Virgin Media Fibre Cable Damage – Ongoing Service Outage (11 days currently) and TERRIBLE Response
Our Virgin Media fibre cable was damaged by a third party on Friday 18th July 2025. It turns out that when it was originally installed, it had only been buried 3cm below the grass, making it extremely vulnerable. I reported a total loss of service straight away and was told—very clearly—that the earliest an engineer could attend to do a repair would be Wednesday 23rd, between 8am and 1pm. On the day, at 12:55pm, I received a call from the engineer saying he couldn’t make it and would be at least 3 hours. It then became clear that he had been assigned the job as a new installation—not as a fault repair or cable damage issue. He arranged for a work crew to attend, who arrived around 2pm. They found that the issue wasn’t just a case of blowing new fibre lines as the ducting is blocked and/or damaged further up the road, requiring the footpath to be dug up and the cables re-run from the box. They told us they would apply for the necessary permits and the timeline would be 2–3 days and we should expect to hear from Virgin with an update to this. Five days later, with no updates, I contacted Virgin customer service again. Unfortunately, the agent I spoke with had no record or knowledge of anything that had previously happened. They then scheduled another technician to come out on Monday 29th. That technician arrived early this morning, only to tell me he also had no information about the issue and had just been booked for a routine visit. He confirmed this needed to be handled by a ground crew and said he would contact the manager at Avonline (the third-party contractor responsible), and promised a call back later today with an update. He also commented that this job should not take this long, especially since we live in a tucked-away cul-de-sac where no road closures or diversions would be required. Unsurprisingly—and in typical Virgin Media fashion—we’ve heard nothing further. No update, no progress, and we’re now back to square one: repeatedly calling customer support, only to be met with script-reading staff who have no access to case history or the power to escalate the issue. How many more days are we expected to chase Virgin Media just to find out when the basic repair work will even begin? We’ve been loyal customers for over 5 years, but based on this experience, we’re seriously considering switching. The ability to fix faults—and communicate clearly—is frankly atrocious.Email not recognised
I can’t send emails on my phone (samsung) it just goes to outbox, so i tried clearing cache (didn’t work) and clearing data which didn’t work also. When trying to re add my email i keep getting an error message of pop3 or imap not enabled but all those settings are fine. Trying to reset my password for my ntlworld account and now get the error message of ‘email not recognised’ yet it’s been fully working for 10+ years and is used daily so it’s fully activated and in use yet it’s not recognised. I don’t have a secondary email linked to my account so i can’t use that method either, this is a highly important email account as it’s for business and personal use, which i cannot access at all no matter what i try. URGENT HELP!Urgent - No confirmation email. Has my order been processed.
I have just ordered a new wifi hub and broadband for my new place I’m renting. The website crashed as I paid, money has come out of my account however I’ve only had one email with the subject: Virgin Media Order Documents. I didn’t make an account yet, it won’t let me sign up without an area code and account number. How am I meant to get my account number before I’ve made an account. they have emailed me too but when I ask for a password reset… I receive no email. i literally just want to know if my order has gone through yet or not