Virgin Media outages and service status in Sheffield, England
Some problems detected
Users are reporting problems related to: internet, wi-fi and total blackout.
Full Outage Map
- Virgin Media generated 0 outage signals in the last 24 hours around Sheffield, including 0 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 May 6, 7:44 PM GMT+1.
- Internet (67%)
- Wi-fi (25%)
- TV (8%)
The latest reports from users having issues in Sheffield come from postal codes S35 , S8 and S4 .
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 Sheffield, England
The chart below shows the number of Virgin Media reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Sheffield, 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 Sheffield, England
The most recent Virgin Media outage reports came from the following cities: Rotherham, Sheffield, Barnsley, and Chesterfield.
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Rotherham
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Internet | 3 days ago |
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Rotherham
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Wi-fi | 3 days ago |
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Sheffield
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Wi-fi | 9 days ago |
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Barnsley
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Internet | 9 days ago |
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Sheffield
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Internet | 9 days ago |
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Barnsley
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Internet | 9 days ago |
Nearby cities with recent reports
2 recent signals
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Virgin Media Issues Reports Near Sheffield, England
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Sheffield and nearby locations:
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Mark Bell (@67BLADE) reported from Chesterfield, England@virginmedia I have tried that text service for the last two days. ‘Terri BOT’ is no use. I need to speak to a real person . All that needs doing is the issue of a new bill without the £35 activation fee. This is becoming the worst decision I’ve ever made in relation to switching broadband
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Andrew Kerrison (@AndrewKerrison6) reported from Rotherham, England@virginmedia I tried to report a problem. The advisor was only interested in selling me a upgraded package. Miss selling packages to customers is not good practice
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Claire Stewart (@chococlaire77) reported from Sheffield, EnglandWell @virginmedia what a waste of our time today,we booked an engineer in the time slot 8-12,and nobody arrived I’m afraid.Tried contacting you,and can’t get through...can anyone help?
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Rt. Hon Annie (@AnnielizzieSten) reported from Sheffield, England@PaulbernalUK @virginmedia I can’t help with that. Good luck.
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Calming Chameleon (@Mashcat) reported from Sheffield, England@koffee_truffles @virginmedia I’ll try calling again tomorrow and go through to cancellations.. if they won’t sort I’ll leave .. I’ve only ever had them too - never used another provider 🙈
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Calming Chameleon (@Mashcat) reported from Sheffield, England@koffee_truffles @virginmedia It admits it’s not working .. says my coverage of a **** .. then offers to fix it for another £60/year .. same week they send me a letter to say my bill is increasing anyway .. clearly forgotten we’re in a pandemic!!!
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Callum 🏳️🌈 🔴⚪⚫ 🔰 (@Callum_SEND) reported from Brampton Bierlow, England@virginmedia @virginmedia @O2 if you're going to sell merged packages to your customers then you really need to improve your joint customer service.. just batting me back to the other without an answer is simply unacceptable
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Jules Tee (@xjuewx) reported from Sheffield, England@virginmedia not good when my 82yr old mum was left with no phone service so no health emergency service and city wide alarm for the last 2 days.... not good enough !!!!
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adam (@Adz_lufc) reported from Wentworth, England@virginmedia your chat bot is broken, how hard it is yo actually speak yo someone who knows what they are talking about
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Victims Voice (@victimsvoice73) reported from Sheffield, England@mouthwaite @virginmedia I had awful internet for years with them best thing I ever did was change to sky and not only do I get more for my money it’s cheaper than what I was paying roughly three years ago xxxx
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Sam (@samthompson98_) reported from Rotherham, EnglandSky sports red button not working with @virginmedia there’s a shock
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🇬🇧Russelena Jessie🇬🇧 (@loonylankylegs) reported from Barnsley, England@virginmedia still not gettingg full speed for connection on internet, very slow, phone lines a joke still to get through - Covid as per usual - fed up of slow speeds constantly after new router!!! Please sort yourselves out!!!
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David JS Dawkes-Hall 💙 (@statto95) reported from Hoyland Nether, England@virginmedia I pay £50 a month for my WiFi and Internet, any particular reason it keeps going down.....??
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Reece Bryan (@ReeceBryan94) reported from Wombwell, England@virginmedia how do we get the new wifi extender pods or a new Virgin Hub? Our wifi signal and speed changes dramatically between the front and back of the house, the coverage is dreadful
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Ian Naylor (@ianpnaylor) reported from Sheffield, EnglandDealing with ongoing @virginmedia connection issues whilst trying to work is bad enough, but then repeated issues whilst trying to watch #sheffieldUnited lose again is just too much. Especially as my bill is pushing £50 a month. Can't work, can't suffer the footie. Come on virgin
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Ben Brailsford (@benbrailsford) reported from Sheffield, England@virginmedia on hold for 40 mins so far just to get you to cancel a service I don't even want 🤬
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Gary Steele (@steeleygash) reported from Barnsley, England@virginmedia why is the red button on sky sports football not working no option to watch the live games ?? Poor service
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Mark Hewitt (@Hi1mMark88) reported from Sheffield, England@virginmedia broadband service has dropped out in Sheffield (s5) any know issues or reasons why this has happened. Service checker isn’t giving any information
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Callum 🏳️🌈 🔴⚪⚫ 🔰 (@Callum_SEND) reported from Brampton Bierlow, England@virginmedia I appreciate you trying to help. The issue is with the virgin contract being 18 months and the "new" o2 deal being 24 months and how this would impact as I looked to renegotiate in 18 months
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Mark Bell (@67BLADE) reported from Barlborough, England@virginmedia I need to speak to customer services about a mis sold installation
Virgin Media Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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MaNpReeT SinGh (@Manpreet_Princ5) reported@virginmedia @Virgin raised a case DLP-1173743. Paid upfront for 15 months internet services and you have suspended my line. Sent emails for more than 5 days ago still no support. May need to reach out to @tdrauae
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Laura Vince (@lauravince1) reported@VirginMediaIE upgraded mobile as im a existing customer but have been sent a new number and sim card for the phone. Will my existing virgin media sim not work?
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lisa kitching (@lisakitching1) reported@virginmedia I literally tried all day yesterday to get through to someone, web chat and WhatsApp weren’t working . How are we supposed to get support if can’t contact anyone
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graham bowyer (@freaksquid5) reported@virginmedia why is noone picking up my dad as been calling most of the day you have ripped them off for over 100 pound and your customer service is useless on the phone for 2 hrs and no one picked up
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Melitha Hammond (@HammondMilly) reported@virginmedia I’m trying desperately hard to keep my child safe online. He has SEN and has spent £300 in over 18 websites since he was 13. I used essential security to lock these from my router however it hasn’t worked for months. Feel really let down!
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Sam Reynolds (@samr_1986) reported@virginmedia I joined in Dec 2025 at £23.99 a month and my broadband price has already increased in April 2026 after only a few months. I’m really disappointed with how quickly the advertised price changed. Can someone review my account and help with a better deal please?
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Rab A (@Rab75A) reported@virginmedia is there a outage in KA3 area of Kilmarnock
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RogerSmithUpInThisBitch (@JustAnAlienOk) reported@virginmedia @derekscotia Why is the internet down everywhere? No connection at all
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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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Eve (@EveFlorence1) reported@virginmedia how/where do I report damage to the brown box on the wall of my house? The front casing has come off and is lost, I need it fixing.