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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 02/18/2026 11:15

February 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 (20%)

    Wi-fi (20%)

  3. Total Blackout (11%)

    Total Blackout (11%)

  4. TV (7%)

    TV (7%)

  5. E-mail (3%)

    E-mail (3%)

  6. Phone (2%)

    Phone (2%)

Live Outage Map Near Southend-on-Sea, England

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

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomRochester Phone
United KingdomRochester Internet
United KingdomSouthend-on-Sea Internet
United KingdomRochester Internet
United KingdomSouthend-on-Sea Internet
United KingdomBasildon TV

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:

  • 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

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

  • WeHateHills WeHateHills (@WeHateHills) reported from South Woodham Ferrers, England

    @ClassicSoulDJ @virginmedia Get @BTGroup much more reliable - have read so many stories about #Virgin having problems

  • 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

  • polhilljim Rochester Boy. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 (@polhilljim) reported from Rochester, England

    @virginmedia I've already done that. They've made promises but done nothing. I always have to chase you. Phone backs just don't happen. Nobody wants to help.

  • polhilljim Rochester Boy. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 (@polhilljim) reported from Rochester, England

    @virginmedia I need to speak to a manager who can help. They don't seem to want to. I have a contract phone, it won't charge, it's under guarantee, I'm paying you and you won't help.

  • Dearnormajeane lindsay wood (@Dearnormajeane) reported from Southend-on-Sea, England

    @kelseybytheway @virginmedia Second this so ******* hard. Diagnostics dont do **** when the issue is with the hardware itself

  • KeeleyOF101 Keeley O'Flaherty (@KeeleyOF101) reported from Thundersley, England

    @virginmedia you came to my mums house to fix cable. You’ve left having disconnected her phone line and sent it to a neighbour house who is now being rude. Been on hold hour on phone. Both in poor health phone Essential

  • NicklessColin 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.

  • jooz282 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?

  • 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?

  • polhilljim 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

  • 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.

  • jooz282 Julie McCarthy (@jooz282) reported from Rochester, England

    @virginmedia It was a little more than short lasting pixelation! The channel kept dropping completely and during the main fight it felt like we were watching in slow motion.

  • 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?

  • rob_green86 Rob Green Jnr (@rob_green86) reported from Thundersley, England

    @SpursKS @virginmedia What's the issue

  • 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

  • moebius1967 ron palmer (@moebius1967) reported from Southend-on-Sea, England

    Had a real problem with Virgin media. Was paying this month's bill when Virgin had a problem as with its auto payment service and the payment couldn't be processed. I then tried again via their website and the payment went through......

  • 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.

  • Winclouduk 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈Simon Winstanley 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@Winclouduk) reported from Rochester, England

    @virginmedia is there internet issues in the Medway area?

Virgin Media Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • Nikstansr Nikki Ensor (@Nikstansr) reported

    @virginmedia Yes I did that called customer service and was told there were no offers available £54 a month for broadband is a ridiculous price @VirginMedia_TV so I didn’t get on very well

  • har60525753 Matt Harris (@har60525753) reported

    @jane_ctid @virginmedia Terrible service

  • SvenAndrews Steve Andrews (@SvenAndrews) reported

    @virginmedia what’s going on with your services, TV box /service not working, calling 150 but says office is closed, and now your MyVirginMedia website, fault checker etc not working? Can I have help please

  • Dawnpeep Теаган ☭ (@Dawnpeep) reported

    Virgin media really choose the times to have fucky service Not to mention charging me 108 pound for a month + in advance but my app tells me I'm constantly disconnected?

  • yxng_jxtv JXTV (@yxng_jxtv) reported

    @virginmedia @O2 Fix my wifi please. Cheers

  • WillMeller Meller (@WillMeller) reported

    @virginmedia it’s now been a week without any internet in our house. Every day we have called customer service and each time they have hung up on us, is there any way we can resolve this issue?

  • Aloisia36444396 Aloisia (@Aloisia36444396) reported

    @virginmedia still waiting for a manager to call me back."in a meeting"seems to be default mode regardless of the time of day I call. Numerous calls and messages, displaced from my home but must continue to pay for a service I can no longer access.Thoughts?

  • Normall41104566 Normall (@Normall41104566) reported

    @virginmedia fix your dog wifi, in a game n i got nothing but lag, fix tf or I’m going elsewhere

  • duncanmac1550 duncanmac (@duncanmac1550) reported

    @virginmedia I took some broadband speed readings and it looks like the problem is yours, not ours as you've continually suggested. Speed reduced to less than half at router. Always in the early hours. Very odd.

  • natalieh22x natalie ❥ (@natalieh22x) reported

    @virginmedia can somebody contact me please I want to make a formal complaint about your services and need information on how to do this so it reaches the appropriate person.