Is Sky Broadband down? What we know about Sky internet outages

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Users of Sky Broadband have been reporting issues with their service this morning as there seems to be an issue with internet outages.

Reports of an issue began to appear on Down Detector, a website for reporting outages, at around 6:30am.

According to the site, 91% of reports are regarding issues with internet.

The most reported locations of problems are:

  • London
  • Edinburgh
  • Leeds
  • Birmingham
  • Manchester
  • Glasgow
  • Croydon
  • Liverpool
  • Bristol

Is Sky internet down?

At time of writing, Sky has not confirmed an issue with its service. However, according to the service checker on the Sky website, there is a “known issue” with broadband.

The website states that both broadband and fibre are being worked on in North West England, which could see issues arise for customers.

Sky Broadband checker

It reads: “We're improving our Fibre network in North West England You may experience a loss of service between 00:00 and 06:00 on 28/09/2022.”

You can check the status in your area on the Sky website here. Simply enter your landline number to check if there are any issues.

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