Update: A BT spokesperson told TrustedReviews: “A small number of BT customers had difficulty accessing certain websites or applications for less than ten minutes this afternoon.
The spokesperson continued: “We are continuing to investigate this and there are currently no indications that it was an issue with our network.”
We should also note that a number of other providers experienced similar issues, including Virgin Media and TalkTalk. Some websites were also struggling to load, including Amazon, EA, Ebay, Spotify, WhatsApp, and Facebook. We’re still not sure why – stay tuned.
Original article:
Is your BT internet not working? You’re not alone – thousands of users have reported issues with the service today.
It appears that BT broadband is not working for some customers, without service tracker DownDetector listing over 2,000 problem reports within the last hour. The issues don’t appear to be localised either, with reports logged across England, Scotland, and Wales.
Here’s DownDetector’s issue report chart:
And here’s DownDetector’s live outage map:
In the last hour, a large number of BT customers have taken to Twitter to voice their internet woes:
https://twitter.com/statuses/791262424733196288
https://twitter.com/statuses/791261089883455488
https://twitter.com/statuses/791261781612236801
That said, it seems BT internet is still working for at least some users:
https://twitter.com/statuses/791270690582302720
https://twitter.com/statuses/791266769516240896
A BT spokesperson told TrustedReviews that the matter is being investigated. We’ll update with any comment.
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