported from Rochester, EnglandWhy is it every companies customer service line is so crap and does not want to help in any way shape or form #curryspcworld #virginmedia @BBCWatchdog
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Onearmedjohn (@onearmedjohn) reported from Gillingham, England@virginmedia I’ve had two lengthy phone calls with your ‘technical support’ people; it briefly got quicker then stopped working completely. On their instructions I’ve changed some settings on my router which apparently may take 48 hours to fully take effect…
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Mark Gould (@yiddo71) reported from Rochester, England@virginmedia Just to know you still have not fixed my phone line despite a guarantee and you have just sent me a bill@for double my monthly bill.....way to go @virginmedia worst customer service ever!!
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Julie McCarthy (@jooz282) reported from Rochester, England@virginmedia problems with the boxing again tonight - paid for @anthonyfjoshua fight and keep getting pixelated picture and channel going off air entirely - is it being sorted?
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C Borrill-Bromige (@cboxot) reported from Rochester, England@virginmedia @virginmedia I've been having issues with internet dropping out continuosly for a couple of months, you sent another WiFi pod still the problem is there! The hub 3 status network connection has warnings and is critical, losing sync! I have been spin around in circles
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matt (@briggsym) reported from Wickford, England@virginmedia how can I complain about internet reliability from your service. It has been appalling and inconsistent and seriously considering moving to another provider.
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Onearmedjohn (@onearmedjohn) reported from Gillingham, England@virginmedia This is so tiresome I have complained so many times about slow broadband speed, unreliable WiFi, terrible TV services & only after threatening to leave did you send an engineer in July. This made it a little better, but recently it’s been unreliable of an evening.
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Penny Rolfe nee Acres (@wonky1961) reported from Southend-on-Sea, England@MartinSLewis Virgin Media wifi been unstable since June 2020. Virgin Media never resolved the problem caused me to lose hundreds of £'s. Made me lose my PIP. Virgin made me pay double because they kept charging me twice most months. They've made me lose half my PC Guarantee
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Matt Frow (@Matty411) reported from Corringham, England@virginmedia I hope you can help me. When I try to watch TV on virgin tv go,but it come up something went wrong error comes up (even if I use another account). I hope you can help me.
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C Borrill-Bromige (@cboxot) reported from Rochester, England@virginmedia I've been having issues with internet dropping out continuosly for a couple of months, you sent another WiFi pod still the problem is there! The hub 3 status network connection has warnings and is critical, losing sync! I have been spin around in circles!
Virgin Media Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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birdhouse (@birdhousedisk) reported@virginmedia sent Dm about Netflix activation link not working
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Vik Chauhan (@chauhanvik) reported@virginmedia I am trying to cancel an engineer appointment but it isn’t working. Can you cancel it for me please
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Kelvin (@KelvinEHughes) reported@WhatTheForkAVFC They sent me a bill once. I've never been a customer of Virgin Media. They couldn't explain why when I eventually got through and sent two reminders to pay, the second quite aggresive, AFTER I had been assured it was an error on their part. Absolute cowboys.
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Leigh Gow (@LeighHutch90) reportedWhy is the sky sports+ red button option still terrible? @virginmedia
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J Sigh (@mickyfreckle) reported@RyanAlbert2026 @rte Prisons overloaded with foreigners but not on this scumbag channels programme **** @virginmedia
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Mike B (@BonesE78) reportedIm sick to death of your Internet dropping out EVERY DAMN DAY!!! Heres my number (check your DMs),can someone phone me ASAP to discuss compensation and termination of my contract!!! @virginmedia
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Alison Baddley (Ali) 🇬🇧 (@alibee2006) reported@TVKev Omg that's all we need. It's bad enough talking to a bot when you phone companies like Virgin Media. Sorry I didn't get that. My response whilst going nuts. Human please NOW! How the hell are the elderly and vulnerable supposed to cope with this?! Human receptionists NOT AI.
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TiNa AnDeRsOn (@TinaAnderson86) reported@virginmedia down yet again what a ******* joke #virginmedia
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Tracy Clarkin (@tracyhunter66) reported@virginmedia I have had no internet or phone service since 10pm on Wednesday , it's now Friday and still no service
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putasinghonit (@putasinghonit) reportedAnyone ever had @virginmedia charge them for a movie they never purchased? Theres no history on my app, box or even an email confirmation of said purchase mind you - just a charge on my bill for £17.99 which they say was purchased with a pin number on the box.