Virgin Media outages and service status in Smethwick, England

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.

Live Outage Map Near Smethwick, England

The most recent Virgin Media outage reports came from the following cities: Birmingham, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Bromsgrove, Solihull, Tipton, Halesowen, Tamworth, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, Brierley Hill, Sutton Coldfield, Stourbridge, Bilston, and Dudley.

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Birmingham	E-mail	2 hours ago
Walsall	Internet	23 hours ago
Birmingham	Wi-fi	1 day ago
Birmingham	Internet	2 days ago
Wolverhampton	Internet	2 days ago
Birmingham	Internet	2 days ago

Nearby cities with recent reports

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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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  Beard Punk (@BeardPunk) reported 42 seconds ago from Birmingham, England

  @virginmedia any updates on the VPN issue?

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  Evan Davis (@EvanD) reported 1 minute ago from Solihull, England

  @virginmedia 2/ Despite that issue being due to a junction connection in the cabinet in the street, the op seems to refuse to look at that and just wants to reboot my router. Also claims it is due to my use of Modem Mode. Is there anyone in the UK I can contact regarding this?

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  shanny C 🌹 (@_shannonC) reported 3 minutes ago from Solihull, England

  @LenFPS @virginmedia they don’t care. it only happens 7pm onwards but will happen until the next morning so I can’t stream or anything. and they’re telling me to write on a forum as if that will fix it😤

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  Rob Chipman (@robchippyman) reported 3 minutes ago 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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  Stuart McCullagh (@stumccullagh) reported 5 minutes ago 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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  Gordé 🦩 (@ReissOmari) reported 6 minutes ago from Birmingham, England

  @virginmedia It’s on both WiFi and wired. At this present moment I’m unable to get ANY network from the router on both.

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  LynneMUFC#22#44 (@LynneMasters) reported 7 minutes ago from Birmingham, England

  @virginmedia why is the Sky Sports red button not working

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  Andy (@a_Muss60) reported 7 minutes ago from Swindon, England

  @matt_hanson70 @virginmedia Intermittent for 2.5 days, Sunday always v poor the worst is 0.4mbs with a 250mbs supply. VM's script always saying reboot etc.. Funny though following reporting an issue a week ago I suddenly recorded 256mbs for an hour then it slowly drops to normal! First ever hitting supply.

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  shanny C 🌹 (@_shannonC) reported 20 minutes ago 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.

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  John (@jfrncs_) reported 21 minutes ago from Birmingham, England

  @virginmedia Hi, I have now tried unsuccessfully for 12 hours to use the WhatsApp service as again it goes around in circles if I am not immediately available. The number you helpfully provided hangs up after sending a link… please advise how I talk to someone about my account.

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  Stuart McCullagh (@stumccullagh) reported 22 minutes ago from Solihull, England

  3 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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  Alex (@laticwolf) reported 23 minutes ago from Bradmore, England

  @virginmedia good work 👏🏼 issues with WiFi being down constantly as soon as £7.50 monthly bill increases comes in! Currently on hour 5 of no internet and not due to be fixed before 1am 🙃

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  Stuart McCullagh (@stumccullagh) reported 30 minutes ago from Solihull, England

  The problem in my area B37 has been happening for over a week can’t watch any TV now @virginmedia over £100 a month!! Plus I’ve been waiting 2 years for an internet booster

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  iamscorchy (@iamscorchy) reported 33 minutes ago from Wednesfield, England

  @virginmedia No it doesn't feel hot it randomly starts the fan really loud and doesn't stop its on top of a cupboard not close to any walls ect it's cleaned still have the problem at least twice a week

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  Stuart McCullagh (@stumccullagh) reported 37 minutes ago 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

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  freckles n dimples (@xsasix) reported 41 minutes ago 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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  Stuart McCullagh (@stumccullagh) reported 46 minutes ago from Solihull, England

  @virginmedia hi I was on a web chat last Sunday my TV was meant to be fixed by yesterday but it’s still not working & my other box is playing up now as well as the internet it’s been a month now & im paying a lot of money for a service I’m just not getting

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  jordy (@jordyanslow1) reported 51 minutes ago from Dudley, England

  @virginmedia any chance of an update regarding the outage in my local area regarding internet connection? It’s been down 2 days straight!

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  Dani Grim (@RefinedSavage) reported 53 minutes ago from Dudley, England

  Seems 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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  Stuart McCullagh (@stumccullagh) reported 58 minutes ago from Solihull, England

  All TV boxes playing up , had issues for a couple of days now can’t get through on phones is there any issues in B37 area ? @virginmedia also I’ve been waiting nearly 2 years for my wifi booster

Virgin Media Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  D.M.H (@Dylanhunt27) reported 2 minutes ago

  Might have the worse virgin media internet on the planet, goes off every ******* second. Awful.

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  doozerlyn (@doozerlyn) reported 2 minutes ago

  @Ofcom.... Are Virgin Media in breach of contract for not supplying services as agreed, ie red button Sky Sports+? If so, are you going to do anything about it?? Can we cancel contract and or withhold payments?? If not, why not?

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  Skinny John (@JLTFC) reported 3 minutes ago

  Red button still not working,how about a discount on TNT sports to make up for it. @virginmedia

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  football sufferer (@user702937) reported 3 minutes ago

  @virginmedia the WiFi is down across burley. Please fix

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  Andy Nicholls 🫧⚒️✝️ (@andy_nicks60) reported 5 minutes ago

  Well @virginmedia certainly have great customer service people that just feed you absolute lies about not stocking 360 boxes anymore then when they lose the argument they say you can’t have one because you’re not a new customer, and promptly end the conversation.

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  🎯DartingMelon⛩️ (@DartingMelon) reported 7 minutes ago

  @alexand979677 @virginmedia open a complaint against them mate let it sit un resolved youll be able then to take it to the ombudsman who’ll rule in your favour for paying for services you haven’t been able to access. Worked for companies like this before never works out well for them also used this mysself.

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  Mittly 🕊 (@Mittly5) reported 11 minutes ago

  @virginmedia @bliindlol Hi is it still down this morning unable to use phone or broadband

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  Gary Adams (@GazzaAdams) reported 14 minutes ago

  Hi @virginmedia This latest update appears to directly contradict the update you sent me earlier today. At 12:57, I was told that an engineer **was already on site and working to fix the problem**, with an estimated repair time of **18:00 today, 19/08/2026**. At 15:24, I am now being told that you have identified the problem and that an engineer **is on their way**, with the estimated repair time moved to **14:10 on 21/08/2026**. This is the original date that was stated 2 weeks ago. Could you please provide an accurate explanation of what is actually happening with fault **F012421201**? In particular: * Was an engineer on site earlier today, as stated? * If so, why is an engineer now apparently only “on their way”? * What has happened to cause the estimated repair time to move from this evening to Friday afternoon? * Is 21/08/2026 at 14:10 now a reliable estimate, or is this simply an automated placeholder? I appreciate that faults can take longer than expected to repair. What is frustrating is receiving contradictory information that makes it impossible to understand the actual status of the fault. Please provide a clear and factual update rather than another automated status message.

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  Andy (@sadelta99) reported 16 minutes ago

  @virginmedia well done - you fix the issue then it’s broken again so back to no services again and of course your lines are closed so no way of calling

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  Smoggy Balboa (@SmoggyBalboa) reported 18 minutes ago

  @chrishenry88 @virginmedia Move to Youfibre.. much better service.