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Virgin Media Outage Report in Southend-on-Sea, England

Problems detected

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

The latest reports from users having issues in Southend-on-Sea come from postal codes SS0 and SS2.

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 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 Southend-on-Sea, England 12/28/2025 11:25

December 28: 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 (60%)

    Internet (60%)

  2. Wi-fi (17%)

    Wi-fi (17%)

  3. Total Blackout (12%)

    Total Blackout (12%)

  4. TV (7%)

    TV (7%)

  5. E-mail (4%)

    E-mail (4%)

  6. Phone (1%)

    Phone (1%)

Live Outage Map Near Southend-on-Sea, England

The most recent Virgin Media outage reports came from the following cities: Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Canvey Island, Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomSouthend-on-Sea Internet
United KingdomSouthend-on-Sea Total Blackout
United KingdomSouthend-on-Sea Internet
United KingdomBasildon Internet
United KingdomSouthend-on-Sea Internet
United KingdomSouthend-on-Sea Wi-fi

Community Discussion

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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:

  • becshawyer Becca (@becshawyer) reported from Wickford, England

    @virginmedia disgusting customer service ... after months of issues still not being resolved our latest phone call after raising a complaint the customer service representative hung up on me! Getting to the point now where we will be leaving 😡

  • yiddo71 Mark Gould (@yiddo71) reported from Rochester, England

    @virginmedia No as normal Virgin customer service go quiet until I am forced to ring them again and as for the bill no additional charges you just seem to have doubled the bill

  • samanthadoe1 Samantha Doe (@samanthadoe1) reported from Canvey Island, England

    @virginmedia Yes and there are/were no known broadband issues showing in the area on the service page

  • lillyelizax SatansLittleGirl🔮 (@lillyelizax) reported from Gillingham, England

    @virginmedia There isn’t internet down time the box has stopped working, they can’t get a new box out here till mid week, with a lot of people working from home you think you’d have next day delivery or something, bad enough we can’t have a engineer out to help

  • yiddo71 Mark Gould (@yiddo71) reported from Rochester, England

    @virginmedia sort your customer service out they have just cut meoff again!!! Whilst on hold to make a complaint #ripoff

  • yiddo71 Mark Gould (@yiddo71) reported from Rochester, England

    @virginmedia 5 days with no landline despite your customer services saying 24 hours everytime I ring so yes I have been in touch and no they have still not sorted it total joke!

  • Just_Daz_Young Darren Young 📺 (@Just_Daz_Young) reported from Gillingham, England

    @virginmedia No its ok.... ill get a proper company to take the contract over and cancel you. @BBCWatchdog are surely interesting in your customer service as I have screen shots.

  • yiddo71 Mark Gould (@yiddo71) reported from Rochester, England

    @BBCWatchdog can you help @virginmedia make it impossible to complain or resolve any issues the ultimate poor customer service!!

  • yiddo71 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!!

  • yiddo71 Mark Gould (@yiddo71) reported from Rochester, England

    @virginmedia Still @virginmedia can’t get anything right!! Still you screw everything up and provide really bad customer service @BBCWatchdog

  • samanthadoe1 Samantha Doe (@samanthadoe1) reported from Canvey Island, England

    Having real problems with our broadband dropping out regularly @virginmedia. Any known issues in the SS8 area?

  • yiddo71 Mark Gould (@yiddo71) reported from Rochester, England

    Why 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

  • moleyfozz paul fouracre (@moleyfozz) reported from Rochester, England

    @MrG48 @virginmedia Yep. Turned it all off once came back ok but very hit and miss tonight. Good job not working from home at the moment.

  • moleyfozz paul fouracre (@moleyfozz) reported from Rochester, England

    @virginmedia since you upgraded me for free to intelligent wifi, ive lost all signal upstairs arghhh. How can i switch back?

  • Paul_Ilett Paul Ilett, Author (@Paul_Ilett) reported from Southend-on-Sea, England

    @fingers_terry @virginmedia I hope so. I’d hate to have to cancel my subscription.

  • moleyfozz paul fouracre (@moleyfozz) reported from Rochester, England

    @MrG48 @virginmedia Now i cant get a wifi signal 6feet away from the hub... Argh..

  • statusquo44 Peter Fudge 💙 (@statusquo44) reported from Canvey Island, England

    @leonagraham @virginmedia Yes, the issue is you’re being denied internet access 👍

  • yiddo71 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!!

  • yiddo71 Mark Gould (@yiddo71) reported from Rochester, England

    @virginmedia Great ring the number that has been absolutely shocking from day 1 or wait 28 days for Virgin to answer a complaint I have been trying to resolve for 10 days currently on phone with customer service but wont let me speak to a manger absolutely s*** from @virginmedia @BBCWatchdog

  • Just_Daz_Young Darren Young 📺 (@Just_Daz_Young) reported from Gillingham, England

    @virginmedia My tariff is going up from £72ish to £108ish so I want to leave... Simple but trying to get them to do this is madness. Internet is slow and not reliable, I have been promised the earth and it has just got worst! @BBCWatchdog

Virgin Media Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • ameenp007 $p (@ameenp007) reported

    @virginmedia hi virgin media, I'm not able to speak with home move department and you guys don't even have a email address for customer complaints? It take around 20+minutes to connect to your call centre and when call gets transfered to home move it gets disconnected.?

  • IamRobKemp Rob (@IamRobKemp) reported

    @virginmedia There’s a few errors on the guide, spelling mistakes incorrect programs being shown.

  • rockydennis Robin (@rockydennis) reported

    @virginmedia Yeah, I've checked that everything's using the right credentials and I've never changed them on this hub. I still can't connect on my pc, phone, or laptop.

  • velandia3 Gav Clavijo (@velandia3) reported

    @virginmedia Wireless conection. Been waiting for more than 20 min to speak with someone to help me,but no luck with you. Same problem since i signed that contract

  • Tommy61341131 Tommy (@Tommy61341131) reported

    @virginmedia @virginmedia whats with all the internet outages? I’ve had no internet since last night and looked online to see this is a outage for others too, please resolve this issue fast

  • Yonzinho06 John17 (@Yonzinho06) reported

    @virginmedia I'm not running anymore fault tests I know it's an issue with your company doing "maintenance work" can u tell me when my Internet will be back on? M28

  • BenMark_C Ben (@BenMark_C) reported

    @virginmedia My only option will be to write to you. The service is very poor.

  • micklyttle81 Micky Lyttle (@micklyttle81) reported

    Morning @virginmedia I have a relative desperately trying to contact the correct dept but getting passed around. Had the talk 1000 for years..just upgraded to top internet package.. call made to Thailand.. charged £185.. was removed from his account but not by him. Help please

  • littlemore20 Tessa Bennett remembering Toddy and Kevin (@littlemore20) reported

    I seemed to lose my internet for about an hour and a 1/2. I spoke with a very patient bloke from @virginmedia and it seems that my laptop "has issues" as there`s not a problem at their end. Now I can get Twitter but not my e mails...

  • CharlieBarton_ Charlie Barton (@CharlieBarton_) reported

    @virginmedia can you help, I’m trying to cancel my service but there’s no way to do it online So I tried your chat bot and it disconnected from me after I put in my details. So I rang and was hung up on while on hold Anyone able to help me sort this?