TalkTalk and BT are both DOWN for thousands of users across Britain as customers complain of being unable to access the internet
- 84 per cent of issues reported by customers are related to accessing the internet
- It appears the outage is nationwide and affecting thousands of users across UK
Thousands of TalkTalk and BT broadbanc customers are reporting issues with their broadband, according to outage tracking site DownDetector.
The majority of reported issues are having issue relating to their internet but a smattering of complaints also say there are difficulties logging on to email.
Both BT and TalkTalk make use of the vast Openreach network, but it is unknown if the two outages are related.
It appears the outage is nationwide, with the most reports coming from Glasgow, Derby and Birmingham.
Thousands of TalkTalk users are reporting issues with their broadband, according to outage tracking site DownDetector. The majority of reported issues (75 per cent) are having issue relating to their internet
BT’s internet issues (pictured) began shorty after 10am BST and now more than 1,000 people have reported connectivity problems
It appears the outage is nationwide, with the most reports coming from Glasgow , Derby and Birmingham, according to DownDetector. Pictured, left, a map showing TalkTalk’s outage and right, BT’s current outage
Fourteen per cent of complaints cite issues accessing TalkTalk email, but the issue appears to be predominantly with internet connectivity.
MailOnline has approached TalkTalk and BT for comment.
Reports of problems surfaced around 10:10am and then a deluge of complaints saw the number of people having issues surge to more than 8,000 within half an hour.
The outage comes as millions of Britons are still working home amid the coronavirus pandemic, leaving many workers stranded.