Virgin Media outages and service status in Reading, England
Problems detected
Users are reporting problems related to: internet, wi-fi and total blackout.
Full Outage Map
- Virgin Media generated 1 outage signal in the last 24 hours around Reading, including 1 direct report.
- The most common problems reported in this area mention Internet, Wi-fi, and Total Blackout.
- The most recent signal from this area was received Aug 13, 12:57 PM GMT+1.
- Internet (55%)
- Wi-fi (28%)
- Total Blackout (7%)
- E-mail (3%)
- TV (3%)
- Phone (3%)
The latest reports from users having issues in Reading come from postal codes RG2 , RG1 , RG31 , RG7 , RG30 and RG5 .
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 Reading, England
The chart below shows the number of Virgin Media reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Reading, England and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.
August 13: Problems at Virgin Media
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Live Outage Map Near Reading, England
The most recent Virgin Media outage reports came from the following cities: Camberley, Fleet, Reading, Warfield, Tadley, Maidenhead, High Wycombe, Yateley, Wokingham, Farnborough, Henley on Thames, Bracknell, and Didcot.
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Camberley
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TV | 7 hours ago |
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Fleet
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Wi-fi | 1 day ago |
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Reading
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Internet | 2 days ago |
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Reading
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Internet | 5 days ago |
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Reading
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Internet | 5 days ago |
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Reading
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Internet | 6 days ago |
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Virgin Media Issues Reports Near Reading, England
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Reading and nearby locations:
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faye harland (@fayeharland) reported from Reading, England@virginmedia Hi again. Just letting you know we’ve made contact with him and all seems fine. So please can we cancel the engineer for Friday.
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Phil Stacey (@PhilStace20) reported from Maidenhead, England@virginmedia It about moving house. As Virgin is unavailable at the new residence and the move is only temporary I was told in two separate calls that I could ‘freeze’ my account and now it’s come to it it seems that I have to keep paying whilst not receiving any service or buy myself out!
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Andy Barr 🇬🇧🇪🇺 (@AndyBarr79) reported from Reading, England@virginmedia Hi see first tweet in chain, I have been waiting on CS whom I called and raised a call back complaint request with before I tweeted my frustration
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6thdr (@6thDr) reported from Wokingham, EnglandToday I finally changed my phone. Goodbye #virginmedia #virginmobile never again shall I have such awful customer service service.
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CM40 (@CM40UK) reported from Blackwater, England@virginmedia Sadly I am not, as I have never any compensation for the lost of my connection, I lost Wi-Fi for about hour yesterday but as normal virgin media are not up holding its guarantee. I an@self-employed and the one thing I rely on is my internet connection.
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Tom (@Tom38971529) reported from Wokingham, England@virginmedia Well I would speak to a member of the team but always get the call cut short and I ask for a call back if the line goes dead. Twice yesterday ot happend Nd never got a phone call back
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Mike Biscoe (@MikeBiscoe1) reported from Reading, EnglandIf anyone is interested in how much @virginmedia are overcharging for their dreadful service, I’ve just been offered a price match on cancellation to move to a different supplier. £27.50/month for a service for which they originally increased price to £105/month
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Thom Gibbons (@TheBadgerG) reported from Farnborough, England@virginmedia Yes, zero issues in area for broadband, pulled apart and reset the router numerous times. It just keeps wanting to download new settings, works for a bit and then fails. Engineer now booked for next Wednesday which is an eternity running my business from home.
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Marti Jerrard - K74 (@K74Marti) reported from Farnborough, England@virginmedia I have followed every instruction as advised. Turned off, set, check status and even network issue in area.. it just keeps dropping out daily with no know issues. It’s as if faster broadband has actually slowed it all down! Pse sort it out
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Phil Stacey (@PhilStace20) reported from Maidenhead, EnglandHey @virginmedia I forgot how awful you were when it came to anything other than collecting my direct debit. Apparently you don’t have a complaints dept, genius, and after 4 calls to you today totally around three hours, you cut two of them off during the musical interlude!
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Bowlesy (@Chateauneuf64) reported from Wokingham, England@virginmedia OK guys, could you ask your team behind the scenes to turn my BB signal up just a tad, you know, enough so it actually works? As your putting your prices up would be great to experience what I'm actually paying for now! Thanks
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Jim Moore (@HamiltonNashHR) reported from Winnersh, EnglandSo @virginmedia is down again, and their 4G backup dongle has failed to take over AGAIN. In fact, it has never once failed over to 4G in any of the outages we’ve ever had. Why am I paying for this? 😡
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Andrew Burdett (@andburd) reported from Maidenhead, EnglandHi @virginmedia, I’ve spent more than an hour on the phone to your advisors this morning and am getting nowhere. I have therefore now decided I would like to cancel my contract (I am within cooling-off period). Would I still be considered a ‘new’ customer if I find a new deal?
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DimiD (@DimiD35089880) reported from Camberley, England@virginmedia Promised date someone to sort external connections come and gone and still same s*****. Can’t believe 4 weeks and nobody can’t fix it. 🤔I think something is fishy @virginmedia get it sorted
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Alex Turton (@woodyturts) reported from Farnborough, England@virginmedia hey, it’s been slow going on broadband in GU14 since Tuesday.
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Dan O'Sullivan (@dano_afc) reported from Frimley, England@virginmedia what is going on with your customer service today????? Completely unreachable either on phone, online chat or your abysmal whatsapp service!!! Talk to your customers!!!!!!!
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CM40 (@CM40UK) reported from Blackwater, England@virginmedia My cancellation date is already set 11th Nov 2022, as I have to give 30 days notice. You lost my business yesterday after one of your CS decided to try and change my package to make it cheaper thinking that would sort problem, he wasn’t listening to complaint!
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Paul Mackenzie Ross (@pmross) reported from Farnborough, England@virginmedia Thanks. Done that. Multiple times. And over the last 6 months. And when I was an ntl: customer. And CableTel before that. 27 years of 56k > 350Mb and now it’s totally doing my head in. Unable to work from home properly. Boss won’t be happy!
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CM40 (@CM40UK) reported from Blackwater, England@MoneySavingExp How about they just deliver consistent service? I am leaving Virginmedia and they are making it hard, there rules state if I don’t get the speeds promised they I can leave without penalties, I’ve had 7 times where I have connection in the last 3 days! @virginmedia @richardbranson
Virgin Media Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆟 𓆝 (@P0lyblank) reporteddo not get ******* virginmedia as your wifi plan they ****** up installing this **** and it cuts you every 5 seconds
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tracey johnson (@traceyjohnson44) reported@virginmedia It was very frustrating and the caller kept saying my mum had to talk. But my mum gets confused. I was getting stressed as my mum relies on it. But it should say on my mum's account that she is elderly and has emergency calling attached to her phone.
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💋 (@southsugliest) reportedAny updates on the signal issue in SM4? @virginmedia
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Rapidlygreying (@rapidlygreying) reported@virginmedia @D4N7O Not working in swansea
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Elaine Walsh (@mabaker_moz) reported@virginmedia here we are again … wfh and it’s been impossible since lunch time. Dublin 6W area . When is expected return to service ? Service checker says there’s a fault
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Iestyn T Davies (@iestyntdavies) reported@virginmedia - you customer service app is faulty, my TV Box is faulty how can I leave and end this poor service? Can @skytv or @EE help Me leave and get a better service?
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Dale Ash (@discoDA1875) reported@virginmedia Sky Sports Plus not working. Sort it out.
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Savannah (@justicenowxxx) reportedO2 @O2Help @VirginMedia This complaint has involved 25+ written exchanges, contradictory information, refusal to provide a senior review, and now a complete service failure abroad. I need O2 to fix roaming immediately, refund any charges, and review goodwill compensation properly
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(Re)Search & Destroy (@TruthAsylum121) reportedTHREAD 8 — THE DEVICES Connectivity is only useful if people have something to connect. This takes us to Solidaritech in Bradford. The organisation was established in 2017 to refurbish unwanted technology and provide it to refugees and asylum seekers. It works with laptops, desktops, tablets and smartphones. The cumulative figure is now more than 5,000 devices since 2017. But that isn’t simply historical. Solidaritech is still operating. In 2025, Bechtle partnered with Solidaritech to repurpose 857 devices, including phones, laptops, PCs and tablets, which were donated to asylum seekers and refugees. Then there is Migrant Help. Through Community Calling, smartphones and free data have been provided specifically for asylum seekers and survivors of trafficking and modern slavery. Virgin Media O2 reported that Migrant Help had received 1,250 devices and free data, with a further 5,000 devices planned. Screen Share UK also received funding to provide devices, connectivity and repair training to refugees and asylum seekers. Its trainees then repaired and redistributed devices to other refugees. The device itself has therefore become part of an ongoing system. Technology is collected. It is refurbished. It is connected. It is distributed. And sometimes the recipient is taught how to repair the next device.
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John Bhoy Walton (@walton_bhoy) reported@virginmedia I have already did the checker its every week if its a problem in the area and not someone,s individual setup in the house why cant it be fixed?