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We apologise for any inconvenience and are working to fix this as a priority<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Feedback from customers indicates that some were able to get around the problem by switching to a third-party <strong>Domain Name System<\/strong> (DNS) provider, while others found that using a <strong>Virtual Private Network<\/strong> (VPN) was able to avoid the issue. In other words, the problem wasn&#8217;t so much with the physically broadband connection, but rather with how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vm\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Virgin Media<\/a> or their network \/ peering partners were routing the traffic.<\/p>\n<p>At this stage it&#8217;s not clear precisely what caused the issue, although the majority of Virgin Media&#8217;s broadband customers don&#8217;t appear to have been affected and most should now be back online. 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