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Vodafone keels over, cutting off millions of mobile and broadband ... Vodafone fell over in the UK this afternoon, with Register readers reporting that many services including mobile coverage, internet services, and even the company's own status page went down. The outage began on Monday at 14.25 BST, and 30 minutes later it peaked when monitoring website Downdetector.co.uk reported that almost … traceroute to venerable 8.8.8.8 went whackamole round a dozen 192.168 addresses outside our network before barfing. Routing went mad but did occasionally work. Seems to be back now. They've obviously found 50p for the meter. My first bedsit when I moved to London had a 50p meter! Stick a coin in and turn a crank handle. Forgotten about that. How many condoms did it dispense? Worked out that they could make coin sized ice cubes that would work just as well. Up until earlier this year the communal washing machine and tumble drier in this block of flats ran off 20 rappen coins in a meter like that. It was 100% reliable. Our landlord replaced it with a card-based system that seems to die often and often won't read the cards... 20 rappen? That's Swiss, isn't it? The Swiss had one …

Vodafone outage - can you get compensation and what ... - TechRadar (Image credit: Shutterstock / Rafapress) Jump To: What caused it? Can you get compensation? Is it really over? Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 1 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter It's been a bad week for Vodafone customers. Not only did a huge outage hit the network's broadband, mobile internet services, website, and customer service phone lines on October 13, but many are still experiencing knock-on effects. The problems officially only lasted for a couple of hours from around 2.30pm BST, with the peak seeing over 130,000 customers report a complete blackout of their Vodafone services on Downdetector. The scale of the outage made it one of the biggest of the year, but hundreds of people are still reporting lingering effects, with some still without their broadband for several days. Latest Videos From Watch full video here: So what caused all these problems, what can we learn from it – and most importantly, can customers get compensation for the considerable hassle they've experienc…

Vodafone outage chaos before network back online - News - InDaily Millions of Vodafone customers have faced chaos after the mobile network crashed nationwide, with services only slowly returning with intermittent faults. Vodafone’s mobile network has crashed and staggered back online, leaving millions facing intermittent calls and data issues across Australia. Customers were left fuming for hours on Thursday after the mobile network failure threw services into chaos nationwide. The telco confirmed a widespread disruption, saying some users were experiencing problems with mobile services. Almost four hours after an outage triggered the disruption, Vodafone said the issue had been resolved. “We are aware that some customers are experiencing intermittent issues with the Vodafone network this morning,” Vodafone said in a statement to AAP. “The issue has been isolated and resolved, and services are now being progressively restored.” A spokesperson said the disruption was caused by an outage at one of its network hubs about 8am. “Most services have now been restored, however some may continue to experience intermittent issues as devices reconnect.” Vodafone’s outage fell short …

Vodafone reveals cause of mass outage that left millions without ... - LBC Vodafone reveals cause of mass outage that left millions without internet access after cyber attack rumours At its peak, more than 130,000 people reported problems to the internet status checker Downdetector. 14 Oct 2025, 21:06 | Updated: 10 Feb 2026 Share Facebook WhatsApp Email Link Copied Link CheckCircle Hundreds of thousands of Vodafone customers reported their wifi, 4G and 5G connections dropping out. Picture: Getty By Alex Nichol Vodafone has announced that the mass outages to its internet connections, app, website and customer services on Monday were not the result of a cyber attack. Listen to this article Loading audio... The malfunction was caused by a non-malicious software issue with one of the mobile network's vendor partners and struck around 2pm on Monday afternoon with services for many users down for at least a couple of hours. A spokesperson from Vodafone said "On Monday afternoon, for a short time, the Vodafone network had an issue affecting broadband, 4G and 5G services. We apologise for any inconvenience this caused our customers." Vodafone has more than 18 million customers in the UK, …

Vodafone outage chaos before network back online - | Country News National Vodafone outage chaos before network back online Jun 18, 2026 Vodafone says some users are facing intermittent problems with mobile services. -AAP Image Vodafone's mobile network has crashed and staggered back online, leaving millions facing intermittent calls and data issues across Australia. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content Customers were left fuming for hours on Thursday after the mobile network failure threw services into chaos nationwide. The telco confirmed a widespread disruption, saying some users were experiencing problems with mobile services. Almost four hours after an outage triggered the disruption, Vodafone said the issue had been resolved. "We are aware that some customers are experiencing intermittent issues with the Vodafone network this morning," Vodafone said in a statement to AAP. "The issue has been isolated and resolved, and services are now being progressively restored." A spokesperson said the disruption was caused by an outage at one of its network hubs about 8am. "Most services have now been restored, however some may continue to experience interm…

Vodafone says services restored after users across Australia hit with ... Australia Vodafone says services restored after users across Australia hit with network outage Thousands of Vodafone customers reported outages across the country earlier on Thursday. Vodafone said its users faced intermittent problems with mobile services. Source: AAP / Joel Carrett Vodafone said most of the telco's services have been restored after users across the country were left without phone coverage due to its mobile network crashing on Thursday morning. "The disruption was caused by an outage at one of our network hubs at around 8am," Vodafone said in a media statement. "Most services have now been restored, however some may continue to experience intermittent issues as devices reconnect. "Customers who could not access the Vodafone network should have been able to access Triple Zero by connecting to other available mobile networks during this time. "We apologise for the inconvenience and recommend customers restart their devices to help restore connections." News that makes sense Your trusted source for staying up-to-date with the world around you. Get free daily news updates and analysis, straight…

Vodafone outage chaos before network back online Vodafone says its network is back online after a crash left customers hanging on the phone with intermittent reception and data issues across Australia. The mobile network failure threw services into chaos nationwide, but Vodafone said connectivity had been restored on Thursday afternoon. The telco said customers who could not access the network were able to use emergency triple zero by connecting to other available mobile networks. A Vodafone spokesman said the ability to connect to another network if the primary one was not in operation was encoded into every phone, meaning a triple zero call would search for the nearest Telstra or Optus tower. Vodafone said the disruption was caused by a power issue at one of its network hubs about 8am. "We understand some customers experienced intermittent connectivity as services were restored and we're sorry for the inconvenience this caused,'' the spokesman said. "We are reviewing this incident and working to strengthen the resilience of our network to help prevent a recurrence." Almost four hours later, Vodafone confirmed the issue had been resolved. "We are aware that some customers…

Vodafone's mobile network has crashed and staggered back online, leaving millions facing intermittent calls and data issues across Australia. Customers were left fuming for hours on Thursday after the mobile network failure threw services into chaos nationwide. The telco confirmed a widespread disruption, saying some users were experiencing problems with mobile services. Almost four hours after an outage triggered the disruption, Vodafone said the issue had been resolved. "We are aware that some customers are experiencing intermittent issues with the Vodafone network this morning," Vodafone said in a statement to AAP. "The issue has been isolated and resolved, and services are now being progressively restored." A spokesperson said the disruption was caused by an outage at one of its network hubs about 8am. "Most services have now been restored, however some may continue to experience intermittent issues as devices reconnect." Vodafone's outage fell short of the scale of Optus's September 2025 blackout, which lasted almost 14 hours and was linked to two deaths after emergency calls failed to connect. "Customers who could not access the Vodafone network should have been able…