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Virgin Media Outage Report in Rayleigh, Essex, England

Problems detected

Users are reporting problems related to: internet, wi-fi and total blackout.

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 Rayleigh, England

The chart below shows the number of Virgin Media reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Rayleigh and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.

Virgin Media Outage Chart in Rayleigh, Essex, England 12/29/2025 05:50

December 29: Problems at Virgin Media

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Virgin Media users through our website.

  1. Internet (60%)

    Internet (60%)

  2. Wi-fi (17%)

    Wi-fi (17%)

  3. Total Blackout (11%)

    Total Blackout (11%)

  4. TV (7%)

    TV (7%)

  5. E-mail (4%)

    E-mail (4%)

  6. Phone (1%)

    Phone (1%)

Live Outage Map Near Rayleigh, Essex, England

The most recent Virgin Media outage reports came from the following cities: Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Canvey Island, Chelmsford, Gravesend and Grays.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomSouthend-on-Sea Internet
United KingdomSouthend-on-Sea Total Blackout
United KingdomSouthend-on-Sea Internet
United KingdomBasildon Internet
United KingdomSouthend-on-Sea Internet
United KingdomSouthend-on-Sea Wi-fi

Community Discussion

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Virgin Media Issues Reports Near Rayleigh, England

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Rayleigh and nearby locations:

  • becshawyer Becca (@becshawyer) reported from Wickford, England

    @virginmedia disgusting customer service ... after months of issues still not being resolved our latest phone call after raising a complaint the customer service representative hung up on me! Getting to the point now where we will be leaving 😡

  • suzywotz ꧁༒☬𝓢𝓾𝔃𝔂𝔀𝓸𝓽𝔃☬༒꧂ 🌷🐼🎪⭐️👸🏽 (@suzywotz) reported from Gravesend, England

    @JooMarsden @virginmedia It appears it’s gotta be all our road .. surely others have reported an issue too hence it needs to be addressed rapidly lots of stressed and angry customers I’d imagine #notimpressed

  • c1ormy Claire - with a capital C (@c1ormy) reported from Gravesend, England

    @virginmedia since outage in DA12 yesterday i have no services. Apparently on fault check status there’s no fault. Any advice? #virginmediadown #noservices

  • briggsym matt (@briggsym) reported from Wickford, England

    @virginmedia how can I complain about internet reliability from your service. It has been appalling and inconsistent and seriously considering moving to another provider.

  • Bomber_RBS ML Shelton (@Bomber_RBS) reported from Gravesend, England

    @skytv @virginmedia get your fecking **** together and agree a deal with @disneyplus

  • emilymorgan_x Em💛 (@emilymorgan_x) reported from Basildon, England

    Can someone pls explain to me why @virginmedia wifi is so shockingly ****

  • adiesmith64 ⚒Adrian Smith⚒ (@adiesmith64) reported from Southend-on-Sea, England

    @KAYI50747133 @virginmedia Yep how you have explained it is exactly the same for me, have tried my 2nd box upstairs but the same problem!

  • statusquo44 Peter Fudge 💙 (@statusquo44) reported from Canvey Island, England

    @leonagraham @virginmedia Yes, the issue is you’re being denied internet access 👍

  • suzywotz ꧁༒☬𝓢𝓾𝔃𝔂𝔀𝓸𝓽𝔃☬༒꧂ 🌷🐼🎪⭐️👸🏽 (@suzywotz) reported from Gravesend, England

    @JooMarsden @virginmedia I truly have never experienced anything like this before , there’s gonna be a launch here soon … this router out my bloody window and I couldn’t give a toss where it touches down @richardbranson it certainly won’t be a safe landing where’s our service we are paying for ?

  • bultifish Nick Bultitude (@bultifish) reported from Gravesend, England

    Hmm, #Skyglass is looking like a decent option if this #virginmedia outage becomes a habit.

  • tolu_____ Tolu (@tolu_____) reported from Basildon, England

    @virginmedia How about just provide me a link to download the less than 10mb of pdf? Admin fee to provide a link or email a customer of over 3years? What have you offered me in return for the many times of INTERRUPTED service when I’ve had to turn to my mobile hotspot?

  • owensirons93 Andrew Owen (@owensirons93) reported from Corringham, England

    @virginmedia any reason why you still haven’t fixed our phone lines? Been down for 3 months now so I’ll be expecting a reimbursement. Also expect a reimbursement due to the fact your failing to supply the minimum download speed

  • kec1964 Kate Crisp (@kec1964) reported from Grays, England

    @virginmedia hi I have 2 WiFi boosters that I’ve never used and would like to return them but can’t face hanging on for hours to speak to someone on your helpline. Is there an address you can give me?

  • hairydalek ⭐️ 🇪🇺 Paul ⭐️ Dunning 🇪🇺 ⭐️ (@hairydalek) reported from Writtle, England

    Sadly, the @horror_channel catchup service isn’t on @virginmedia , which is a total bummer.

  • briggsym matt (@briggsym) reported from Wickford, England

    @virginmedia broadband speeds are awful - who should I go with @SkyUK or @BTGroup

  • moebius1967 ron palmer (@moebius1967) reported from Southend-on-Sea, England

    Wow Virgin media TV services are down nationwide due to a power outage. That's an awful lot of compensation.

  • _iancollier Ian Collier (@_iancollier) reported from Gravesend, England

    Hey @virginmedia why does it take sooooo long to call you guys? Spent 45 mins on hold waiting to be transferred to department who can help me with my phone line problem. I gave up. Help!

  • Paul07852224 Paul (@Paul07852224) reported from Chelmsford, England

    @virginmedia Hi, yeah done that - no issues

  • AViTSCJ Scott Jackson (@AViTSCJ) reported from Gravesend, England

    @virginmedia why is it when you request cancellation of service via phone and getting cut off mid call , then sending and email and also trying to chase via web chat which I also sent my request for cancellation and then move out two months later . They keep the account open 🤬

  • Tommy_Doyle Tommy Doyle 💙 (@Tommy_Doyle) reported from Southend-on-Sea, England

    @virginmedia Hi, had a call this morning allegedly from you saying my internet service was compromised and malware was being downloaded, then proceeded to ask questions which I refused to answer. Was it you lot?

Virgin Media Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • KirstyEvans1208 Kirsty Evans (@KirstyEvans1208) reported

    @virginmedia down in Torquay...can you advise when it will be fixed? @virginmedia #virginmedia #virginmediadown

  • Lindafromdevon Linda (@Lindafromdevon) reported

    @virginmedia can you Tweet out the service status for the South West?! Your website has crashed so it would be really good for you to share what’s going on!

  • DeepSeaEcol Prof Kerry Howell (@DeepSeaEcol) reported

    @StaceyM41153796 @virginmedia @Trinaw0430 Also Plymouth, no WiFi, definitely a problem!

  • IbRejectz Martin Blake (@IbRejectz) reported

    @virginmedia @FMDevon PL2 1AF southwest cant get on service status

  • Thechairiscomfy name cannot be blank (@Thechairiscomfy) reported

    @Clippergarden @virginmedia @graeme_0273 Happens all too often with for me, definitely looking at moving as i need a steady connection when I'm working from home. Their customer service is also abysmal

  • KieranMillett Kieran (@KieranMillett) reported

    @virginmedia myself and plenty if colleagues unable to connect to our Virgin internet. We are in Exeter and surrounding towns. No known issues on your service page, impossible to get through to someone on the phone. Help please

  • TotalRico_ Ricochet (@TotalRico_) reported

    @FMBsChannel @virginmedia “Something’s broken” yeah no **** @virginmedia

  • shep23 Ian Shepherd (@shep23) reported

    @virginmedia are you having any issues in the tq12 area ? Internet keeps dropping out

  • hannah619100 Hannah Richards (@hannah619100) reported

    @virginmedia is there an outage in exeter this morning? No TV or Internet and when I go to the status checker page it won't load to tell me anything. When will this be fixed?

  • Same__Game Same Game (@Same__Game) reported

    @virginmedia internet down for me and many colleagues in Devon in the South West. No I know issues on your service page? Impossible to speak with someone online/telephone. Can you let me know what's going on and when we can expect to be online please