Virgin Media outages and service status in Smethwick, England
Problems detected
Users are reporting problems related to: internet, wi-fi and total blackout.
- 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 Total Blackout.
- The most recent signal from this area was received May 12, 10:38 AM GMT+1.
- Internet (61%)
- Wi-fi (14%)
- Total Blackout (13%)
- E-mail (5%)
- TV (5%)
- Phone (1%)
The latest reports from users having issues in Smethwick come from postal codes B67 .
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.
May 12: Problems at Virgin Media
Virgin Media is having issues since 11:00 AM GMT. Are you also affected? Leave a message in the comments section!
Live Outage Map Near Smethwick, England
The most recent Virgin Media outage reports came from the following cities: Wolverhampton, Oldbury, Birmingham, Smethwick, Stourbridge, Walsall, Brierley Hill, Tamworth, Dudley, Kidderminster, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Halesowen, West Bromwich, and Streetly.
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Total Blackout | 5 hours ago |
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Internet | 17 hours ago |
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Internet | 2 days ago |
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Internet | 2 days ago |
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Wi-fi | 3 days ago |
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Internet | 3 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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𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕠𝕥𝕥𝕖🧸 (@charlwalden) reported from Halesowen, England@virginmedia how am I supposed to book an engineer? There are issues with the quick start installation I have and need an engineer to set it up for me
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Dani Grim (@RefinedSavage) reported from Dudley, EnglandSeems like @virginmedia is completely down in our area, I can't even access their support site to log a problem. Also it appears that @O2 is having some sort of issue, my mobile data connection is so slow that royal mail could be a viable messaging alternative.
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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
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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
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Jazba Entertainment (@JazbaEnt) reported from Birmingham, England@virginmedia business installation, been given 6 dates since 17th January. 4 no show or wrong booked, 2 attendance but not equipped to extend installation from 1sf floor to 2nd. even billed for a service which is not even installed yet. Nightmare #virginmedia #broadband
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Stuart McCullagh (@stumccullagh) reported from Swindon, EnglandAny news on outages in B37? Also how do I get compensation for loss of svcs (inc my TV not working properly since September) @virginmedia
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Marianne Sommerville 🌻 (@MariannexS) reported from West Bromwich, England@virginmedia red button for the football not working again. @SkySports
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Stuart McCullagh (@stumccullagh) reported from Solihull, EnglandHad problems with my TV since September now can’t get any live football or movies @virginmedia
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TheBosz (@kolapoagunbiade) reported from Birmingham, England@virginmedia Unfortunately, you dont have a ticketing system or cobtact email to track issues, rather a phone system that requires you to wait forever to get through to an agent. A/c number: 095063606. I was charged x2.5 of what i was tp pay.
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Stuart McCullagh (@stumccullagh) reported from Solihull, England@virginmedia I’m meant to be on a webcall about my TV that doesn’t work can anyone help me please?
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𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚑 (@beffycuk) reported from Dudley, England@virginmedia Yes, and every-time it says no issue, when there clearly is! It interferes with everything, the hive, the tv everything! Really considering going elsewhere.
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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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Satish Danny Paul (@________Danny) reported from West Bromwich, England@virginmedia I received my new 500+mps broadband only to get 6mps on my phone in my room. The Router is Terrible and cannot send the speed to devices via wifi. Not Good for anyone
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Ronnie Harris (@redron1975) reported from Walsall Wood, England@virginmedia guess what ********* your system is down again. Useless pricks.
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Beard Punk (@BeardPunk) reported from Birmingham, England@virginmedia any updates on the VPN issue?
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Evan Davis (@EvanD) reported from Birmingham, England@virginmedia Yes I’ve done that. My connection drops out for a minute or so every 30-60 mins. Hard to replicate. My account has notes regarding the reason why the credit was given last time. Ideally I don’t want to wait so long for the same issue to be fixed.
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Steve Lees (@measlewolf) reported from Dudley, England@virginmedia I’m currently on hold. My mum is in her 70’s and waited in for an engineer only for them to send a text 10mins before to say you were coming in the 26th. The original appointment was the 21st and her TV service has been down for well over a week.
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derek(🕖❤️🔥samurai🇨🇳) (@Dereklad) reported from Birmingham, EnglandVirgin media. Your internet broadband is down,we hope to have it fixed by 10pm.😣 Modern warfare 2 campaign day. And no internet.😢
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Satish Danny Paul (@________Danny) reported from West Bromwich, England@virginmedia i logged another complaint 1 to 2 weeks prior and heard nothing back. i was advised by cust service a month ago not to log a formal complaint and log an internal complaint instead
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Chris Psaras (@chrispsaras) reported from Dudley, England@virginmedia no broadband since yesterday afternoon, told engineers were on route but still no update. Your offshore call centre is also unhelpful and not able to offer any further information. Please can you help?
Virgin Media Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Christopher Knibb (@chris_knibb) reportedCould @virginmedia be the worst company to get in touch with? Trying to cancel my contract. Website isn’t working, chat facility is glitching and after two hours no one has answered the phone. Gone slightly crazy listening to the same jazz song over and over again!
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cameron scotece (@CameronScotece) reported@virginmedia why do I get the worst connection on all devices when I pay £70 a month , shocking connection
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Bob Price - bobsrailrelics (@Huxleypiguk) reportedAnother two tries today. One I had to give up after 55 minutes waiting, now on 44 minutes. Seriously @virginmedia you are now a joke. Was just going to cancel my TV, I am seriously looking up Broadband alternatives while on hold.
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Salmongymnast (@Danny_f1_fan) reported@virginmedia why is your Internet been down in tq1 for 3 days ??
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OfficialJohnHarrison AWMM 3838 (@jph1962) reported@virginmedia system down since last night. Unplugged cables etc - can you advise please I live in NG12 4DB
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Carole Winter (@CaroleWinter) reported@virginmedia please answer the phone. You are one broken system
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Stuart Mills (@MooeyMills) reported@virginmedia you need to employ more staff it’s impossible to speak with a human being when support is needed and your online solutions are totally inadequate and result in unwanted enineers visits
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Chris Hobbs (@obbsie) reported@AEthelswin @virginmedia Ah. Thanks. Trying to speak to customer service. Been three hours now.
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hedge (@hedge99) reported@virginmedia a need help with my house move
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ESK7RADIO (@ESK7RADIO) reported@virginmedia ok it’s been over a week now 2 calls to customer support and I’m still locked out off my account which is stopped me using my app .