Maintenance work at Telekom, Vodafone, O2 and Co.: You have to expect failures here

Is your telephone, television or internet connection on strike? Then don’t panic. Sometimes it’s just a temporary problem because your provider is carrying out maintenance work on the line. Information about these is not always transparent. We will therefore keep you up to date on planned maintenance work at the major Internet providers in Germany.

1&1

Do you have a problem with your 1&1 connection? Then this is currently not due to maintenance work. Because the provider from Montabaur has not announced any. But you can check with us whether there is currently a problem with 1&1.

German phone

We currently have no information on maintenance work at the provider “Deutsche Telefon”. If you have problems with your connection, you can check with us whether the provider is currently struggling with a fault. To do this, call up our fault status for “Deutsche Telefon”.

Deutsche Telekom

There is currently no maintenance work to be done at Telekom. However, you can use our Telekom fault indicator to check whether there are currently any restrictions at your location.

German fiberglass

The following maintenance work is planned for the next few weeks at Deutsche Faser:

• Thursday, February 23, 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.: Failure of all services in the greater Wolfsburg area
• Thursday, March 2, midnight to 6 a.m.: Failure of all services in the Lambrechtshagen and Sievershagen area
• Tuesday, March 14, 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.: Failure of all services in Disternich – Vettweiß
• Tuesday, March 14, 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.: All services in the greater Eschweiler area were lost
• Wednesday, March 15, 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.: Failure of all services in the greater Leipzig, Geithain area

If you have problems with the Internet, TV or landline network in other regions, you can check whether disruptions have been reported to the German fiber optic network.

Also interesting…

NetCom BW has some maintenance work to do in January. The following work is planned for week 08:

• Tuesday, February 21, 0 a.m. to 6 a.m.: Failure of all Frankfurt services
• Tuesday, February 21, 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.: Loss of all Ölkofen services
• Tuesday, February 21, 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.: Loss of all Eschach services
• Wednesday, February 22, 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.: Failure of all services in Heilbronn
• Wednesday, February 22, 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.: Failure of all Aalen-Fachsenfeld services
• Wednesday, February 22, 5:30 a.m. to 6 a.m.: Failure of all Nattheim-Auernheim services
• Wednesday, February 22, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Failure of all Osterburken services
• Thursday, February 23, midnight to 6 a.m.: failure of all Oberdorf am Neckar services
• Thursday, February 23, midnight to 6 a.m.: failure of all services Leutkirch-Herlazhofen
• Thursday, February 23, midnight to 6 a.m.: Failure of all Ostfildern-Nellingen services
• Thursday, February 23, 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.: Failure of all Aalen-Fachsenfeld services
• Thursday, February 23, 4:30 a.m. to 6 a.m.: Failure of all Goldshöfe services
• Friday, February 24, 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.: All services in Reutlingen closed
• Friday, February 24, 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.: Failure of all services in Aalen – Fachsenfeld
• Sunday, February 26, 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.: All services in Ellwangen closed
• Sunday, February 26, 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.: Failure of all services in Stöckach
• Sunday, February 26, 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.: All services in Langenhagen were lost
• Sunday, February 26, 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.: Failure of all services in Bad Salzuflen

NetCologne

We are not aware of any maintenance work for the NetCologne network. If you have problems with your connection, check our NetCologne fault indicator to see if other people are also complaining about difficulties.

O2

In addition to DSL connections, O2 also maintains one of the largest mobile phone networks in Germany. According to the provider’s overview, no maintenance work is currently planned here.

If you still have problems with the landline, Internet or mobile phone, this may be due to a fault in the O2 network. Check the linked fault indicator to see if other O2 fans are also reporting problems.

Vodafone

Vodafone regularly maintains its mobile, cable and DSL network and provides information about upcoming work on its breaking news board. However, there is currently no official maintenance work to be done here.

You can also check with us whether there is a disruption at Vodafone in your region.

wilhelm.tel

In northern Germany in particular, wilhelm.tel offers cable TV, Internet, telephony and mobile communications. According to the provider, no maintenance work is currently planned on the network.

If you have unscheduled problems, you can check with us whether wilhelm.tel is struggling with a fault in your region.

cable plus

Kabelplus is currently not planning any work. If you still have problems, you can report them on the Kabelplus website.

Bridging maintenance work: So you still have internet and television

If the telephone connection at home is dead due to maintenance work, you can still use your cell phone to make calls. You can also use your smartphone to connect your PC to the network until the maintenance work is complete. Hotspot is the magic word here. We will show you how to set this up on Android and iPhone in the following articles:

If you have an Internet connection, you can also watch TV thanks to these live TV providers – you often don’t even pay a cent for that. We have summarized the best free TV apps for you in the linked article.

No maintenance work but still problems?

Problems with the Internet connection can have many causes. In our guide “DSL disruption: checklist for troubleshooting in the event of an Internet failure” we will guide you step-by-step through the topic and explain how you can get your connection up and running again.

Is your internet connection working properly? Then it can also be that maintenance work on online services dooms you to stay offline. In another article we will inform you about maintenance work on popular online games.