Virgin Media outages and service status in Smethwick, England
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- Virgin Media generated 2 outage signals in the last 24 hours around Smethwick, 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 Sep 14, 1:49 PM GMT+1.
- Internet (48%)
- Wi-fi (24%)
- TV (14%)
- Total Blackout (8%)
- E-mail (5%)
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.
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Live Outage Map Near Smethwick, England
The most recent Virgin Media outage reports came from the following cities: Solihull, Birmingham, Tipton, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton, Oldbury, Walsall, Dudley, Wednesbury, Tamworth, Sutton Coldfield, Bilston, Bromsgrove, Halesowen, and Brierley Hill.
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Solihull
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Total Blackout | 12 hours ago |
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Birmingham
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Internet | 12 hours ago |
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Birmingham
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Total Blackout | 1 day ago |
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Birmingham
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Wi-fi | 1 day ago |
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Tipton
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Wi-fi | 2 days ago |
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West Bromwich
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Wi-fi | 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:
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Rachael Barker (@rachmadmank) reported from Solihull, England@virginmedia What is the point I would like to speak to a human being shocking service Definitely will not be staying with you 4 weeks if not more with no information regarding this matter Not consideration for others
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Evan Davis (@EvanD) reported from Birmingham, England@eerosupport hi. I have a Eero 6+. If I connect it to @virginmedia 1gbps service, will I get 1gbps?
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LynneMUFC#22#44 (@LynneMasters) reported from Birmingham, England@virginmedia why is the Sky Sports red button not working
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ch Saqib (@saqibsvideos) reported from Birmingham, England@virginmedia I did, and told them everything what's been happening they goes we will sort out and I still getting emails from virgin I don't know why and problem is still there and bill getting delayed which I been told them about that and its keep happening since January
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MJP - mastodonapp.uk/@mrmjprice (@mrmjprice) reported from Birmingham, England@virginmedia Async live chat (WhatsApp) sucks as you let me text you with a problem, let it sit for hours, then close it down if I don’t reply within 5 mins and repeat. I’ll just ignore all the comms.
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Stuart McCullagh (@stumccullagh) reported from Solihull, England@Ofcom can I complain about @virginmedia to yourselves? Had no TV service for nearly a month with no help.
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Stuart McCullagh (@stumccullagh) reported from Solihull, England3 weeks now with limited TV yet still paying over £100 a month for svcs I’m not getting , I’m fobbed off on the phone that engineers are working on the issues , they’re clearly not can someone reimburse me @virginmedia
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Rob Chipman (@robchippyman) reported from Birmingham, England@Tilton247 @virginmedia I had the same for 2 years. Constantly disconnecting on a daily basis . Changed the Hub and it worked straight away. No issues since. Good luck getting a new hub off them though.
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Shelly (@shelleex5) reported from West Bromwich, England@virginmedia red button not working again!! @skytv, does yours work? #FedUp missing baggies after my shift 😪
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Steve Lees (@measlewolf) reported from Dudley, England@virginmedia afternoon. I’ve been on hold for 25 mins and when I finally got through the line went dead after security questions. My mum has been without her TV service for over a week. Last night an engineer was due by 6 o’clock and never showed. Another text stating the 26th
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Steve Lees (@measlewolf) reported from Dudley, England@virginmedia I understand that your systems were down last night, which happens, but I’ve been on hold for 30 mins this morning. We have a text to say it’s resolved but it isn’t. I just need to speak to someone please.
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Robin 🤘🏻 (@RobinB1971) reported from Solihull, England@virginmedia signed up for your new broadband and still waiting for the stuff to arrive. Apparently parcel is still at @YodelOnline main hub. This is the SECOND day I've cancelled things and waited for it to arrive as yet to no avail. WTF is going on!?! 🤬
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freckles n dimples (@xsasix) reported from Woodside, England@virginmedia how do you check the mobile phone signal in your area? I’ve had nine for a few days
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Steve Lees (@measlewolf) reported from Dudley, England@virginmedia Yes, the fault dates back from the 25th August and hopefully a fix will be made tomorrow, if not an engineer is booked for next week. When I finally got through the team were very helpful
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Stuart McCullagh (@stumccullagh) reported from Solihull, England@virginmedia how can i speak to someone about my MOBILE account? my password doesn't work & your telling me my moms maiden name isnt correct!
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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.
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iamscorchy (@iamscorchy) reported from Wednesfield, England@virginmedia Experiencing issues in your area there is a technician in the area but still doesn't explain why my routers fans go really loud and disconnected from everything I have to keep resetting to get it back to normal then on top get "issues in my area" like always
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Andraay Leung (@Andraay) reported from Birmingham, England@virginmedia having issues with Wi-Fi at home and your websites including the one on service status checks are not loading? As a result I can’t even report the problem.
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Ashley Day (@AshleyDay1971) reported from Woodside, England@virginmedia Internet down again, 3rd day I'm a row. Can't even check status on your website as its not loading properly. When will it be fixed?
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Gordé 🦩 (@ReissOmari) reported from Birmingham, England@virginmedia Hi, I’m getting around 80mpbs now, should be 350 though, when I try and test it says there’s a problem in the area, but no further information
Virgin Media Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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^Gavstar^ (@Englandgav) reportedHey @virginmedia want to know why I get bills for myself and someone else? My hub is linked to there account and address so I can access there account/bills and upgrade there package. Your customer services seem unwilling to help. GDPR issue
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Ed Bodey (@eboders) reported@virginmedia hello! You recently sent me a new router but this now causes issues with some items that need a 2.4 connection. How do I resolve this please?
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BEN GOODHIND (@BenGoodhind) reported@virginmedia No virgin services in Thornbury today with phone, tv and broadband all down. 2nd time this week and been down for almost 12 hours. Please explain the issue in bs35
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meg (@MeganJuliaaa_) reported@virginmedia you said an outage was fixed in my area but the internet box is still flashing red?? why lie
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Paddy Sweeney (@PaddySw99745534) reported@virginmedia @pholmes38 Repeatedly sent messages/emails explaining the issues. You don’t appear to know what you are doing. Awful customer service. Paddy Sweeney
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Alex Davies (@daviesa02) reported@virginmedia an engineer visited over the weekend to install my broadband, but the external work wasn’t finished. CS booked another engineer for today, but they don’t need them anymore because the roadworks are is being completed today. £25 to cancel myself, can this be sorted?
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Campfire Gin (@campfiregin) reported@virginmedia help! we need to remove the automatic Home Screen as it’s confusing my mum who has Alzheimer’s, i can’t believe anyone thought it was a good idea
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Martin (@lionking2014) reported@LPXIOP They say VOIP is more reliable than the the old PTSN network... Gonna be using my @virginmedia Broadband which goes down more often than the telephone so don't see how it will be!????
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Peter Miller (@PeteinExeter) reported@virginmedia another outage in the EX4 area. 3 in a matter of a week. Looking forward to speaking to your complaints dept. next week as I will be cancelling my account
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Bobby Bucks (@b0bbybux) reported@biggle1908 @SBarrettBar @tescomobile Indian “customer service” centres in the case of Virgin Media, utter and complete shambles.