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Virgin Media outages and service status in Smethwick, England

Problems detected

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

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  • Virgin Media generated 7 outage signals in the last 24 hours around Smethwick, including 6 direct reports.
  • The most common problems reported in this area mention Internet, Wi-fi, and Total Blackout.
  • The most recent signal from this area was received Apr 9, 8:04 PM GMT+1.
  • 57% Internet (57%)
  • 26% Wi-fi (26%)
  • 10% Total Blackout (10%)
  • 4% TV (4%)
  • 2% E-mail (2%)
  • 1% Phone (1%)

The latest reports from users having issues in Smethwick come from postal codes B66 .

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 Smethwick, England

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

April 10: Problems at Virgin Media

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Live Outage Map Near Smethwick, England

The most recent Virgin Media outage reports came from the following cities: Birmingham, West Bromwich, Streetly, Tamworth, Oldbury, Smethwick, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Wednesbury, Bilston, Solihull, Willenhall, Rowley Regis, and Halesowen.

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Birmingham Wi-fi 5 hours ago
Birmingham Wi-fi 6 hours ago
Birmingham Internet 8 hours ago
West Bromwich E-mail 8 hours ago
Birmingham Internet 8 hours ago
Birmingham Internet 14 hours ago

Nearby cities with recent reports

Birmingham

24 recent signals

5 hours ago
Oldbury

7 recent signals

2 days ago
West Bromwich

1 recent signals

8 hours ago
Streetly

1 recent signals

11 hours ago
Tamworth

1 recent signals

2 days ago

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Virgin Media Issues Reports Near Smethwick, England

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

  • stumccullagh
    Stuart McCullagh (@stumccullagh) reported from Solihull, England

    @virginmedia TV completely down this morning ,it’s been intermittent since September nobody helps me just fobbed off. Who is the ombudsman over you I can complain to? I’m no longer prepared to keep paying for services I’m not getting.

  • stumccullagh
    Stuart McCullagh (@stumccullagh) reported from Birmingham, England

    @virginmedia The TV goes all distorted I’ve done webchats phone calls the lot nothing has been resolved was told it was a problem in the area , neighbours have had no issues happened still have issues now but not as often but it’s a bit annoying esp when I’ve not had any money off

  • ________Danny
    Satish Danny Paul (@________Danny) reported from West Bromwich, England

    @virginmedia Hi, after raising 2 complaints for being missold my contract, no investigation done by virgin, no outcomes received. i am now bing asked to request my data (dsar), investigate the issue myself listenening to the recordings and send proof to virgin to review. shocking cust service

  • simonevans1973
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Simon Evans🏌️‍♂️ (@simonevans1973) reported from Birmingham, England

    @virginmedia b42 is shocking supposed to have 200meg the #ManUtd Vs #thfc is **** like streaming on a ZXSPECTRUM

  • Andyfoodie
    Andrew Markou (@Andyfoodie) reported from Tamworth District, England

    Hi @virginmedia I live in the B77 4LD area and we use you as our Broadband providers. Has the network gone down and if so approximately when will it get fixed and be back up and running?

  • StuJonesMusic
    Stu Jones (@StuJonesMusic) reported from Kidderminster, England

    Hi @virginmedia, I am in Kidderminster, Worcestershire (DY11) and my Virgin Media broadband connection is very poor this week. I have checked your website & apparently there are no issues in my area. I have also restated my access point/router twice but no improvement.

  • nippa77
    Neil Simpson (@nippa77) reported from Swindon, England

    @virginmedia why is it that your service is up and down more than a yo-yo? It’s getting ridiculous now!!!

  • nealesj
    Simon Neale (@nealesj) reported from Swindon, England

    @virginmedia Dear ‘RP,’ I find your tone unacceptable. I don’t care how many times you’ve had to repeat the statement; customers are paying for a service they’ve not been getting, so dial down your level of obnoxiousness please.

  • MartinWilko
    Martin Wilkinson (@MartinWilko) reported from Birmingham, England

    @pipjcee @virginmedia And not working again in Brum! #VirginMediaoutage

  • DeanCondliffe
    dean condliffe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@DeanCondliffe) reported from Birmingham, England

    The day ends with a Y 🤝 Virgin media not working again

  • _shannonC
    shanny C 🌹 (@_shannonC) reported from Solihull, England

    @virginmedia haha you mean the same forum where they didn’t answer me for days last time, and they didn’t resolve anything???? waste of time. they told me to check the speed and check for area issues. absolutely awful customer service when i’ve been complaining about this for WEEKS now.

  • MartinWilko
    Martin Wilkinson (@MartinWilko) reported from Birmingham, England

    Virginmedia down Sutton Coldfield. National outage . Their website down, unable to report status. No reports or statements from Virgin media. Price rise of 13.8% #VirginMediaoutage @virginmedia

  • ________Danny
    Satish Danny Paul (@________Danny) reported from West Bromwich, England

    @virginmedia I called cust serv today after logging complaint on 26th Nov and hearing nothing back. cust serv asked me to request my data and voice calls. listen to it myself and then send proof of being missold a contract/virgin error, so virgin can then resolve the matter and complaint

  • TheShannimal_
    TheShannimal🔜#i70 (@TheShannimal_) reported from Kidderminster, England

    @Cplcash @virginmedia Problem is other providers are so slow at installing fibre cables that most have no choice but to go with VM

  • richardcbishop
    Richard C. Bishop 🏃‍♂️ (@richardcbishop) reported from West Bromwich, England

    @Damien_Clyburn @virginmedia They're appalling. I've had business version for 10 years. BT never miss a beat. Outstanding. Get rid of them.

  • scbadham
    Scott badham (@scbadham) reported from West Bromwich, England

    @virginmedia really disappointed in the service lately all it does is keep dropping. I’ve had no Internet services for the last hour again the fourth time this week and it’s still not working

  • nealesj
    Simon Neale (@nealesj) reported from Swindon, England

    Hey, ‘RP,’ again, @virginmedia is down. The lack of resilience is shocking and embarrassing for a major broadband provider. #VirginMediaDown #VirginMedia

  • saqibsvideos
    ch Saqib (@saqibsvideos) reported from Birmingham, England

    @virginmedia They haven't called me yet that's how bad you're

  • stumccullagh
    Stuart McCullagh (@stumccullagh) reported from Solihull, England

    @virginmedia right I’ve had issues for nearly a month I’ve done the link there’s a problem with the TV box please can I speak to a human ? This is seriously taking the mick now

  • NickHickey84
    Trickie Dickie (@NickHickey84) reported from Bradmore, England

    @virginmedia a customer of yours for years. Had a cpi increase letter to say leave with out penalty. Competitor massively cheaper than you for faster speeds. Only to be told by a colleague I have to pay £110 to leave today?

Virgin Media Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • AslamDhanyaal
    Dhanyaal Aslam (@AslamDhanyaal) reported

    @virginmedia your internet is a pile of ****. how is your internet always going down at this time and when i try to look at the app to see if its down,I NEED TO CONNECT TO INTERNET TO LOOK AT THE APP!

  • AshReade
    Ashley Reade (@AshReade) reported

    @virginmedia funny thing is you say call so I do, or you make promises you don't keep, your supposed manager cut off a vulnerable customer . #Virgin #Ofcom

  • deleteduser2007
    Deleted (@deleteduser2007) reported

    @virginmedia @LutzSchueler @O2 now I’ve got some guy called Dinesh who claims to be a complaints manager who doesn’t understand my complaint at all who is wasting time I asked for your resolutions team to contact me!!!

  • Ace053381840899
    Ace (@Ace053381840899) reported

    @EE Howyou promoting new wifi box when the signal is so weak and slow.. Either fix or might go with virgin media

  • Simon909
    Simon Brennan (@Simon909) reported

    @virginmedia just to let you know the broadband is down again in Fareham, which is twice in a week. Please sort it out as it’s very frustrating

  • Mrs_SGee
    I_AM_SG (@Mrs_SGee) reported

    @virginmedia Please can someone tell me why my daughter (heavily pregnant and working from home) and is an existing customer, has moved into a new a new house (on a main road) 4 wks ago only to be told today that the engineer booked (weeks ago) has cancelled! 1/2

  • harrylester1
    Harry Lester (@harrylester1) reported

    @virginmedia in the le3 area. No WiFi now for the last 30+ hours. Awful service speaking to a bot and wanting to charge extra to sort it even though prices are already sky high. Speaking of sky might be time for a change

  • AshReade
    Ashley Reade (@AshReade) reported

    @virginmedia You’ve left a vulnerable customer isolated despite a written promise of service until May 2nd. Your staff ADMITTED the error at 13:45 today but a manager just hung up on me. Absolute disgrace. Turn my lifeline service back on now. #VirginMedia #Ofcom

  • Aramith147
    Kerguelen (@Aramith147) reported

    @itsGower @FionaMc79461755 @bosdovja92 Yes you do!!! absolutely need a TV licence to watch or record live TV on any channel or service, including Sky TV, Virgin Media, Amazon Prime Video, ITV, Channel 4, or free-to-air channels on Freeview or Freesat.

  • deanomac27
    dean scates (@deanomac27) reported

    @virginmedia had no WiFi for the last 48 hours, called and was told to keep and eye on it. Been flashing blue light on box there’s no known problems in the area I need help