Virgin Media outages and service status in Barnsley, England
Problems detected
Users are reporting problems related to: internet, tv and wi-fi.
- Virgin Media generated 0 outage signals in the last 24 hours around Barnsley, including 0 direct reports.
- 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 10, 3:44 AM GMT+1.
- Internet (58%)
- Wi-fi (28%)
- Total Blackout (8%)
- E-mail (3%)
- TV (3%)
The latest reports from users having issues in Barnsley come from postal codes S71 , S74 and S70 .
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 Barnsley, England
The chart below shows the number of Virgin Media reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Barnsley, England and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.
August 11: Problems at Virgin Media
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Live Outage Map Near Barnsley, England
The most recent Virgin Media outage reports came from the following cities: Batley, Sheffield, Wakefield, Normanton, Barnsley, Pontefract, Rotherham, and Liversedge.
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Wi-fi | 1 day ago |
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Wi-fi | 2 days ago |
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Total Blackout | 2 days ago |
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TV | 2 days ago |
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Wi-fi | 3 days ago |
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Internet | 4 days ago |
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Virgin Media Issues Reports Near Barnsley, England
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Barnsley and nearby locations:
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Terry Hague (@TezzaBelle88) reported from Sheffield, EnglandI’m gonna stop having days off because every time I do the WiFi seems to be down #VirginMedia
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Abdullah Mulla (@a8dullah_mulla) reported from Heckmondwike, England@virginmedia somethings never change, £21 price increase can’t get you good customer service. Complaint logged for the second time, will I get response this time? 🤔
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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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Padge 👌 (@AdamPagett3) reported from Wakefield, England@virginmedia That checker like my service doesn't work
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Victims Voice (@victimsvoice73) reported from Sheffield, EnglandDad got rushed to hospital still in and @O2 connection is still not working in my house or mums @virginmedia mobile same problem (according to there test it’s fine) well try using it here especially when a loved one is ill and you can’t even connect a phone call &it’s a main road
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Adam Hutt 🏴 (@SBOmad) reported from Swinton, England@virginmedia Broadband went back down for me around 16:30 and no internet etc and like others your website is still failing
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Tom “Harlam” King (@HarlamTK) reported from Wombwell, England@virginmedia How do I open a complaint then, because I’m still stuck on the phone with her and she is refusing to let me make my complaint.
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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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Chris McCulloch (@Chm14Mc) reported from Wakefield, England@virginmedia as a rejoining customer, how do I set up an account with my old accounts e-mail address? #gettingstuck #shouldbeeasier
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Andy Kershaw Media 🎙 (@andyksheffield) reported from Sheffield, England@StueyDay @virginmedia @lionsgateplusuk The service is awful and customers find it too hard to get a prompt response. Last time this happened it took at least 8-10 emails before they got past the automated letter asking me to switch off, reboot and check all the connections.
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Amanda Brightmore (@mandybaps1) reported from Sheffield, England@virginmedia I've emailed MD and they called me within the hour and sorted my issue out within 10 minutes. You should be ashamed of yourselves
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Chris,,,, (@pidgpie) reported from Rotherham, EnglandVirginmedia Rotherham some with no internet and no TV known issues in the area 6pm fix time
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Michael Collinson (@Mcollinson72) reported from Wakefield, England@virginmedia awful and aggressive scare tactics from your not so friendly cancellations rep when trying to cancel my service. God help any vulnerable person that tries to do the same thing. Shameful
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lettiebella🦉🇬🇧 (@lettielou05) reported from Sheffield, England@virginmedia first day of your internet snd massive regrets ! Can I cancel ? Cutting out constantly 😫
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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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anne l (@annie7hudds) reported from Fenay Bridge, England@virginmedia what’s going on with internet service in HD8 area ? I don’t want to have to wait 23 hours before calling a technician as advised by your service page
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Gary Fretwell (@GaryFretwell1) reported from Wakefield, England@virginmedia I appreciate your advice, but rather than ask fellow customers for a fix I’d rather hope @virginmedia trained staff would be able to rectify this issue. I’ll try the forum, but this is not the way to run a business….@Ofcom
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Adam (@tevowl9) reported from Brinsworth, England@virginmedia on the phone for 30 minutes, WhatsApp message and technical support still not sorting us out! Oh but we can double what we pay and get a new hub!! New customers get it for £25
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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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Debbie 💜 🦋🦉 (@DeborahTaylor3) reported from Sheffield, England@virginmedia what's the issue with answering a call? Line went dead, my mum can't receive incoming texts and is due an upgrade. Your customer service is terrible, God only knows what will happen when I call for TV
Virgin Media Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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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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Dansun (@elbondivad) reported@Ewan_Huzami @downdetector Down in East Surrey since yesterday too. Virgin Media app says service won't be restored until 11th August. Luckily I'm out of contract so I'm switching to Starlink
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Carl Difford (@CarlDifford) reportedHey @virginmedia - work on your customer service training. Renewed my contract this morning, then a salesman rings me this afternoon trying to sell me an upgrade. When I told him I’d just sorted my package, he simply cut me off without a further word! Good day to you, too, sir.
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Matt (@Ochai_Muse) reported@virginmedia @Bomber19631 Sky sports + channels not working whats going on
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Footy (@Footy1492) reported@unspeakable28 And virgin media news shuts down at weekends and bank holidays.
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Trina S 💙 (@BrownEyedGirlGB) reportedBy December 2025 @virginmedia ongoing service monitoring determined I needed a free hub to stabilise connection. Lost track of how often internet has gone down for few minutes or so then come back. However, in last month it has been out for hours 3 times. 2/?
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Zoe Smith (@ladyspeakerz) reported@andyburnham PLEASE READ THIS TWEET EVERYONE. IF ANY VIRGIN MEDIA STAFF AT BAGULEY MANCHESTER CALL CENTRE WHERE I WORKED WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR SLANDERING ME / FRAMING ME. THEN HERES PROOF THAT COMPANY ARE A BUNCH OF CRUEL UNETHICAL IMMORAL SCAMMERS YOU DONT THINK IF THEY CAPABLE OF DOING THIS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS WHAT THEY CAPABLE OF DOING TO A WOMAN THEY HATE AND NO DOUBT JEALOUS OF here’s some confirmed validated real evidence NOT THEM BEING FRAMED that the staff at Virgin media call centres were all pardoned allowed to scam MILLIONS of their customers Here is proof Copied and pasted from Google please refer to articles in the press that confirm this what I’ve tweeted here If you think moral decent people do this to their customers scamming them in a cruel cold way SEEK JESUS  Virgin Media was fined a record £28 million by Ofcom in July 2026 for deliberately making it difficult for customers to cancel their contracts and switch to rival providers. Investigation Findings The regulatory investigation covered calls made between January 1, 2022, and September 11, 2024. Ofcom found that MILLIONS of customer service interactions were mishandled to prevent or delay cancellations. Specific tactics included: • Deliberately dropping or hanging up calls when customers asked to cancel. Putting callers on hold for no reason to frustrate them Excessive and unnecessary call transfers between departments. Using a two-tier retention system where only specific agents were allowed to process final cancellations. THIS LOT ARE CONFIRMED CRUEL SCAMMERS
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sirkeirstalin (@stalinoverlord) reported@biggle1908 I've been with Virgin Media since they were called NTL. I did switch to BT for a spell, but the speed was **** in comparison; I soon went back to Virgin Media. This is just for the internet, though.
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Pete Samuels (@PeteSamuels5) reported@DorzetRob @Artemisapphire Ditto here. We're between 3 towns. Sod all signal. Had to get 'wi-fi calling' on the mobile phones, to make mobile calls via the broadband. Smarty seems to work OK. Old copper land line now shut off by Virgin Media.
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Chef Paul (@ChefPaul41) reportedReckon we had better offerings on TV last week in our lodge ( caravan ) with Freeview than we do back home with virgin media. TV sucks.