Virgin Media outages and service status in Reading, England
Problems detected
Users are reporting problems related to: internet, tv and wi-fi.
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, Total Blackout, and Wi-fi.
- The most recent signal from this area was received Jul 20, 4:27 PM GMT+1.
- Internet (74%)
- Total Blackout (6%)
- Wi-fi (6%)
- TV (6%)
- Phone (6%)
The latest reports from users having issues in Reading come from postal codes RG1 , RG6 , RG2 , RG31 and RG30 .
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.
July 20: 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, Reading, Maidenhead, Farnborough, High Wycombe, Tadley, Henley on Thames, Bracknell, Didcot, Wokingham, Yateley, and Fleet.
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Camberley
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Internet | 20 minutes ago |
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Reading
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Internet | 4 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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Camberley
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Phone | 6 days ago |
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Maidenhead
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Internet | 7 days ago |
Nearby cities with recent reports
2 recent signals
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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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Ems (@EmsAlice) reported from Bracknell, England@virginmedia We just purchased a film from the media store and it won’t play - just is stuck at 0 minutes 😡 we’ve restarted our box but always have problems like this with catch up especially… not ideal when we’ve paid money to rent a film! Can you help at all?
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Razvan Neacsu (@RNeacsu) reported from Didcot, England@Feesuff1 @virginmedia Having same issues on BTSport 3 HD and 4HD.
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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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𝗟𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗻 🏳️🌈 🇺🇦 🍃💚🍃 (@LesleeRBarron) reported from Reading, EnglandJust had a call from Jerry at Virginmedia media wanting to help me mend my broadband issues (that I don’t have). After challenging him he told me to find the largest ***** & shove it up my arse!! Charming!! His No. 02038399963 #virginmedia #ScamAlert
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Becky Morrish (@BeckyMorrish13) reported from Camberley, EnglandUseless service from @virginmedia called 2 discuss package options on hold for ages the agent says he was trying to help them puts me on hold then put the phone down. If their customer service is like that I think I’ll try give someone else a go @skytv can you do better?
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Phil Stacey (@PhilStace20) reported from Maidenhead, England@virginmedia Thanks I’m currently doing this now. So on the ‘phone once again for around an hour and been passed over and back and STILL no outcome a d still holding. Just waiting for the line to go dead as previous. When does a customer give up and just leave this shower for good?!?!?! 🤬🤬
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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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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
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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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Daniel Evans (@ChavdogEvans) reported from Farnborough, England@virginmedia my wifi seem to keep dropping out is there issues with it at the moment
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Tim Bourne (@TimSBourne) reported from Wokingham, England@virginmedia I'm sick of explaining this again & again - see previous tweets & msgs to VM. It isn't even noted - yesterday 2nd line support looked at my ticket & said I'm "not receiving any emails" NO NO NO! Just emails with etickets attached, even tho get non ticket emails from same sources
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Khurram Qayam (@kqbrain) reported from Reading, EnglandAnother day of bad experience with @virginmedia broadband service in RG6 area. Buffering on streaming service, no video calls possible on Skype and WhatsApp. Seriously thinking of switching to @bt_uk
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Callum Penny (@callum_penny) reported from Fleet, England@virginmedia no WiFi for the past 4 hours now… have ran tests to solve issues. Says service is fine in area again now but still nothing? Gu52 area code
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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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Sharon Leaver (@leaver_sharon) reported from Bracknell, England@virginmedia Sorted now. Received an envelope last week with an adaptor. A leaflet inside stated we would receive an email when to change it. No such email received. Communication very poor
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Mike Biscoe (@MikeBiscoe1) reported from Reading, England@virginmedia *sigh*. Been directed to this many times. Had engineers referred many times. This is a persistent issue that raises its ugly head far too frequently
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Dave Crocker (@davedec60) reported from Reading, EnglandSo @virginmedia once more we have an outage, how many times now in the last 3 months? NOT GOOD ENOUGH!! Currently looking at switching supplier
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Khurram Qayam (@kqbrain) reported from Reading, England@virginmedia It's always the same response. No service impacting issues reported. However, the service is pretty bad. Wondering if @virginmedia network is capable of handling traffic or deliberately doing throttling. @Ofcom
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Paul Mackenzie Ross (@pmross) reported from Farnborough, England‘ere, @VirginMedia, it’s been a full month now of totally unreliable service at my house; 5 engineers later, with the last call to 0345 454 111 on Friday saying you KNOW there’s a problem and it WILL be fixed in 24 hours. I called bullshit. I was right. Sort this out!!!
Virgin Media Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Si (@Si_67) reported@virginmedia Our broadband has recently started to fail on a daily basis. It has been fairly reliable until a couple of weeks ago. Yes, it comes back after a while, but this really isn't good enough in 2026, especially bearing in mind how much it costs. What's happening?
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THE Rev. Quantum Bigfoot ♿️ #FLTG OG Anti-RGB OAP (@RevQntmBigfoot) reported@sephiroth17181 @virginmedia WiFi signal on my router is pretty decent tbh. I get 40Mbps (WiFi5) connection on my iPhone 14 Plus at farthest point of back garden (router is at front of the house), which is more than enough for browsing, YT, etc if get to sit out there on the bench
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Sunlunfan (@Sunlunfan) reported@Simon_Whale @virginmedia Having a similar issue. They deadlocked my complaint and now want £362. CISAS not particularly helpful, directing me back to virgin to get evidence
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Emma (@em_doapsi) reported@virginmedia please fix your phone issues in the burbage area.
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Cobes (@AFC_OSRS) reported@AndyBtheatre @Simon_Whale @virginmedia Same here I had virgin for many years, never had issues always sorted my problems (not many) only changed as they dont cover my new area, and everything we had on virgin worked out £50 cheaper with sky.
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Iris sykes🌸 #MMJC.🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 (@Irissykes14) reported@Simon_Whale @virginmedia I’d never consider virgin too expensive, and can never get in touch with them.
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Robbie 🌷 (@robbieg15_) reportedDown again for the 3rd time in the past week. I curse you, Virgin Media.
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Thomas (@Bluebro1lfc) reported@kingoftheshed @virginmedia Fault on mine from 6 July and to be sorted on 22 July shocking service
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Chris Hopkinson (@chromaphotog) reported@virginmedia Look, I’ve just told you your chatbot thing is useless. I want you to contact me, and raise it as a big issue with a manager. I had intermittent internet for a month, and not once have virgin reached out to say why, what’s happening, or to apologise
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LordCornelius (@LordCornelius2) reportedAnyone else's laptop struggling recently in the heat? The situation isn't helped by @virginmedia broadband being down longer and more often than Angela Rayner's knickers.